2017–2018

Learning with Museums and Galleries across www.cumbriamuseums.org. www.simplyschools.org.uk Welcome to

Cumbria 2017–2018

This year we’re pleased to present the first ever Simply Schools for museums and galleries in Cumbria. Look inside to discover 14 different venues and a unique range of learning sessions right across this beautiful county. Each with its own distinctive character and collections, our museums and galleries provide learning opportunities for schools in every corner of Cumbria. This new initiative has been led by the Cumbria Museum Consortium, a partnership of the three largest cultural heritage organisations in the county, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Lakeland Arts and the Wordsworth Trust, funded by Arts Council .

Learning sessions offered cover an exceptional We invite you to explore the unparalleled range of range of subjects all carefully linked to different learning experiences our museums and galleries curriculum areas, from arts and crafts at Blackwell offer for children, from historic to coastal to geology at Keswick and boatbuilding at the Dock West Cumbria and onwards via rural Eden Valley to Museum in Barrow. the beautiful . www.simplyschools.org.uk This year we’re introducing a programme of teacher CPD in museums around the county. Go to page 34 Thank you for supporting museums and to find out more. galleries in Cumbria. We look forward to seeing you! Look out also for Simply Schools to discover learning opportunities in other museums Kate Parry MBE Cumbria Museum Consortium Manager across the North West. [email protected] 07769 326109 cumbriamuseums.org.uk CONTENTS

PAGE MAP OF CUMBRIA MUSEUMS & GALLERIES 4 CUMBRIA MUSEUMS & GALLERIES 5 ABBBOT HALL ART GALLERY 6 ARMITT MUSEUM AND LIBRARY 8 THE BEACON MUSEUM 10 BLACKWELL, THE ARTS AND CRAFTS HOUSE 12 14 CUMBRIA’S MUSEUM OF MILITARY LIFE 16 THE DOCK MUSEUM 18 DOVE COTTAGE AND THE WORDSWORTH MUSEUM 20 KESWICK MUSEUM 22 MUSEUM OF LAKELAND LIFE AND INDUSTRY 24 PENRITH AND EDEN MUSEUM 26 QUAKER TAPESTRY MUSEUM 28 THE : THE STORY OF CONISTON 30 TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY 32 TEACHER CPD PROGRAMME 34 ARTS AWARD AND ARTSMARK 35

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MOReCAMBE LANCASTER 4 GRETNA GREEN A69 CUMBRIA 6/14 MUSEUMS & GALLERIES CARLISLE Museums & GALLERIES

M6 The Cumbria Museum Consortium offers a range of beautiful venues A596 across Cumbria. Learning sessions cover a range of subjects that really celebrate their wonderful collections. Excellent changing A595 exhibitions add to the sessions offered at each venue.

LOCATION VENUE PAGE LOCATION VENUE PAGE 11 A66 PENRITH 1 ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY 6 8 DOVE COTTAGE & THE WORDSWORTH MUSEUM 20 Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL The Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage, A66 Email: [email protected] , Cumbria LA22 9SH 9 Telephone: 01539 722464 Email: [email protected] KESWICK 2 ARMITT MUSEUM AND LIBRARY 8 9 KESWICK MUSEUM 22 Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BL Station Road, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4NF A66 3 A591 Email [email protected] Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01539 431212 Telephone: 01768 773263 WHITEHAVEN 3 THE BEACON MUSEUM 10 10 MUSEUM OF LAKELAND LIFE & INDUSTRY 24 West Strand, Whitehaven CA28 7LY Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL A6 KIRKBY STEPHEN Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] GRASMERE 8 Telephone: 01539 722464 2 M6 CUMBRIA A685 AMBLESIDE 4 BLACKWELL - THE ARTS AND CRAFTS HOUSE 12 11 PENRITH AND EDEN MUSEUM 26 Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3JT Robinson’s School, Middlegate, Penrith CA11 7PT Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01539 446139 Telephone: 01768 865105 CONISTON1133 WINDERMERE 5 4 A591 5 4 5 BRANTWOOD 14 12 QUAKER TAPESTRY MUSEUM 28 1/10/12 Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8AD Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, Email: [email protected] Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4BH KENDAL Telephone: 01539 441396 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01539 722975 6 CUMBRIA’S MUSEUM OF MILITARY LIFE 16 13 THE RUSKIN MUSEUM 30 Alma Block, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR Yewdale Road, Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8DU A590 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01228 532774 Telephone: 01539 441164 A6 ULVERSTON 7 THE DOCK MUSEUM 18 14 TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY 32 M6 North Road, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2PW Castle Street, Carlisle CA3 8TP Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01229 876400 Telephone: 01228 618725 7 BARROW-IN-FURNESS

