Learning at Belton 2019/20 Academic Year Welcome
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Learning at Belton 2019/20 Academic Year Welcome Thank you for your interest in visiting Belton House Belton’s collections and stories. By sharing ideas with your class this year. and discoveries, the learning team aim to inspire and enrich your pupils’ learning during your visit. With over 300 years of history and beautiful parkland and gardens, Belton House provides an Truly your ‘house next door’, the learning team award winning, inspirational setting for pupils of all is always happy to work with you to support ages. project-based or regular learning opportunities and bespoke visits. If you have an idea how we can work Led by experienced guides, there’s a range of tours together then please do get in touch. and workshops available in the House or Gardens. Each tour and workshop is developed to support We look forward to welcoming you to Belton House the National Curriculum, helping your pupils to soon. actively engage whether they are choosing their Melissa Maynard favourite flowers in the Orangery or exploring a Learning & Community Officer family portrait. The learning programmes outlined in this booklet are designed to help develop knowledge, understanding and empathy through exploring Opening Times: Parkland and Garden (every day except Christmas Day) .....................................................9.30am to 5.30pm House (Wednesday to Sunday; ..............................................................Tours: 10am until 12.30pm March to October) .................................................................................................Self-led: 12.30pm until 5.30pm House (December opening) ......................................................................Tours: 10am until 12.30pm Belton House is proud to be working in partnership How much does it cost? with schools and settings on their Artsmark Award journey. By supporting Artsmark settings, we’re Admission: helping to put the arts at the heart of education, Education Group Members...........................................Free inspiring young people to create, experience and participate in high quality arts and culture. Non-members House & Grounds* Child ....................................................................£9.45 Find out more about Artsmark at Adult ....................................................................£15.60 www.artsmarkorg.uk Non-members Grounds only* To find out how Belton House can Child ....................................................................£7.40 support a visit to Belton House and Adult ....................................................................£10.80 your Artsmark journey, do contact the Learning and Community Office. Tours and Workshops .......................................................£5.00 *Prices valid at time of print “Belton House, National Trust, has an excellent education service. The Learning Team caters most effectively for groups visiting on formal learning trips and for families who wish to take advantage of the informal learning activities on offer. The members of the Learning Team really enjoy their work and care very much about providing excellent learning opportunities. They deliver worthwhile visits for children and teachers alike. I strongly recommend a visit.” Mrs K Wiseman; Sandford Award Judge 2 Early Years Take part in an interactive story time and craft BB’s Big Explore workshop at Belton this year. Find out about the fallow deer and other wildlife Each workshop is designed to be 90 minutes long that call Belton home. Then explore the gardens on and includes time for a snack (not included). a scavenger hunt to decorate your antler crown. Available in the summer term Henry the Hungry Caterpillar Discover what Henry, our cheeky caterpillar has Belter’s Special Christmas stolen from the House. Then, head to the gardens Gather around the Christmas tree and listen to the for a treasure hunt to learn all about the butterfly story of Belter the fallow deer who saved Christmas. life cycle. Then let your imagination fly and create some Available in the spring term magical Christmassy crafts. Available in November and December Stickman The story of ‘Stickman’ comes alive in Belton’s gardens. Then go foraging for the perfect stick to create stickman to take home. Available in the autumn term “The ladies with the younger group were so patient and kind. Thank you!” Home Education Group 3 Key Stage One The learning team will help your pupils to explore Habitats the House and Gardens this year. Tours and Explore the habitats in the Pleasure Gardens and Workshops are available for up to two classes per discover what is living there. Choose from either: day. Mini-beast safari Belton’s outdoor learning sessions are a fun and Pond Dipping informative introduction to habitats and plants, Pupils will use classification keys to identify the designed to be 60 to 90 minutes long. mini-beasts that they find. They will also be Each of the House workshops include a 60 minute encouraged to identify what makes a good home interactive tour of the House with a 45 minute