A dark navy woollen sleeveless tunic with pleated skirt & belt.
Girl's school uniform originating in England in the late 1880s that had become common within schools in New Zealand by the 1920s. Also referred to as a gymslip or jumper dress.
Read more here
School uniforms : A 'Civlising Mission' - Te Papa
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/3796
Learning experiences
Using our range of early 1900's schooling objects, create a display in your classroom showing how students experienced school in this time. Compare and contrast what was used then and what we use today. Ask your students to interview their parents and grandparents about what school was like for them.
Know
Understand
Native School's Act 1867 https://teara.govt.nz/en/maori-education-matauranga/page-3
Do
How will schools look in a hundred years time? How will education change in that time?
Curriculum links
https://ssol.tki.org.nz/Refreshed-social-sciences
Social Sciences- Continuity and Change. Students learn about past events, experiences, and actions and the changing ways in which these have been interpreted over time. This helps them to understand the past and the present and to imagine possible futures.
date: Early 20th Century
artist/manufacturer: Kaiapoi - Collegian Schoolwear, New Zealand
max dimension: Height 890mm
subject area: Social Science, Technology
specific themes: Costume, Education, Childhood, Schooling
handling collection number: HC1
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