MOReCAMBE LANCASTER 5 Abbot Hall Art GalleryGallery

Discover Kendal’s finest historic house and award winning art gallery. Exhibitions showcase a variety of works by a wealth of international artists. Georgian period rooms allow pupils to imagine what life was like in another time, with views of the River Kent and Kendal Castle. Get creative in the Art Studio with drawing and self-led activities. Exhibitions in the 2017-18 academic year include British Pop Art, 20th century British Art, Monet’s Haystacks, British sculptor Elizabeth Frink, plus work from our collection celebrating Royal Academy artists. Abbot Hall park and children’s play area are right next door. ACTIVITIES PEOPLE AND PORTRAITS LANDSCAPE AND LADY ANNE CLIFFORD (10:30am – 2:30pm) KS1/2 THE LAKE DISTRICT (2hrs) KS1/2 What does a portrait tell us about a person? (10:30am – 2:30pm) KS1/2 Discover the life and times of Lady Anne What is the significance of portraiture and Clifford through a monumental triptych Discover the tradition of landscape art in a why do museums collect these art works? painting from 1646. Born in 1590, Lady Anne’s region that has inspired artists for hundreds of Pupils investigate the paintings, identify life spanned the publication of Shakespeare’s years. Pupils will explore paintings by artists symbols and meaning to learn about the first recorded plays, the Gunpowder Plot, including JMW Turner, and Kurt people in the portraits at Abbot Hall. While Galileo’s invention of the telescope, the Schwitters. They will create landscape art and creating a self-portrait and capturing the Mayflower landing in America, the Great immerse themselves in a variety of scenes likeness of a classmate, pupils will develop Fire of London and she lived to the end of and scenery; learn about colour, composition, their observation, analysis, speaking and the Tudor dynasty, through the Civil War, perspective, mood and the artist’s process. listening skills plus art terminology. Commonwealth and Restoration period. Pupils will study the details in the painting, made to celebrate Lady Anne’s legal victory as a woman to inherit 90,000 acres of . MINI CURATORS (2hrs) KS2 Interested in setting up an art exhibition in your school? Bring your class to Abbot Hall Art Gallery to find out about the origins of art galleries, what curators do and how they display and interpret art collections. Students will learn art history terminology, practice describing artwork and have a go at rearranging the collection! Piloted by Vicarage Park School, Kendal.

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History Women’s rights Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Local history Identity & citizenship Coach drop off Limited accessibility Geography Language Cafe Toilets Portraits & Enquiry-based Gift shop self-portraits learning Lunch facilities Goody bags Linked loans boxes Outreach sessions

I used to take my pupils to the galleries in Manchester, now I come to Abbot Hall to experience great art.

Teacher, Community College

Special activities Familiarisation visits MONET SPECIAL EVENTS WEEK Teachers are encouraged to visit Spring Term 2018 free of charge to get inspired by the Claude Monet’s masterpiece Haystack: Snow Effect (1891) is coming to Abbot Hall! In collection or prepare for a school visit. his lifetime, Monet painted a series of 30 haystack paintings capturing different effects through the seasons. We are running a series of artistic workshops inspired by the famous Impressionist’s use of colour and light. Bring your class to see this internationally significant artwork, on loan from National Galleries Scotland, and get creative! Not to be missed and booking essential. Email [email protected] for dates and details.

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK To book or enquire about an educational visit please contact the learning team A SESSION on 01539 888035 or email [email protected]

Costs Details Half day session (2hrs) £4 per pupil Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Full day session (10:30 – 2:30) £150 max 30 pupils (includes Arts Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL Award Discover certificates) Email: [email protected] Self-guided Free Telephone: 01539 722464 We encourage teachers to book visits at least 3 weeks in advance. For further information visit our website: www.abbothall.org.uk 7 Armitt Museum AND Library

The Armitt Library was founded over a century ago to provide a reference library for the scholarly community that lived in and around Ambleside. It had a close relationship with the Charlotte Mason College, now part of the University of Cumbria. Apart from the library, which contains 14,500 volumes including many rare books, it holds the natural history collection, the Kurt Schwitters collection of works, the Charlotte Mason Archive, a collection of , , Roman artefacts and various manuscripts and ephemera relating to the history of the Lake District. It is currently housed in a purpose built building opened in 1997. CPD opportunities

We offer a number of 2 hour CPD opportunities for teachers. If you are interested, please contact us for dates. LAKE DISTRICT PRE-HISTORY THE HISTORY OF CONSERVATION THE OTHER BEATRIX POTTER – TO THE ROMANS IN THE LAKE DISTRICT SCIENTIST, CONSERVATIONIST 2hr CPD session 4-6pm 2hr CPD session 4-6pm 2hr CPD session 4-6pm Led by Deborah Walsh, BA (hons). MA. Led by Graham Kilner, BA (hons). MA. Led by Graham Kilner, BA (hons). MA. The session, with hands on examples, covers The Lake District is arguably the point of Beatrix Potter’s name resonates in the Lake the history of the Lake district from the retreat origin for the conservation movement in District as its most famous resident author. But of the last ice age to the Romans Occupation. the UK, because of its association with the it is arguable that her pioneering foray into Romantic movement which caused people to science, and her later work as a conservationist THE HISTORY OF LAKE DISTRICT TOURISM look at landscape and culture in a different are equally important. This session firstly way. The session explores how William touches on the history of science, mycology, 2hr CPD session 4-6pm Wordsworth and others shaped the way we and the role of women in science, and then Led by Graham Kilner, BA (hons). MA. look at the world and the actions that flowed on her pivotal role in the conservation of the Tourist have been coming to the Lake District out of it. landscape and culture of the Lakes. Important for over 250 years. The session explores the ideas are addressed through the activities of origins of tourism, its development, and its this well known character. impact on the Lake District.

