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. Sessions are run by qualified teachers.
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.
Home Educators Workshop - Ancient Egyptians
Location - St John's House, Warwick
Date - Monday 6th October 9.30am -12.30pm
Join us for a relaxed morning discovering artefacts and practices around ancient Egyptian burials.
After a short introduction to the subject, you will be able to take part in sessions led by our group leaders. The first will allow you to handle real ancient Egyptian artefacts and use questioning to discover what they can tell you about the people who owned them. The second session will take you through the steps to mummify one of your family members.
Activities to take part in at your own pace include heiroglyph writing with reed pens and ink, creating tomb pictures showing scenes from someone's life, and making a shabti doll to take home.
Please arrive at 9.30am for a 9.45am start. On arrival you will be able to sign up for the group leader-led sessions, which last around 30 minutes each.
Tickets £8.50 + booking fee per participating child. Suitable for children aged 6- 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.
Accessbility
Some activites will take place on the first floor, which can only be accessed by stairs.
Step-free access is available to the ground floor.
