Our Ferrymead Adventure

 Our Wonderful Ferrymead Experience

All four kaiawhina groups have experience living in the 1840s to 1860s at Ferrymead. They had a wonderful time wearing the clothes of the children of the time and learning some of the rules of the time like girls first and children should be seen and not heard.

  

They enjoyed finding out what they had to do to immigrate to New Zealand, trying pioneer crafts, living in a V-shaped hut and packing their trunks to come to a new country. 

  

   

  

They finished the day exploring the old buildings in Ferrymead. The prison and school were very popular, scary and fun at the same time.  

     

The journey did not end at Ferrymead the children came back to school and experienced making butter and dampa. Some enjoyed sampling their butter and bread, others weren't quite sure but the learning got them all thinking about how different life was.