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Local history & culture The role of women Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Science Coach drop off Limited accessibility Gift shop Toilets Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes

ACTIVITIES We are currently developing our learning sessions around three key themes: THE LAKE DISTRICT – PRE-HISTORY TO THE ROMANS THE HISTORY OF LAKE DISTRICT TOURISM THE HISTORY OF CONSERVATION IN THE LAKE DISTRICT We are looking for schools (primary and secondary) to work with us to develop these learning sessions. We invite you to work with us over half a term to create learning opportunities that fit with the curriculum and use the unique collections and resources that we have at the Armitt. For further information, please contact Graham Kilner on 01539 431212, email [email protected] or visit our website www.armitt.com

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK To book a session please email [email protected] A SESSION or telephone 01539 431212

Costs Details CPD sessions 4–6pm £10 Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BL Email [email protected] Telephone: 01539 431212 For further information visit our website: www.armitt.com

9 The Beacon Museum

Situated on Whitehaven’s attractive harbour side, The Beacon Museum is home to the town’s museum collection. It traces the social, industrial and maritime heritage of the area, using local characters, audio-visual displays and fascinating museum pieces.

The museum now also features a brand new 4th floor exhibition gallery which has already hosted national exhibitions and has unrivalled panoramic views of the town and coast. A new Conference and Learning Centre has recently been completed which will support and strengthen accessible lifelong learning and add to the unique mix already on offer.

Special activitIES

Holocaust Memorial Day KS2/3 : January British Science Week KS2/3 : March Museums at Night Home Educators : May Festival of Learning Adult Learners : May – June The Great Science Share Lifelong Learning : July Heritage Open Days Home Educators/Lifelong Learning : September Big Draw Lifelong Learning : October Nuclear Science Week KS2/3 : October Take Over Day, Kids in Museums KS2 : November

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Design & Technology Geography Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Mathematics Citizenship Coach drop off Limited accessibility History Art & Design Gift shop Toilets English Science Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes ACTIVITIES WISH YOU WERE HERE – TIME DETECTIVES KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING A DAY AT THE VICTORIAN SEASIDE (1hr 30mins) KS2 (2hrs) KS2 (1hr) KS1 Experience a journey through time from the What was life like for the people of Copeland Big Bang to the present day. Look and listen during World War Two? Find out about Let us take you on a journey to learn what a for clues, investigate the mystery objects, rationing, air raids, gas masks, evacuation and trip to the seaside was like for the Victorians! then create the timeline. propaganda. Listen out for the gas rattle and How have holidays changed? Search keep your identity card with you at all times. through suitcases and examine curious artefacts to compare clothes, food and drink, THE ROMANS ARE COMING entertainments, beach fun and games with (1hr 30mins) KS2 HARBOUR TRAILS what we do today. (1hr 30mins) KS1/2 Bring the sights, sounds and smells of ancient Rome into the classroom. Original artefacts and Discover the amazing history of Whitehaven WASHDAY BLUES some very fishy smells will bring the life and with your eyes and feet. A Beacon Museum (1hr) KS1 times of the Romans alive in your classroom. Learning Officer will take you around the Harbour and you will see how many changes Washday Blues is a hands-on activity session have taken place and hear the stories of taking children back to the harsh realities ROMAN ARMOUR some historic figures. of daily life in the Victorian times. Using real (2hrs) KS2 artefacts and costumes, the session will bring Discover the armour that Roman soldiers wore, to life the difference of living 100 years ago. EXPLORE THE PAST – try on child-sized replicas and become a Roman soldier. You can touch replica equipment that STONE AGE TO IRON AGE VICTORIAN WHITEHAVEN the soldiers had to carry and hear about their (1hr 30mins) KS2 (1hr 30mins) KS1/2 daily routines whilst on the march. Step back in time and discover how early Go back in time and explore the 19th Century humans lived. Learn about human evolution Industrial Whitehaven. Learn what life was VIKING WARRIORS & NORSE SETTLERS from primitive Homo sapiens through to our like for the working class and find out how (2hrs) KS2 Iron Age ancestors. they survived without electricity or sanitation. Discover where the Vikings came from and Compare the lives of the poor and the rich what they looked like? Explore how they DECADES – and see the difference. navigated across the seas, how they lived LIFE AFTER RATIONING and what happened to them? Learn about (1hr) KS2 TOYS- the clothing that the Norse settlers wore in THEN AND NOW West Cumbria and get the chance to dress up Experience a timeline and find out about in some examples. Hear about local Viking fashion and design, music, technology, (1hr) KS1 place names and what they mean. history, toys and Games from the 1950’s to Find out about toys from the past and how the 1980’s. Look and listen out for clues to they differ to those played with today. investigate the mystery objects. The activity session involves discovering and looking at a wide range of fascinating Victorian toys and how they compare with toys from the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s through to modern toys.

