Home Educators
Our workshops use immersive techniques to encourage creative and enquiry led learning. Designed to deliver key historical skills and knowledge these workshops use local history to tell nationally and regionally significant histories.
Home Educators Workshop - Jurassic Fossils
Location - Market Hall Museum
Date and time - Monday 19 May from 10am to 12noon
Join us for a relaxed morning at Market Hall Museum exploring Warwickshire's Jurassic past through fossils.
You will be able to join in with short sessions led by our group leaders discovering how fossils are formed; and fossil handling with a member of staff in role as Mary Anning. Curator of natural sciences Jon Radley will also be sharing insights into some of the fossils on display in the museum.
There will also be self-led activities around the museum for you to take part in at your own pace, including a sedimentary rock experiment, craft and trail.
Please arrive at 9.45am for a 10am start. We will start together for a short introduction to the morning. You will then have the opportunity to sign up for the led Fossil Handling, Fossil Formation, and curator-led sessions. Self-led activities will be available throughout the morning.
Suitable for children aged 6 to 11 years (Key Stage 2 equivalent).
Children aged 6 and over require a participating ticket. Please also book a free ticket for adults and non participating children so we know how many people to expect on site.
Cost is £8.50 plus booking fee per child. Book a place
Home Educators Workshop - Stone Age
Location - St John's House
Date - Monday 14 July from 9.45am to 12noon
Join us for a relaxed morning exploring the changes across the Stone Age, with a particular focus on the Warwickshire landscape.
We will start together for an introduction to the different periods of the Stone Age. There will then be the opportunity to take part in different sessions and hands-on activities exploring the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods in more detail.
Sessions led by our group leaders include the Palaeolithic landscape of the Bytham river and a Mesolithic settlement. Self-led activities looking at Neolithic food and tools will be available throughout the morning for you to take part in at your own pace.
Please arrive at 9.45am for a 10am start. On arrival you will be able to sign up for the group leader-led sessions, which last between 30 to 60 minutes each.
Tickets £8.50 plus booking fee per child. Suitable for children aged 6 to 11 years (Key Stage 2 equivalent).
Children aged 6 and over require a participating ticket. Please also book a free ticket for adults and non participating children so we know how many people to expect on site.
Accessibility
Some activities will take place on the first floor, which can only be accessed by stairs.
Step-free access is available to the ground floor.
