Life in the 1850’s

Sovereign Hill Camp 2019

This year for camp we were lucky enough to experience Sovereign Hill in the 1850’s. I personally really enjoyed this camp (even though I didn’t love the food).

In my cabin I had, Tori, Jaime, Sylvie and Holly. My cabin and I made lots of fun jokes and had an overall great time together. I really enjoyed being around them and I wouldn’t have wanted to be with anyone else because we were all happy. I think our cabin was really modern, we had a luxurious ensuite, bunk beds and single beds, and of course I can’t forget our mini fridge.

We got to go to a school and experience what school was like in the 1850’s. We had to do some hard things, such as, learning our 16 times tables, writing with a quill and writing in calligraphy. We also got to learn how to dig before as in the q850’s the Goldrush was happening. Our school was called St Peters Denominational School. We got to dress up in clothes from the 1850’s, which was hard because it was freezing cold and we were wearing a short sleeved dress.

My camp experience was a really great way to spend time with my friends and learning what it was like back then.

What did you enjoy most about Sovereign Hill?