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK For any learning enquiries or to book an activity session please contact A SESSION Alan Gillon at [email protected] or telephone on 01946 592302 All teachers are encouraged to have a free pre visit to the museum to discuss session requirements in further detail. Costs Details All school sessions are individually priced at West Strand, Whitehaven CA28 7LY £70.00 and last approximately 1.5 hrs. Email [email protected] For schools outreach there is an additional Telephone: 01946 592302 mileage rate of 47p per mile. For further information visit our website: www.thebeacon-whitehaven.co.uk www.facebook.com/TheBeaconMuseumWhitehaven www.twitter.com/thebeaconmuseum 11 Blackwell The Arts andand CraftsCrafts HouseHouse

Blackwell is a stunning example of an Arts and Crafts house overlooking Windermere in the heart of the Lake District. Learn about the people who created the house and those that made it their holiday home in the early 1900s. Explore design elements from the Arts and Crafts movement through the architecture, decoration and furnishings. Discover what life was like when Blackwell was a school for pupils evacuated here from Liverpool during WWII. With period dress-up costume, learning interactives and plenty of opportunities for pupils to be inspired and get creative.

ACTIVITIES PATTERNS FROM NATURE PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP (Full day) KS2 This day added a unique richness to Explore pattern and symmetry through design. Pupils will create a our curriculum. The group leaders sketchbook, use geometric shapes to draw complex design motifs from Blackwell House asked probing in observational drawing, and work in groups to create block-printed wallpaper. Pupils will earn an Arts Award Discover by participating in questions that encouraged the this full-day workshop. children to think much more deeply for and look for bigger connections DESIGN INTERIORS WORKSHOP secondary (Full day) schools! holding all these topics together. As this publication was going to print, this session was being developed and piloted by Ullswater Community College. Pupils will Peter Harrison, headteacher at earn an Arts Award Explore by participating in this full-day workshop. St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School See website for details form September 2017.

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Design & technology History Fully physically Coach Parking accessible* Art & design Literacy Coach drop off Limited accessibility Maths Cafe Toilets Gift shop Lunch facilities Goody bags Linked loans boxes Outreach sessions *areas used by schools are fully accessible

Familiarisation visits Teachers are encouraged to visit free of charge to get inspired by the collection or prepare for a school visit.

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK To book or enquire about an educational visit please contact the learning team on 01539 888035 A SESSION or email [email protected]

Costs Details Full day session (10:30 – 2:30) £150 max 30 pupils (includes Arts Bowness-on-Windermere, Award Discover certificates) Cumbria LA23 3JT Self-guided Free Email [email protected] We encourage teachers to book visits at least 3 weeks in advance. Telephone: 01539 446139 For further information visit our website: www.blackwell.org.uk 13 BRANTWOOD

Brantwood is the historic home of the renowned Victorian John Ruskin, famous as an art critic, artist, writer, social reformer. Overlooking , the house and 250 acre estate enjoys a spectacular setting. Explore Ruskin’s ideas through a range of activities developed specifically for schools and which embody his principles of vivid experience, sharp observation and contemplation. The Coach House Loft provides a beautiful space as a base for schools during their visit. Our activities are designed to enable schools to be self sufficient on site, and Brantwood staff are on hand to meet and greet groups on their arrival.

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Art English Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Social history Maths Coach drop off Limited accessibility Music Geography Gift shop Toilets Philosophy Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes ACTIVITIES Coach House Loft available for schools to use as a base during their visit. NATURAL ART INSPIRED BY RUSKIN Free activity sheets and materials for use by schools. KS1/2 Sketching Trail – explore the Brantwood buildings, grounds and gardens, stopping regularly to observe and record images Thank you very much for a wonderful day spent through sketching. Natural Bookmarks – take a journey around at Brantwood with our year 4 class. The children the gardens and collect tiny natural items to were inspired by the wonderful surroundings create a unique bookmark. Nature’s Palette - use natural materials to and fascinated by the tour of the house. The explore the colours and pigments that can be day was excellently well planned for us and found in nature. Magic Potions – collect a selection of natural all the resources and ideas were ones that magical objects to create a magic potion. supported learning the children had been doing A VICTORIAN HOME – EXPLORING in the classroom. We have been surprised by RUSKIN’S BRANTWOOD the extent to which Ruskin and the Brantwood Visit John Ruskin’s Victorian home and trip has captured the children’s imagination imagine what life was like in the 1800’s. and were able to extend their learning through Activity sheets in each room and house quiz available Art, English and Philosophy lessons when we returned to school. MUSICAL STONES Discover why rocks ring with Brantwood’s 20th century version of Ruskin’s slate Teacher Helen Bacon, St George’s School, Barrow-in-Furness lithophone. An opportunity to play our rock lithophone as well as explore the geology of the stones using a computerised iRock. Activities designed for schools available.

EXTRA INFORMATIONinformation

Free site visits to teachers planning a visit Free activity sheets and materials for school groups Arrive by boat – regular sailings to Brantwood with Steam Yacht Gondola & Coniston Launch

HOW TO BOOK Booking is easy! A SESSION To book please contact [email protected]

Costs Details £3.00 per child for primary schools Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8AD £5.25 per person for secondary schools Email [email protected] No charge for teachers & helpers Telephone: 01539 441396 For further information visit our website: www.brantwood.org.uk 15 Cumbria’s MuseumMuseum of Military LifeLife

Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life tells the story of Cumbria’s County Infantry Regiment and its soldiers past and present. Get closer to history with a great variety of items including uniforms, medals, weapons and silver from 1702 to the present day.

