Program briefing and a 2-day Young Historians Workshop delivered by the State Library of Queensland and city explorations
Students and team members engaging in icebreaker activities at the program briefing in January 2020.
Students participating in an icebreaker activity.
Icebreaker activity presented by students.
Young Historians Workshop—State Library of Queensland
During the 2-day workshop, students met with the Minister for Education, the Honourable Grace Grace MP, and together viewed WWI and WWII artefacts.
Students participating with Minister Grace.
Students participating with Minister Grace.
Students looking at artefacts.
Students looking at artefacts.
Students looking at artefacts.
Students participating with Minister Grace.
Over the 2 days, students were guided by library staff in their research of 2 service people, toured the library’s repository to view ancient and rare artefacts and visited some of Brisbane’s significant memorial sites.
Students at a research activity.
Students discussing the workshop.
Students viewed, amongst other artefacts, the unique publication of Sir Joseph Banks’s Florilegium held at the library's repository. All residents of Queensland can request to view rare and unique objects, which are kept in the repository.
Florilegium Sir Joseph Banks from the State Library of Queensland repository.
Florilegium Sir Joseph Banks painting from the State Library of Queensland repository.
Sumerian clay tablet and envelope from 2028 BC. Sumerian is the oldest language that we can read.
Fish book –
not breathe a word. A book entirely made out of dried fish just because the 'author' could.
The 2-day workshop also allowed time for the students to visit memorial sites of significance in Brisbane’s CBD.
2020 prize recipients with the statue of General MacArthur.
Visit to the Anzac Square Memorial Galleries Brisbane.
Anzac Square Shine of Remembrance.
Anzac Square Shrine of Remembrance.