Tactile-Tales-Teachers-Pack.Pdf

The Old Royal Naval College 3 The tactile rug 3 Tactile tales workshop outline 4 Pre- and post-visit activities 4

Map of the site with key locations 5 How to get to us 5 Coach information 6 Pre-visits and site opening times 6 Accessibility 6 Cancelling your visit 6

Meeting point 7 Behaviour 7 Running late 7 Facilities – lunch space, toilets, our shop 7

Risk assessment and supervision 8 In an emergency and first aid 8 Equipment and Insurance 8

Selection of Ideas and Worksheets 9

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The magnificent buildings we see today were designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1696 as a refuge for old and disabled sailors who had served in the Royal Navy. The Royal Hospital for Seamen was commissioned by Mary II. The retired sailors who lived here were known as Greenwich Pensioners. Although the buildings were called a hospital, today it would be considered more of a retirement home than a fully functioning hospital.

The site became the Royal Naval College from 1873 – 1998 and today the College houses both the University of Greenwich

and Trinity College of Music, as well as being a destination for over one million visitors a year.

The tactile rug was developed to enable a wider audience, particularly young children and those with visual impairment, to access the complex imagery of Sir James Thornhill’s 18th century masterpiece, the Painted Hall ceiling.

A local artist was commissioned to make the rug, which has been crafted from a variety of handmade, natural and recycled materials including feathers and horse hair. You should notify us of any children who have allergies and therefore should not touch these areas of the rug.

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Led by a member of the ORNC learning team, the tactile tales workshop is a multi-sensory storytelling session using our unique tactile rug to engage young children with visual imagery from the Painted Hall. The session takes place in the Clore Learning Centre for the duration of the Painted Hall conservation project.

Children will find out about the kings, queens, monsters and sailors who appear in the painting. A crown making extension activity is available for this workshop. Please contact the learning team for more information.

To engage young children with visual imagery from the Painted Hall through stories, song, role play and object handling.

The first part of this workshop uses storytelling to introduce the history of the Old Royal Naval College and of the characters of the Painted Hall ceiling. Pupils then have a chance to feel the tactile rug and explore what’s in the storytelling treasure chest.

Literacy and History.

Pre and post-visit activities and materials are included in this pack to help you prepare your class for their visit.

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By Docklands Light Railway: From Bank, Tower Gateway, Stratford, Beckton, Woolwich and Lewisham to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich. By London Underground: Take the Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf or Heron Quays and change to the Docklands Light Railway. By Rail: From Cannon Street and London Bridge to Greenwich. By River: Greenwich is just four miles downstream from Tower Bridge. Regular riverboat services are now available from Westminster, Embankment and Tower Piers to Greenwich. Thames Clipper run an express service with a boat every 20 minutes. By Car: From the M25 via the A2 or M11/A12 Blackwall Tunnel. Car parking Park Row and Cutty Sark Gardens. By Bus: Buses 129, 180, 177, 188, 286 and 199 pass near the Old Royal Naval College.

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Coaches are not permitted to drop off or park on site. Please use either the public car park along Park Row at the east end of the site, or the bus stop along King William Walk at the west end of the site, to drop off and pick up. Please note that King William Walk is a very busy stretch of pavement.

See below for Greenwich coach parking. Contact Greenwich Tourist Information on 0870 608 2000 for more information.

Greenwich (Stockwell Street, Greenwich, SE10 9JN) 5 bays. Free, max stay 20 mins (no return within 1 hour) Operational, 0900 - 1700 Mon-Sat, 0900 - 1800 Sun.

Greenwich (Norman Road, Greenwich, SE10 9QB) 3 bays. Free. Check local signs for operational hours and details.

Greenwich Park (Charlton Way, Blackheath, SE3) Free, max stay 4 hours. Check local signs for operational hours.

Greenwich (Park Row/ Romney Road, Greenwich, SE10 9NL) 1 bay. Paid. Check local signs for operational hours and details.

If you would like to arrange a pre-visit with a member of the learning team please contact us on 020 8269 4725 or email [email protected]

If you would like to carry out a pre-visit independently, the Visitor Centre, and Chapel are open daily from 10am to 5pm.

If you of your class have any accessibility needs or requirements please inform the learning team so any necessary preparations can be made for you where possible. You may also wish to view the Plan Your Visit section of our website.

