Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
After a trip to San Francisco during winter where my kids discovered the delights of outdoor ice-skating, our whole family has become a little obsessed about winter activities but a little reluctant to actually head to the mountains. Leading up to the winter school holidays, there were lots of pleas from the kids to find something that …
Parramatta is an ancient place. While British settlement spans right back to 1788, the Burramattagal clan of the Darug Aboriginal people have been living in the area for 60,000 years. Look carefully enough and you’ll find evidence of where they met and traded for thousands of years. When I arrived in Sydney, my first teaching …
Parramatta is the oldest inland European settlement in Australia and was settled by by the British in 1788, the same year as Sydney. It has a very rich history starting with the Darug people who lived here long before the British arrived. Having taught in the Parramatta area for more than a decade, I was aware of many …