Como House Excursion

Last Friday, on the 16th of August, the Year 2 students went to Como House to learn about what life was like back in the olden days. Students learnt about the Armytage family who lived in the Como House for almost a century. The house gave students an insight into the lives of the Armytage family, who were quite wealthy and used servants to help run the house. 

Students participated in four different activities which consisted of a tour of the Como House, a detective expedition around the gardens to solve the mystery of the broken toy doll, playing a variety of olden day games such as sack races, drop the hanky and croquet and experienced what life was like as a servant by having a go at washing clothes without the use of a washing machine. 

Here is what students had to say about the excursion:

“I loved Como House. It was fun and exciting. There were lots of things to do. The Mystery Trail was very fun to do”. Anastasia

“Como House is very old and very fancy”. Rossane

“It was really fun to visit Como House”. Mia

“Como House was an adventure and we got to explore the past”. Katalina

“At Como House, we discovered lots of unexpected things like the toilet hidden in the drawers.” Elina

“I liked the games.” Aly

“They had to clean toilets at 9 years old.” Lucas

“They had to use a chamberpot and the men had the square toilet.” Mackenzie

“The servant children were unfortunate.” Sasha

“The shorter you are, the less you got paid. The taller you were, the more money you would get.” Skylar

“It was really fun. The kids had to do the dishes and clean up. I’m glad I don’t have to do that.” Logan

Thank you to our parent helpers for assisting and joining us on the day.