Special Projects for Schools

Black History Month

Back by popular demand
Ma Joyce's Tales from the Parlour
KS 1 and 2
7 –10 and 14 –17 October

Ma Joyce listens to a pupil perform his poem

Meet professional actress, writer and storyteller, Victoria Evaristo and her creation ‘Ma Joyce’ in this wonderfully innovative and interactive session:

Through the medium of story pupils will:
· explore Ma Joyce's families journey from Nigeria to England
· investigate some of the objects which the family had in their1930s home
· practice speaking and listening skills
· develop imaginative and creative thinking skills
· participate in a song (KS1) and create a story or illustration (KS2)

Session times: 10.00-11.00am, 11.30-12.30pm and 1.30 –2.30pm

Choosing the Chintz:

Decorating the Home, from 1850 to the present

Students infront of the 1870s drawing room

This special session accompanies Choosing the Chintz - a major exhibition of artefacts and photographs documenting the role of men and women in furnishing the home. This is a unique and limited opportunity to study primary source material from 1850 to the present day.

In this session pupils will:

• Investigate how people decorated their homes in the past
• Discuss how people choose to decorate today
• Investigate a variety of decorative objects and source material from the Nineteenth Century
• Design a simple printing block for wallpaper and create a print

Curriculum links:

This cross-curricular session supports Citizenship, Unit 02 Choices , Art and Design Unit 3B Investigating Pattern and Victorian Britain in the History Curriculum.

Sessions available from 4 November 2008 – 13 February 2009

This session can be adapted for KS1 - 5

Contact Bookings for more information.

Story Week

11 - 14 November

Enjoy one of our specially created interactive tales for Reception and Key Stage 1 pupils, told by our storyteller in an historical setting.

Choose from the following stories:

Albert the Mouse
There is an unwanted guest in the Edwardian room! Join Albert as he explores life in a 1900 home. (Suitable for Reception and KS1)

Tales of London Homes
A lively tale which explores animal homes in an innovative and interactive session. (Suitable for Reception and KS1)

The Magic Wishing Room
Pupils are introduced to a magic bird whose visit to the Edwardian home of two children has surprising results. (KS1)

A Chair’s Tale
This popular story follows a carved oak chair through time, from its creation in the late Sixteenth Century to a museum in the present day… (KS1)

Sessions available three times daily, from Tuesday 11 – Friday 14 November
Session times: 10.00-11.00am, 11.30am-12.30pm or 1.30-2.30pm.