for the mini-beasts they discover. hands-on workshop in the Discovery Centre. Available Mini-beast safari: March to September Pond dipping: May to July Garden Adventures Go on a led nature walk through the gardens. Identify and investigate some of the plants, animals and birds that can be found there. Although we will provide some activities during the walk, we will follow the pupil’s interests as well as being guided by what can be seen. Available March to October 4 Our Home The Christmas Treat Explore the Mansion to discover how Lord & Lady Lord and Lady Brownlow have just arrived home to Brownlow lived a long time ago. Belton House. Visiting different rooms, your pupils will be able to As the family and servants get ready for Christmas, compare and contrast their homes and lives today take a peak inside the Mansion. with those in the past. Then discover more about the annual Christmas We use a mixture of hands-on and questioning Treat for the local school children. activities to encourage your pupils to make their own discoveries. Available on dates in November and December. Available Wednesday to Friday mornings, March to October. “The children really enjoyed learning about the Brownlow family and comparing to their lives. It was good that they had the opportunity to play with old toys.” Y1 class teacher Key Stage One curriculum links Tour & Workshop Local Geography Science Art & English History Design Garden Adventures ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Habitats ✓ Our Home ✓ ✓ The Christmas Treat ✓ ✓ 5 Key Stage Two Belton House has been a focus for the local Each tour and workshop is designed to take 60 community for over 300 years, as a place of home, minutes. work and relaxation. What has the influence been Workshops marked with * is also available as a on the local area and how has it changed over time? follow up outreach session after a visit for local An English country house estate, Belton House schools. incorporates a mansion house, formal gardens, a deer park and a model estate village. The Brownlow family employed a number of people whose job roles included servants, gardeners, teachers, farmers, carpenters and foresters. Inspired by the everyday lives of the estate children, the Key Stage 2 programme provides your pupils with a snapshot into the life of this country house estate and its community. Downloadable resource packs are available for you to support your Local History and Geography planning, highlighted by a visit to Belton House. “The support from the staff at Belton House enabled me to plan a visit that had structure, yet was flexible enough to allow me to adapt the lessons when we returned to school.” © Lincolnshire Archives Y4 class teacher 6 “A perfect balance of fun and learning. All the children were full of it when they got back to school with many exclamations of ‘What an awesome day!’” Y5 teacher A model estate village Walking tour Belton village is just one of the estate villages. Who worked in the House? Re-built 200 years ago to provide homes, a school Interactive tour and places of work for many of the families who worked here. Following a route around the village, Many of the village children would have followed your pupils will look for clues on the buildings as in their parent’s footsteps and worked at Belton to their purpose and design. Using these and the House. Would they have been kitchen maids or information about the historic residents, we will footmen? What would they have done? introduce the idea of place, community and the role Explore the upstairs and downstairs through the of a country house estate and estate village. eyes of the servants and find out what life was really Please note: Belton village contains private like at Belton House in the past. residences; as such schools can only access the Available Wednesday to Friday mornings; village as part of this tour. March to October Available weekdays; March to October Who am I?* May Day Flowers Workshop Workshop This hands-on workshop uses artefacts and source Every May Day, the children from the village would material to help your pupils to investigate some of create boughs of flower garlands and parade the jobs undertaken at Belton House in the past. through the estate villages finishing at the entrance Using critical thinking skills they will work together to Belton House. Your pupils will discover more to find out more about workers from the House and about the children who lived in the village and the estate. create their own May Day Flowers to take home. Available throughout the year. Available in the spring term only. 7 Belton Remembers* 2 Workshops Discover what life was like during the First World War at Belton Park. Using critical thinking skills, objects and historic photographs; your pupils will discover the impact of the FWW on Belton, Grantham and nationally. Then using FWW poetry written at Belton Park Camp, your pupils will be able to create their own poetry inspired by the either the First World War or their natural environment. Available throughout the year. The Christmas Treat 1 Tour & 1 Workshop Lord and Lady Brownlow have just arrived home to Belton House.