If you need to cancel or rearrange your visit please contact the learning team on 020 8269 4725 as soon as possible. Please note that if you are cancelling a costumed actor interpreter session (A day in the life of a Greenwich Pensioner, Tudor Study Day) less than one month in advance, a cancellation fee of £150 will be incurred. TACTILE TALES TEACHERS' PACK PAGE 7

On the day please bring your class/es to the meeting point detailed in your confirmation letter. This will either be in the Visitor Centre. You may find it helpful to print a copy of the site map in the Planning Your Visit section of this pack.

Adults accompanying students are responsible for the behaviour of the group at all times, particularly in Discover Greenwich or when undertaking a self-led trail of the site. Please brief the students before their visit on how they are expected to behave. Please emphasise that we share this site with many other members of the public.

If you are running late please contact the learning team on 020 8269 4725.

Our Clore learning Centre opened in March 2010 with generous support from the Clore Duffield Foundation. It is a light, airy and flexible learning space and is fully accessible by lift.

You can book a lunch space with us, or if the weather is nice you may wish to sit out in the beautiful grounds of the Old Royal Naval College.

There are public toilets located in the undercroft beneath the Chapel and in the Discover Greenwich centre. You may wish to bring both male and female members of staff or adult helpers to accompany pupils to the toilet. TACTILE TALES TEACHERS' PACK PAGE 8

We carry out risk assessments on all our activities. Our risk assessments show that our activities present a very low risk to participants. If you would like help with your risk assessment and planning your visit please contact us. We are happy to arrange pre-visits to the site.

All school groups visiting the site must be supervised at all times, including lunchtimes. The minimum ratios must be maintained at all times. For Key Stage 1 visits a minimum ratio of 1 adult per 6 students must be maintained. For Key Stage 2 visits a minimum ratio of 1 adult per 8 students must be maintained. For Key Stage 3 and 4 visits a minimum ration of 1 adult per 10 students must be maintained.

In an emergency please follow the instructions given to you by the member of the learning team leading the workshop. If you are doing a self-led exploration of the site, please follow any instructions given to you by members of the Old Royal Naval College staff.

Some members of the Old Royal Naval College staff are trained in first aid, however we cannot always guarantee a first aider will be available. Please refer to your school policy regarding a school first aider accompanying your visit.

All equipment provided by the Old Royal Naval College has been risk assessed and presents a very low risk of accident.

The Old Royal Naval College has public liability insurance. If you need further details please contact us.

Before your visit discuss with the class what their favourite stories are and why.

Use the image of the king and queen on page 11 to start a class discussion.  Who might they be?  How can we tell? (They are wearing crowns.)  What colours are they wearing?  What else can you see? (A bird, olive branch, fruit, a sword etc)

Children can draw one of the people from the tactile rug and write a sentence in first person, eg ‘My name is Apollo’ or ‘My hair is made of snakes’ (page 12).

Children can design their own Painted Hall ceiling incorporating their favourite things (page 13).

Use the image sets on pages 14 – 15 to make a pairs game with children matching characters from the Painted Hall ceiling with the same character from the tactile rug.

Create a whole class collage using a variety of materials. This could be a representation of the tactile rug, or the children could create their own design.

Make your own treasure chest for the class. This could be used to keep examples of materials used in the collage, or the children could bring/make objects to put in. The children can take it in turns to choose an object and describe it to the class.

www.ornc.org – For more information on the Old Royal Naval College. www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories – Links to interactive stories and rhymes. www.monsterunderthebed.net/fun_stuff/How_to_Make_a_Treasure_Chest.pdf – Instructions for making your own treasure chest. www.royal.gov.uk – Click on tab for historical information on British Kings and Queens.

My favourite character is

This is what they look like

Write a sentence about your favourite character

The lower hall ceiling is decorated with all the things that the king and queen liked. If you could paint the ceiling of your bedroom what would you paint on it? Think about your favourite things and what you like doing best.

Greek god of light, driving his chariot across the sky.

Wearing a crown and pearls.

Handing the king an olive branch, with a lamb and dove at her feet.

One of the oldest and naughtiest sailors who lived in the Royal Hospital for Seamen.

Goddess of war and wisdom, with an owl on her head.

Wearing a crown.

Receiving a red cap from the king with her white horse behind her.

Under King William with a broken sword.

A snake headed monster who can turn you to stone.

Superhuman hero wearing a lion cape.