Brief Overview
Concept & Structure
Related Materials
Project Team
Teacher's Notes & Activities
Brief Overview
(top)
Ida's Quest is designed for primary school students living
in Central Western NSW who are learning about their local
history.
The content and approach of the website is devised to assist
teachers of Stage 2 and 3 students (8 - 12 year olds) for
Human Society and Its Environment in the content area
of Change and Continuity and Environments.
Federation and the value of heritage and conservation are
explored via a narrative journey undertaken by a young girl
to her grandfather's place in and around Bathurst in 1901.
The concept engages young learners in an exploratory approach
to history by asking them to solve six riddles Ida's grandfather
has set for her as part of her quest.
Although the site is designed for children there is plenty
of useful and interesting information on the history of Bathurst
and the surrounding district for learners of any age.
Please Note
This website contains visual depictions of Indigenous Australians
who are now deceased which may cause distress to some people.
Concept & Structure(top)
'Ida's Quest' is devised around the Traill/Lee/Kite Heritage
and the origins of 'Miss Traill's House', a National Trust
property in Russell Street, Bathurst. Although the narrative
has been created, the people, places and objects are historically
accurate.
The website structure has 3 levels:
1. The Story - a 5 day journey undertaken by Ida Traill
through the Bathurst region in 1901.
2. Interpretive information on sites, objects and
people including pre-1901, 1901 and present day.
3. Educational activities - including offline and
online activities for 8 - 12 year olds to build on their appreciation
of heritage and history.
Related Materials(top)
The National Trust has developed a number of educational
resources using Miss Traill's House and its associations including:
- Ida's Quest' website
- Miss Traill's House Booklet
- 'Family Treasures' Schools program
- Video
To find out more about these resources please contact Miss
Traill's House:
Email: mth@netwit.net.au
Phone: 02 6332 4232
Fax: 6334 3020
Post: 321 Russell Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795
Project team(top)
National Trust Project Manager:
Julie Petersen, Education Officer, NSW
email: jpetersen@nsw.national
trust.org.au
Written by
Robin McLachlan
Times Past Productions
email: rmclachlan@csu.edu.au
Research & Image Collection
Sam Malloy, Manager, Miss Traill's House
email:mth@netwit.net.au
Teacher notes & activities
Julie Petersen
Website Design & Development
Ripe One
email: tess.dryza@ripeone.com.au
Creative Director/Producer/Information Designer: Tess Dryza
Designer: Bea Pierce
Developer: Synopsis Pty Ltd
Acknowledgements:
The National Trust thanks the following people who made valuable
contributions to Ida's Quest:
Mrs Gloria Rogers, Wiradjuri Elder, for assistance with
Wiraduri history and lore.
Miss Traill's House
Matthew Browne and Wendy Brown, Volunteers.
Eglinton Public School
Susie Linkins and Brian Bryant, Teachers and their Year 3
and 4 students for feedback during development.
Bathurst District Historical Society
Theo Barker, President and Bill Tighe, Curator of Photographs
for assistance with photographs and historical information.
Department of Education and Training NSW
Jan Page, HSIE Consultant, Bathurst District Office.
Supporting Images
ARHS Railway Resource Centre www.arhsnsw.com.au
The Miss Traill's House Schools Education Program is supported
by the Commonwealth.
Teacher's Notes & Activities(top)
Teachers Notes
and Activities
have been devised to further the educational aims of Ida's
Quest.