ACTIVITIES THE SECOND WORLD WAR. KS2/3 Introducing the war through the Home Front, this session looks at a soldier’s life through a wide variety of artefacts. How heavy was a soldier’s kit? What did they carry and why? What is it like to wear a helmet? An exciting way to develop historical enquiry skills. THE FIRST WORLD WAR. KS2/3 From trenches to mess tins, find out about the experiences of a soldier from the local Border Regiment through their kit, uniform and equipment. An interactive, hands-on session where pupils can get up close and personal with artefacts from WW1. REMEMBRANCE KS1/2 EXTRA INFORMATIONinformation Why do we remember in November? Find out more about Remembrance through a Free familiarisation visits to teachers planning variety of objects and activities. a visit (please contact museum to book). Outreach sessions available. Please contact the museum for further details.

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Local history Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Coach drop off Limited accessibility Gift shop Toilets Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes

The talk at the start is informative, interactive and well-paced. The children enjoyed trying on the uniform

St Bede’s RC Primary School, Carlisle

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK To book please contact [email protected] or telephone 01228 532774. Details will be taken and a A SESSION confirmation email sent to school.

No deposit necessary. Details Sessions are half a day but we are flexible! Alma Block, The Castle, Costs Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR £1.50 per mediated session Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01228 532774 For further information visit our website: www.CumbriasMuseumofMilitaryLife.org 17 The Dock Museum

Set in a Victorian dry dock, the Dock Museum looks at the rich history of Barrow. Beautifully crafted prehistoric hand axes, the Viking Furness Hoard, the medieval and industrial Barrow ranging from iron and steel production, shipbuilding and today’s work in building submarines – all of this can be seen in this fascinating museum.

ACTIVITIES BARROW STORY INTERACTIVE TOUR BARROW BLITZ INTERACTIVE TOUR DISCOVER THE MUSEUM INTERACTIVE (1hr) KS 1/2 (1hr) KS 1/2 TOUR Hear about the mushrooming of the town in Go to the WWII area of the Dock Museum (1hr) KS 1/2 the nineteenth century. Find out about the and hear about Barrow’s Blitz. Find out Discussion: why the museum collects objects , iron and steel in Barrow more about the international nature of and how long it has collected objects relating and shipbuilding. See a reconstruction of the war. Learn about why Barrow was a to Barrow and area. Let the children ask a Victorian kitchen. Go to the Shipbuilders target for bombing and Barrow’s key role any questions relating to the Dock Museum. gallery to find out about this important in shipbuilding during WWII. Q&A. Go in Areas to visit: Growth of Barrow, World War II, industry. Learn why Barrow was a target a recreation of an Anderson shelter and Victorian kitchen, Vikings, Shipbuilders and during WWII and about life on the home front. imagine sheltering from bombs. Listen to a the exhibition floor. See the beautiful dock WWII siren. VIKINGS IN FURNESS INTERACTIVE TOUR from which the museum takes its name. (1hr) KS 1/2 VICTORIAN BARROW INTERACTIVE TOUR (1hr) KS 1/2 Watch Viking film. Q&A about why Vikings were in Cumbria and how we know. One Hear about the mushrooming of the town. team to the Viking gallery to look at place Find out about the Furness Railway, iron and names and make notes. The other team steel in Barrow and shipbuilding. Go the A fantastic decodes a rune. Victorian kitchen and see a reconstruction experience as always. Swap round. Map session on Viking place of a Victorian kitchen and talk about the names and Viking find spots. bonecrusher bicycle. Go to the Washing area Thank you! and learn about how hard life was then.

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Local history English Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Coach drop off Limited accessibility Gift shop Toilets Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes

EXTRA INFORMATIONinformation LOAN BOXES We have nine loan boxes, each available for loan for a three week period. The loans boxes are: Vikings, Shopping, Victorian kitchen, Washday Blues, Furness Railway, World War II, Toys, Toys 2 and Seaside. See our website for more information: www.dockmuseum.org.uk/Loan-Boxes

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK To book please contact [email protected] A SESSION or telephone 01229 876400. No form to fill in.

Details All school sessions are free. North Road, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2PW All sessions last one hour. Email: [email protected] Sessions: 10.30 & 1.30 Wednesday to Friday Telephone: 01229 876400 Recommended donation For further information visit our website: to the Dock Museum of £20. www.dockmuseum.org.uk 19 DOVE COTTAGE andand the Wordsworth MuseumMuseum

