During the recent July holiday break a group of 19 Year 9 students and 3 staff from Carramar had the opportunity to participate in a 7 day educational tour to Sydney and Canberra. It certainly was a busy schedule and they managed to visit a host of special places which included the old Parliament and current Parliament Houses, Questacon, the National Capital Exhibition, the High Court, the National Gallery, the National War Memorial and the Australian Institute of Sport, as well as the Perisher ski-fields, where the students very much enjoyed the snow. They absorbed a considerable amount of Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy, with education and fun going hand in hand as it should.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank the Australian Government, who through their support of the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER), helped make the trip to the national capital more affordable through this funding process.

Special thanks to Mr Langley, Mrs Cross and Ms Percy for working with the awesome students who participated in this successful tour.

Joshua Plummer

Humanities and Social Sciences – Head of Learning Area