Thursday, 7 August 2008
Doncaster Museum Education Service offers a range of learning sessions from the Romans to Remembrance Day, and from the Victorians to Mini-Beasts, to schools and educational establishments at its two sites, Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery and Cusworth Hall Museum and Park.
Specialist and experienced Education Officers deliver learning sessions across a broad range of National Curriculum and Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) topics as well as out-of-school hour activities for families and local communities.
The third part of the Museum Education Service is the Museum Loans Service based at Barnby Dun.
The Museum Loans Service runs a busy School Loans Collection, and a Reminiscence Collection for organisations who work with elderly groups, including care homes.
Please refer to the Museum Loans Service part of the website for information and to browse the School Loans Catalogue online.
Special Schools. We will try to accommodate requests for sessions and learning topics if you contact us with your requirements.
These sessions run throughout the year.
We Dig the Romans!
Key Stage 2 (adaptable for Key Stage 1)
Session length - 1½ to 2 hours
Curriculum themes – Science; Citizenship; History; Religious Education.
The children will start by taking part in an ‘excavation’ where they will help identify the materials found, such as wood and leather. They will also learn the importance of conservation and find out how archaeologists use everything from plant remains, the residue left in pots and the chemical analysis of teeth and bones to work out how people lived in Roman times. The children will mainly work in small groups and all materials and equipment will be provided. This interactive session is an ideal introduction to the use of primary evidence.
Look Out, the Romans are Coming!
Key Stage 2
Session length – 2 hours
Curriculum theme – History (Invaders and Settlers, Local Study)
Find out what happened round here when the Romans invaded, and what sort of things the Romans got up to in the fort at Danum. Compare the response of local Celtic leader Cartimandua with that of Boudicca. What was the lifestyle of the Celts? The session includes interactive discussion, demonstration, handling original objects, replica costume and armour, and studying exhibits in the extensive Roman and Celtic display area. Worksheets, clipboards and materials provided. The class may be divided into two groups between the Education Room and the Museum for part of this session.
Welcome to our Art Gallery
Key Stage 1 and 2
Session length - 1½ hours
Curriculum themes – Art; Citizenship
What is an Art Gallery for, and what goes on there? Who can visit, and what you can do when you get there? Who works there, and how are exhibits organised and displayed? An opportunity to try out different ways of responding to exhibits (including drawing), finding things out (including quizzes), and recording their visit. Pupils will be enabled to consider setting up their own gallery back at school. A camera and tape recorder might be helpful. A range of art materials will be provided.
New Workshop Programme 2008/9
We also run several other workshop sessions which are only available during certain weeks of the year. Click on the programme below for dates and further information.
For further details on all sessions or to make a booking, contact:
Museum Education Officer
Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery
Chequer Road
Doncaster
DN1 2AE
Tel: 01302 734288
Email: alison.rodgers@doncaster.gov.uk
alan.hall@doncaster.gov.uk
Fax: 01302 735409
These sessions run throughout the year.
Toy Story
Key Stage 1 (adaptable for Key Stage 2)
Session length - 1½ to 2 hours
Curriculum themes – History; Science
Talk about toys, look at toys and play with toys from the past. What toys did children like to play with long ago? See what old toys look like and find out how some toys moved without batteries or electricity. Look at the Museum’s collection of toys in the Childhood Room, guess what they are made of and work out how old they are. Play with some of the replica toys in the Study Base and play some traditional games outside in the kitchen yard if the weather is fine.
Home Sweet Home
Key Stage 1 (adaptable for Key Stage 2)
Session length - 1½ to 2 hours
Curriculum themes – History; Science
Find out what it was like to live in homes long ago and what it was like to have no running water or electricity? How did the washing get done and what did we do before the microwave? Discover how you would have a bath and go to the toilet without a proper bathroom. Find out how to cook and clean without electricity, by visiting the Great Kitchen. In the Study Base, take a closer look at some household objects from long ago, and do the washing the hard way!
Victorian Childhood
Key Stage 2 (adaptable for Key Stage 1)
Session length - 1½ to 2 hours
Curriculum themes – History; Citizenship
How different was it being a child in Victorian times to being a child today? Compare what is similar and what is different. Find out what home was like and how children had fun. What was school like and what did they learn? Go to Victorian school to find out. Why did some children have to work and what kind of jobs could they do? Have a go at doing some Victorian servants work. What type of clothes did Victorian children wear? Try some on and see. Take your photograph, in the Victorian style, in our Photography Studio.
Wartime Children
Key Stage 2 (adaptable for Key Stage 1)
Session length - 1½ to 2 hours
Curriculum themes – History; Citizenship
What was it like being a child in the Second World War? Why was it so dangerous for everyone in Britain in the War? Why was everything, including clothes and food, in short supply? Learn about rationing and what that meant to everyday life. Look at and touch some wartime artifacts and see how much and what kind of food a family was allowed for a week. Why were some children sent away from home (evacuated) to the country? Imagine what it was like to be an evacuee and look at the types of things that a child would pack to go away from home.
New Workshop Programme 2008/09
We also run several other workshop session which are only available during certain weeks of the year. Click on the programme below for dates and further information.
For further details on all sessions, or to make a booking, contact
The Museum Education Officer
Cusworth Hall Museum & Park
Cusworth Lane
Doncaster
DN5 7TU
Tel: 01302 782342
Email: june.fray@doncaster.gov.uk
Fax: 01302 800040
To help you with your risk assessments we have developed a Hazard Identification Sheet for each site, as well as Guidelines for a Successful Visit Sheet. You can download these documents below.
CHARGES FOR DONCASTER LEA SCHOOLS
Doncaster LEA schools are entitled to 4 free visits across both sites run by the Museum Service (Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery and Cusworth Hall, Museum & Park) per school year. Please note this is not 4 free sessions per site. Thereafter, charges are £60 per learning session for up to 30 children. The maximum number of children per learning session is 35. All pupils above the 30 per learning session quota will be charged at £2 per child.
CHARGES FOR OUT OF BOROUGH SCHOOLS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
All schools outside of Doncaster or independent schools will be charged. The fee is £60 + VAT per learning session, for up to 30 children. The maximum number of children per learning session is 35. All pupils above the 30 per learning session quota will be charged at £2 per child.
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR VISIT
We suggest that a free pre-visit by the teacher-in-charge is made to fully familiarise the teacher with the educational facilities available at the Museum sites. It is also the duty of the teacher-in-charge to ensure that all children and helpers are aware of the purpose of the visit.
CANCELLATION OF VISITS
If a school wishes to cancel a visit (including Doncaster LEA schools) they must notify the respective Museum at least 14 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE VISIT. Otherwise, paying schools will incur the full charge of the visit and Doncaster LEA schools will incur an administration charge of £25.
