Florence Nightingale

A factual account and hands-on recreation of the Crimean War featuring Britain's most famous carer, her methods and her impact on modern-day palliative care.

• Journeying back to 1854 in a time capsule
• Improvising scenes between injured soldiers & nurses
• Exploring the characters of Florence Nightingale, Queen Victoria and other key individuals
• Looking at Florence Nightingale's legacy to nursing today

Learning objectives:

• To understand the life of a significant person from the past
• To consider how Florence Nightingale's achievements have impacted on our society

Please note, this workshop can be combined with our Mary Seacole workshop to celebrate the Nurses of the Crimean War.

The great fire of London

A fascinating workshop about London's disastrous fire and its key locations and characters.

• Meet Samuel Pepys and take a time capsule back to 1666
• Interactive journey based on key dates in Pepys' diary
• Improvising the start of the fire in pudding lane
• Learning the fire of London rap

Learning objectives:

• To act in role as a character
• To develop confidence when speaking in front of an audience
• To understand an aspect of British history beyond 1066
• To recognise differences between now and 1666 and changes that have been made since 1666

The gunpowder plot

An explosive exploration into the murderous plot to overthrow the monarchy and how its failure shaped 5th November as we know it today.

• Meet Guy Fawkes and take a time capsule back to 1605
• Role-playing key events
• Creating a fireworks soundscape
• Attending a modern-day fireworks party

The seaside of today and yesterday

A fun Victorian re-creation of the English seaside.

• Travelling to the seaside past and present and improvising the different activities of the time
• Creating a seaside soundscape
• Learning the seaside rap
• Enjoying Victorian seaside activities such as Punch and Judy and donkey rides

Learning objectives:

To recognise differences and similarities between the seaside now and in the past.

NB. This workshops is suitable for Foundation and KS1.

Toys yesterday and today

A high-energy physical workshop in which children become the toys of yester year with the help of olde worlde shop-owner, Mrs Rattle, and a glamorous Italian puppeteer.

• Acting out favourite toys
• Creating a puppet with bodies
• Exploring the differences between modern and traditional toys
• Improvising the rescue of a stolen toy from a castle in the forest

Learning objectives:

To recognise differences and similarities between toys now and in the past.

World War I

Travel back in time 100 years to the outbreak of WW1.

• Visit a school classroom from 1914
• Train as soldiers and experience what life in the trenches was like
• Play games and learn war time songs
• Learn why we have a minute silence and wear poppies every year on 11th November

Learning objectives:

To recognise and discuss global events beyond living memory.

World War II

Air raids, rationing, evacuees and life on the home front. We take your class back to a time of true British austerity and discover the impact of the Second World War on the average family.

• Learn why and when WW2 started and who was involved
• Look at the home front and what happened to children during the war through improvisation and role play
• Sing and dance the Lambeth walk song

Learning objectives:

To recognise and discuss global events beyond living memory.

The Magna Carta

Come back in time 800 years with us, to find out how democracy started in 1215. The children will:

• Meet Bobby the Baron, who will take them back in time to 1215
• Be introduced the the key characters and scenarios from the event using character role play
• Create freeze frames in teams to break down the important events
• Learn about the publics fury at the raise in taxes through the 'Not Fair' song.

Black History Icons

A compassionate workshop about human rights, and the key figures who contributed to racial equality.

• Jump in a time machine back to 1854, to learn about Mary Seacole's work in hospitals during the Crimean War
• Re-create the story of Rosa Parks using freeze frames in teams
• Understand the meaning of segregation and share thoughts about how it would have felt
• Reflect on Martin Luther King's Speech as a cool down

Learning objectives:

• To understand what Black History is and why it is celebrated
• To recognise significant people who have made positive changes to the world

Prehistoric Britain

Join an archaeologist on an adventure of a lifetime! Jump in a time capsule and head back in time to the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age!

• Learn the key facts about each time period
• Discover the different job roles that people in Prehistoric Britain had
• Discover what living conditions were like for people living in Prehistoric Britain