UA31316 Lumen Spring 2024 Final Digital - Flipbook - Page 19
“IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
AND TO SHARE IT WITH THE
KIDS AND SEE THE SENSE OF
WONDER ON THEIR FACES WHEN
THEY COME IN IS JUST GREAT.”
The cook will often test the older and uneducated servants with
simple equations during the tour, the servants will play dumb and
answer questions incorrectly, giving the kids a chance to proudly
step forward and let them know the right answer – one of many
key moments that keeps schools coming back.
“Last year each child from one school wrote a card for us to tell
us what they thought, and they all loved it, saying thank you and
including little drawings, so we always get positive feedback,”
Maddy says.
In 2018, the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organisation) Clubs’ Adelaide Chapter recognised the
program with an achievement award, presented by alum and then
State Governor His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC.
Such recognition is rewarding, but it’s the simple joys for
volunteers, staff and the children, creating a fun, interactive and
insightful history lesson time and time again, that keeps it alive.
With the costumes back in the wardrobe for another week, and
the volunteers once again transported to 2024, they happily head
off about their lives, knowing they will soon have the chance to step
back in time once again.
Written and photographed by Isaac Freeman, Lumen Photographic
Editor and Communications Assistant at the University of Adelaide.
Looking to volunteer at the University? There are many opportunities
across a broad range of areas. Find the right role for you at:
www.adelaide.edu.au/volunteer
LUMEN
