Nairn Street Cottage

Nairn Street Cottage is a hidden gem illustrating the story of early European settlers through the Wallis family. The oldest original settler dwelling in Wellington, the cottage and heritage garden provide learning opportunities across all levels.

Get in touch with our team to discuss your requirements and any questions you may have for your next visit. Please note that charges apply for all our education programmes.

Covid-19 update for Educators 12 November 2021

As part of our responsibility as LEOTC providers and in line with the Public Health Order for Education, our team members who may have contact with children or students, or will be present at a time when children and students are also present, must have had a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Please note that Nairn Street Cottage is a public building and general public may be present in the same space as your students.

Nairn Street Cottage

How is the past different from the present?

Year 3 – 4.

This visit is $4 per student (adults free).

This programme invites students into the home of the Wallis family, the oldest remaining home of its kind in Wellington. Students will hear the family’s arrival story and are able to participate in a guided visit of the cottage. As students move through the cottage they travel through different eras represented by artefacts from three generations who have lived in the home over time.

Students will be able to learn about the difference between past and present living conditions of families. They will be able to find out about the daily routines of families and their children and how these have changed over time.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes.

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Nairn Street Cottage

Social and technological change

Year 5-8.

This visit is $4 per student (adults free).

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes.

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Place to Call Home

The impact of socio-economic factors on families.

Year 9-13.

This visit is $4 per student (adults free).

Students are invited to critically examine socio-economic factors that affect society. Conversations around topics such as education, gender divide, technology, colonisation, wage gap, birth control are encouraged.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes.

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