Dove Cottage is an inspiring and unique place for pupils of all ages. Whether you want to improve your pupils’ creative writing skills, learn more about poetry or enjoy a great day of cross-curricular learning outside the classroom, a visit is always rewarding and worthwhile. We approach the poetry of the Romantics through a diverse range of learning techniques including creative writing, object handling, debating and visual arts. Encouraging students to use their own ideas, imagination and creativity while learning about great works of literature. ACTIVITIES WALK: LET NATURE BE YOUR REAL LIVE WRITERS INTRODUCING THE GOTHIC TEACHER KS3 and above / Full day / KS3 and above / 1 hour Workshop / 2-4hr Workshop / Onsite Workshop Onsite and outreach Workshop KS2 and above / 1hr / Onsite Workshop Want the opportunity to develop your This session will investigate the context: the students’ creative and critical skills with a when, where, who (or what) and why of Gothic This walk is a great way for pupils to get published poet? Book one of our memorable fiction. We will use students’ existing knowledge to know and understand the landscape Real Live Writers sessions to give your of, and familiarity with, the genre as the starting around Dove Cottage which so inspired the students the chance to develop their own point for discussion. The session will also Wordsworths. writing skills and knowledge of poetry in include a creative writing element during which the inspiring setting of Dove Cottage. The students will use the raw materials of Gothic FIRELIGHT POETS workshops are led by an award-winning to create the opening for their own terrifying KS2 and above / 1hr / Onsite contemporary writer. tale. Can be followed by Exploring the Gothic, Workshop another workshop specific to KS4. A creative writing workshop which gives INTRODUCING Please check our website for other pupils the unique opportunity to write poetry KS3 and above (focus on context) / workshops you may be interested in. inspired by Dove Cottage, exploring the 1 hour Workshop / Onsite and atmospheric, fire-lit rooms and gardens as outreach Workshop they compose their own poems. This workshop will focus on becoming familiar with some of the major writers, themes and LANDSCAPE AND LITERATURE history of the Romantic period: who were the The visit helped to KS3/4 Romantic poets, what inspired them, how bring the poems alive did they respond to the world around them? Explore the development of tourism since the We will then explore the ‘Romantic’ nature for the kids and helped 18th century through art and the writing of the of a Wordsworth poem. For KS4 we offer an time. This includes outreach workshops as them understand the Exploring Romantic Poetry workshop. well as a visit to the site. historical context.

Michael Kielty visiting with a KS3 group from the Lakes School 20 CURRICULUM LINKS FACILITIES

Art & Design Literacy Fully physically Coach Parking accessible* Geography Local History Coach drop off Limited accessibility Gift shop Toilets Goody bags Special activities Lunch facilities Outreach sessions ARTS AWARD DISCOVER WITH THE WORDSWORTH TRUST Linked loans boxes * The Wordsworth Museum and Learning space are fully Also for KS2 and KS3 pupils work on your Arts Award Discover & Explore accessible, Dove Cottage is accessible at ground level and with the Wordsworth Trust, exploring our changing exhibition programme. we have a virtual tour of the upstairs of the cottage. Outreach Workshops

We can bring any of our workshops to you. These could include dressing up, object handling, letter writing and poetry writing. We can design workshops to fit your needs; contact us to find out more. FAMOUS CUMBRIANS LIVING LETTERS CONTEMPORARY POETRY READINGS & (KS1) / 2hrs (KS2) / 2hrs WORKSHOPS WITH REAL LIVE WRITERS In this workshop children have the A hands on writing workshop aimed at KS2–5 / 4 hour Workshop opportunity to learn about a range of famous developing your pupils’ letter writing skills by Book one of our fantastic award winning poets people who have lived and worked in looking at life in the Lake District in early 19th to visit your school for the day. The day can be Cumbria over the past 250 years. Explore Century. This workshop is ideal for encouraging made up of a mixture of inspiring poetry readings poems and diary entries by William and even the most reluctant writers to pick up a (for small groups or whole year groups) and Dorothy Wordsworth through an interactive quill and put ink to paper! Also suitable for KS1. workshops to get your pupils writing creatively story and Dorothy’s journal. themselves. Our poets have years of experience Workshop developed in partnership with the working with young people with a range of Armitt Museum Ambleside. abilities and can create bespoke sessions that meet the needs of your pupils and school.

Winner of a Sandford Award 2015 “The Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage is a wonderful location in which to enhance classroom learning. The variety of activities, all linked by their connection to William Wordsworth and his poetry, offer a rich opportunity for visiting schools. The developments in the five years since the last award have really improved the Education service and there is a clear commitment to maintaining the high standard of the offer.”

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK A SESSION To book a session please email [email protected]

Onsite workshops cost: Outreach workshops cost: Details Primary Half day outreach workshop: £65 (2hrs) The Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage, Half day session £4 per pupil Full day outreach workshop: £110 (4hrs) Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9SH Full day session £6 per pupil Email: [email protected] Guided Walk £1.50 per pupil Contemporary Poetry £200 per day For further information visit our website: Readings and Workshops run (4hrs) www.wordsworth.org.uk Secondary by real live writers: Half day £5 per pupil Full day £7 per pupil Travel to schools outside of Cumbria is charged Guided Walk £2.50 per pupil at 40p per mile. 21 KESWICk Museum

Our bright, modern, accessible museum offers learning opportunities across a range of ages. Collections include landscape & natural history, social and industrial history and local art, artists & writers, crafts & crafts people.

