Initiated by the History Council of New South Wales,  this year’s theme is ‘From the Ground Up’. This aims to give voice to those histories which are from the ‘grass roots’ level such as the experiences of the ‘everyday person’, family histories, disadvantaged and marginal groups etc.

To celebrate History Week, the HSIE Faculty are running the following competitions next week and are open to all students.

1. Take a photo of yourself with a ‘historic item’ you have at home. It might be something from your own family history, an old photograph, war medals or a family heirloom passed down to you. Write a paragraph about what you know about the history of your item.

2. Guess the historical personalities - students will be emailed a range of photographs of important people in history and they have to guess who they are.

Entries close on Friday 10 September at 4pm. All entries are to be emailed to Mrs Musico Rullo and Mr East.

There are prizes to be won!

Nathan East and Fran Musico Rullo - HSIE Faculty