Camp Sovereign: A Journey Through Time
📚 About this Camp
This immersive 3-day camp gives Year 3–4 students the chance to live and breathe the gold rush — all while staying on site, learning by doing, and building lasting memories with their classmates.
🧑🏫 LEARN
Start with Living in the Past, then dive deeper with your choice of:
Goldfields STEM – design and innovation on the diggings
Gold Rush Immigration – migration stories and cultural identity
Welcome to the Goldfields – a guided introduction to the lives of Ballarat’s earliest arrivals
🔥 EXPERIENCE
Across three days, students take part in the Gold Pour Demonstration, the Red Hill and Quartz Mine Tours, a Confectionery or Candle Demonstration, and even dip their own candle to take home.
🗺️ EXPLORE
Walk the Diggings, discover the Chinese Village, wander Main Street, reflect at the Wadawurrung Cultural Precinct, and uncover the innovation of the Mining and Industry precinct.
🎯 With two nights of accommodation at the Sovereign Hill Hotel and all meals included, this camp supports deep curriculum engagement, social learning, and rich storytelling — the perfect intersection of education and adventure.
About the Program
📚 About this Camp
This immersive 3-day camp gives Year 3–4 students the chance to live and breathe the gold rush — all while staying on site, learning by doing, and building lasting memories with their classmates.
🧑🏫 LEARN
Start with Living in the Past, then dive deeper with your choice of:
Goldfields STEM – design and innovation on the diggings
Gold Rush Immigration – migration stories and cultural identity
Welcome to the Goldfields – a guided introduction to the lives of Ballarat’s earliest arrivals
🔥 EXPERIENCE
Across three days, students take part in the Gold Pour Demonstration, the Red Hill and Quartz Mine Tours, a Confectionery or Candle Demonstration, and even dip their own candle to take home.
🗺️ EXPLORE
Walk the Diggings, discover the Chinese Village, wander Main Street, reflect at the Wadawurrung Cultural Precinct, and uncover the innovation of the Mining and Industry precinct.
🎯 With two nights of accommodation at the Sovereign Hill Hotel and all meals included, this camp supports deep curriculum engagement, social learning, and rich storytelling — the perfect intersection of education and adventure.
Documents
Questions & Answers
Objectives
Years 3–4
History
VCHHK072
Daily life in colonial times
VCHHK073
Migration stories in the 1800s
VCHHK074
Impact of significant developments (like gold mining)
Years 3–4
Geography
VCGGK084
Similarities and differences between places
VCGGC074
Place-based inquiry and significance
Years 3–4
Design & Technologies / STEM
VCDTDI028
Explore materials and solutions to past problems
VCDTCD024
Apply design thinking to historical tools and tasks
Years 3–4
Personal & Social Capability
VCHPS031
Personal strengths and social responsibility
Years 3–4
Critical & Creative Thinking
VCCCTQ021
Pose and investigate questions with real-world application
VCCCTR017
Consider evidence and perspective in historical scenarios
Years 3–4
Intercultural Capability
VCICCB013
Describe and compare cultural identities and traditions