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Prehistory Geology Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Local History English Coach drop off Limited accessibility Gift shop Toilets Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes Large playground ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT ARCHAEOLOGIST... UNCOVERING PREHISTORIC VICTORIAN CUMBRIAN CHARACTERS CUMBRIA KS2 – Year groups 3-6; max 30 students; 2 groups. Year groups 3-6 – max 45 students; 3 groups each with Make our painting of Main Street 1870 come to life and find out how a responsible supervisor. people lived 150 years ago! Combine with a trip to Castlerigg : www.english-heritage. Session 1: Research census records, maps and photographs org.uk/visit/places/castlerigg-stone-circle/ and reminiscence to build up a picture of your character’s life. Session 1: Handling & learning about Neolithic Axes and Session 2: Handle a selection of mystery objects to begin to other tools. understand something of the daily lives of the Victorians. Session 3: Create a short drama in Session 2: Thinking like a stone-age survivor – pairs reflecting about your character and their lives. 101 uses for a dead…? Session 3: Uncovering a Bronze Age site -uncover replica TAKE OVER AT THE MUSEUM! domestic objects from a bronze age round house site to get a KS1/2 – Max 45 students; 3 groups each with a sense of how Prehistoric people lived. responsible supervisor; 3 rotating activities in 2 CUMBRIAN ROCKS & FOSSILS... START TO EXPLORE WHAT IS hours – one self-led with clear instructions. Apply numeracy and literacy skills and your imagination to help us run UNDER YOUR FEET! the museum; KS2 – Year groups 3-6; max 30 students; 2 groups. Choose from: Museum stock check and product development; Session 1: Handle, magnify and sort five very different types Giving a museum tour; Creating a mini exhibition; of rock and find out where they can be found in Cumbria Planning holiday activities. (covering sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks). Session 2: Explore four different types of animals and plants which are found fossilised in Cumbria... and see some of our special fossils! Handling the real objects was very Session 3: Make your own fossil trilobite to take home. valuable… students were really engaged and enjoyed the sessions.

Primary Teacher, 2016

EXTRA INFORMATIONinformation Special activities FREE SITE VISITS Free entry to group leaders. Teacher CPD: Prehistory : please contact the museum for dates FREE RESOURCES FOR Teacher CPD: Geology : 2nd October 2017 SELF-GUIDED VISITS

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK Please telephone 01768 773263 or email [email protected] for further details of sessions available, booking form and to discuss visit dates. A SESSION No deposit required.

Costs Details Taught sessions are £2.50 per student and are 2 hours Station Road, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4NF (lunch not included) 10am-12pm or 12.30pm-2.30pm Email: [email protected] Self Guided sessions are £2.00 per student, and can be Telephone: 01768 773263 arranged to suit your needs. For further information visit our website: www.keswickmuseum.org.uk 23 Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry

Step back in time and discover how the people of Cumbria lived, played and worked. This quirky, colourful collection brings local history to life through a wonderful mixture of exhibitions, period rooms and a chance to wander down the street scene to explore a pharmacy, printmakers and toy shop. Pupils learn about lost Lakeland trades and local figures including author and photographer Joseph Hardman. With an interactive ‘curator’s office’ learning space and activity trails for self-led visits.

ACTIVITIES TOYS OF THE PAST (2hrs) Early Years and KS 1 In this multi-sensory session, pupils learn about changes in living memory by exploring how toys have changed over the last 100 years. By exploring historic rooms and costume, pupils can imagine life before plastics, batteries and electricity. Pupils will have the opportunity to play traditional games in replica Victorian costume and make a toy to take away. STORY SEEKERS (10am – 2.30pm) KS 1/2 Explore history as storytelling. Discover hidden stories and traditional tales around the museum and become a storyteller. Pupils will learn to use stop-motion animation technology to bring their narratives to life! Developed with St Mary’s C of E Primary School, Kirkby Lonsdale, and local storyteller Ian Douglas.

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Local history Technology Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Geography Literature Coach drop off Limited accessibility Art & design Storytelling Cafe Toilets Gift shop Lunch facilities Goody bags Linked loans boxes Outreach sessions

We had a wonderful day at the Museum of Lakeland Life. Exploring the rooms helped Outreach (IN SCHOOL) the children to gain a picture of the past without mobile phones and televisions. DOUR TO DELICIOUS We used stories to further explore the (2hrs) KS2 rooms, telling tales, exploring characters Local history, literacy, healthy eating, maths and filming our ideas. The children couldn’t Explore Cumbria’s history through food! Learn the story of the humble oat from the Iron stop talking about their day and their Age to modern day as we make clapbread, parents are very keen to watch their films. a staple for centuries. Followed by ice cream made the old-fashioned way, pupils will enjoy a delicacy previously reserved for the Andrea Day, Teacher, St Mary’s Kirkby Lonsdale elite. These historic recipes demonstrate C of E Primary School (Story Seeker Session) two distinct periods in Cumbria’s history and changes to the class system, expansion of the railway and our relationship with Scotland. Developed and piloted by Grange C of E Familiarisation visits Primary School. Teachers are encouraged to visit free of charge to be inspired by the collection or prepare for a school visit.

