About Us

About Us

Our Story

Teaching history doesn’t have to be stuck in the past

History doesn’t need to be restricted to dusty textbooks. Time and again, research has shown the benefits of experiential learning. Students are more engaged and retain more information when they have a hands-on experience. Use your kit year after year with students and create tangible connections with the past.  

Historically accurate

Artefacts based on real finds from history

Tried and tested

Quality control ensures that each object is suitable for the classroom

Teaching suppport

Lesson plans and research provided to make you the expert

Why We Are Different

Who do you know who publicly wears a goat skin they personally skinned and tanned? Or someone who can simultaneously run a hobby farm in Argentina and a small business in Australia?
That’s us! Our roles in the business complement our individual skill sets and interests, and our enthusiasm and passion for education translates into quality teaching materials in your classroom.

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Sasha Joura

founder

Sasha Joura is an English and History teacher on the NSW South Coast where she has been teaching at Vincentia High School for ten years. Her love for history began when she studied the Ugandan Railway in Year 12 Extension History. She was a recipient of the 2019 HTA Premier’s Scholarship and spent time in Western Australia, Sweden, Denmark, and the UK investigating maritime archaeology and how to integrate it in the NSW curriculum. She continues to be enthralled by shipwrecks, Vikings, and making replica items for her classroom. When she is not teaching, she enjoys various creative outlets, hiking and the outdoors, and fishing for that ever elusive trout. 
 
 
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Lucinda Joura

Founder

Lucinda Joura has worked in educational publishing and edtech for almost ten years as a project manager and content developer. She has produced educational content for a variety of markets, including Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, and enjoys working remotely while living on a berry farm in Argentine Patagonia. If she is not daydreaming about her next scuba diving destination, you’ll find her chasing escaped farm animals, sewing, or reading a good book with the dogs and cat by her side. 

A hands-on approach to teaching history

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