Students in years 3-6 visited Adelaide Goal and South Australian Parliament House. They explored how the prisoners lived in the early 18^th century and how laws and regulations were made. Students on return to school reflected on their experience’s visiting the Adelaide Goal and Parliament House.

Some students commented on the experiences and reflected on their learning about how Elizabeth Wilcott was the first woman to serve time in the Adelaide Goal; How prisoners were punished and sentenced when they choose to break the law; How prisoners became wards of the government and on their passing were buried on the grounds of Adelaide Goal. Students reflected on the question and answer time at South Australian Parliament House. Some of their responses were; that they were supervised when a minister broke parliament protocols and was told to leave the house of assembly; how they noticed that ‘The Mace’ a large solid gold club is on display in the speakers corridor and wondered how they carry “the Mace’ into the House of Assembly and how the House of Assembly and House of Representatives are different colours.

Mrs Bonnie Harmer

Class Teacher