YEAR 6 EXCURSION

Ladies and Gentlemen, do you want a place to spend time with your family for a day? Well, today I am going to tell you regarding the recent visit to an amazing place which is the Immigration Museum of Australia. The museum engages visitors with the history and experiences of immigration with cultural diversity. It is located in Melbourne and is open seven days a week. To begin with, it's an enjoyable experience because you will certainly be excited, as you can see ancient custom elephant masks, art study books, decorative pots, jewellery, and much more. Don’t you think it will be enjoyable? It was also fun experiencing this with my classmates and teachers like you can do with your family. My favourite part of the museum was seeing the paintings of how these immigrants lived. I am excited to hear what your favourite part of the museum will be.  

In addition, it is educational for students and others who are learning about history and artifacts. They can gain an understanding of why people migrated to Australia. For example, an immigrant called Mr. James Lamsey who was born in China, came to Australia in the 1850s for the gold rush. On the other hand, Ugo Ceresial who came because of war in the Emilia Romagna, as a refugee from Northern Italy. Furthermore, adults will be engaged to see migration stories, as they have experienced similar events. Parents will share their experiences with their children. But some people might argue that there is too much information provided for children rather than adults. However, children will remember the information as they watch videos as well. For these, you must visit the Immigration Museum of Australia. I am sure I found your next destination with your family. I also promise you, that you will have a great time since it will be entertaining and informative. - Harish

Upon arriving to Australia as a tourist, immigrant and even if you were born here, you would recognise that most people are immigrants like you or your parents! Immigrants have been coming here ever since 1788 when the first fleet arrived and people like Asians, Britian’s, and everyone across the world are the reason why Australia built its foundation. Yes, immigrants practically built Australia. So, we recognise that some of the great people helped Australia’s economy grow with its people. In return the people of Australia built the immigration museum to make people recognise the diversity of people coming together through the stories they tell. Like Cuc Lam, she came here from Vietnam because of the war and to pay back for all the great things that Australia did for her she became Mayor of Maribyrnong City Counsel. Stories like these tell us why immigrants are important to our foundation and helps us recognise the different cultures of people coming together. 

The immigration museum helps kids, teenagers and even adults the old ones too, recognise all the immigrants that helped us build Australia. There are even different programs that showed Year 6 Lighthouse Christian College students to learn immigration stories with the museum keeping it fun and educational as people had bright smiles on their faces. They got to explore having fun in the different rooms, like voices across time, or leaving home, they got to learn stories and what the immigrants had to deal with. Like Vietnamese people who had to go on boats that had thousands of people and they have gone on to survive in difficult situations and overall had a rough time, these stories are also told in the immigration museum. The immigration museum shares its stories across the Australia and help keeps things fun while being educational as they tell stories of how some of these immigrants from different cultures helped Australia’s economy grow with it’s people. This museum helps us learn history and I really recommend it, having a 4.4 out of 5 stars review on google reviews. So come on down to the immigration museum to endure the blossoming information about our countries people helping Australia our home. - Hilton