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK To book or enquire about an educational visit please contact the learning team on 01539 888035 or email [email protected]. A SESSION Please visit our website for more information www.lakelandarts.org.uk/learning

Costs Details Half day session (2hrs) £4 per pupil Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL Full day session (10:30 – 2:30) £150 max 30 pupils Email: [email protected] Self-guided Free Telephone: 01539 722464 We encourage teachers to book visits at least 3 weeks in advance. For further information visit our website: www.lakelandmuseum.org.uk

25 Penrith and Eden Museum

Penrith and Eden in a nutshell! The museum is housed in a listed building which is worth a visit in its own right. Inside, you can find out about the rich history and heritage of Penrith and surrounding area. The museum is a gateway to exploring the Neolithic age in the Eden Valley and Long Meg Stone Circle. Our collections are comprised of thousands of fascinating objects, including finds from the Roman period, mementoes of Penrith’s local heroes, paintings and an extensive geology collection. The museum has regularly changing exhibitions and a wide range of outreach and education sessions.

Our children were captivated from the moment they entered the museum. It began to bring history to life which we find, as teachers, really difficult to do in the classroom. The children couldn’t believe it when they could actually handle tools, bowls and spear heads. Their imaginations ran wild thinking about who actually made it and what they used it for.

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Art English Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Geography Science Coach drop off Limited accessibility History Gift shop (T.I.C. next door) Toilets Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes ACTIVITIES WALKING BEFORE THE DINOSAURS FROM THE STONE AGE TO IRON AGE IN A IS FOR ARCHITECTURE (1½hrs) KS 1/2 THE EDEN VALLEY AND BEYOND AND B FOR BUILDINGS Journey through time exploring our (1½hrs) KS 2 (1½hrs) KS 2 fascinating fossil collection and the origins of Go back in time to our forest clearing 5000 Discover changes in local buildings from the the Eden Valley. years ago and discover Eden’s first people. 12th century to the present day, using maps, Take part in handling and creative activities paintings and drawings, photographs and film. TOYS AND GAMES related to life in this period. This workshops This is an architectural exploration of Penrith (1½hrs) KS 1 works well with a self-guided visit to Long and surrounding area with special focus on the Meg stone circle. Museum itself and its Tudor design. Using objects and replicas, this is a fun and interactive session and will help your class get their heads around chronology. ROMAN EMPIRE MATHS @PENRITH AND ITS IMPACT ON EDEN AND EDEN MUSEUM OURSELVES: (1½hrs) KS 2 (1½hrs) KS 2 FINDING OUT USING OUR SENSES Find out how the Romans came to Cumbria, Take a different look at Penrith and the (1½hrs) KS 1 who the Brigantes were and how they co- Eden Valley using historical artefacts and existed. Explore everyday life in a Roman fort mathematical investigation. Learn about Explore our objects with all of your senses: we through artefact handling, music and drama. Roman numerals and imperial measures. use seeing, hearing, smelling and feeling as a way to understand the materials, fabrication and meaning of everyday objects from the past. VIKINGS AND SAXONS IN EDEN WW2 @PENRITH AND EDEN MUSEUM (1½hrs) KS 2 (1½hrs) KS 2 OUR EDEN: Discover the carved Giant’s Grave in St Explore the impact of the war seen through A LOOK AT THE WORLD OUTSIDE Andrew’s Churchyard, the Penrith Hoard and the eyes of the evacuees in Penrith and take a closer look at local place names to create discover Penrith’s wartime secrets. (1½hrs) KS 1 a picture of the Vikings and Saxons in Eden. Using historical artefacts and looking at local DRAW TO EXPLORE buildings, we develop a simple timeline of the HOW THE VICTORIANS CHANGED (1½hrs) KS 2 Eden Valley, and an understanding of people and place. PENRITH FOREVER Come and explore the museum and create (1½hrs) KS 2 your own sketchbook with our Draw to Explore cards, which use line, shape, tone, FROM NEOLITHIC TO NOW - A JOURNEY IN Explore Penrith’s townscape using maps and texture, pattern and colour to interpret other sources to find out about trains, mills TIME IN THE EDEN VALLEY AND BEYOND paintings and artefacts from our collection. and the rapid growth of the town during the (1½hrs) KS 2 19th century. Explore the extraordinary prehistoric heritage of the Vale of Eden with artefact handling, a look at rock art and construction of a giant timeline. Find out how local buildings have changed, and hear about local stories and customs.

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK For bookings please contact the curators by phone 01768 865105 or email [email protected] or send an enquiry booking form, found on our A SESSION website. There is no deposit required for making a booking.

Costs Details Sessions last 1 ½ hours and cost £60 for 30 pupils. Robinson’s School, Middlegate, Penrith CA11 7PT For Eden-based schools, there is a reduced Email: [email protected] cost of £50 per session. Bespoke sessions Telephone: 01768 865105 can be arranged also. For further information visit our website: eden.gov.uk/leisure-culture-and-events/penrith-and-eden-museum/

27 Quaker Tapestry MuseumMuseum

Quaker Tapestry is a collection of 77 colourful embroidered panels, made by 4,000 men, women and children from around the world, and telling of local and national stories of railways, revolutions and key remarkable people. The Quaker Tapestry was completed over 15 years from 1981 to 1996 and is one of the most significant, imaginative and collaborative community textile projects ever. The Museum shows some of the Quaker Tapestry panels alongside subsidiary displays of other artefacts. Short films and audio guides help to tell the social history and stories of people and events from the 17th century to present day. ACTIVITIES STITCHING STORIES Students will be panel detectives, exploring the tapestry panels and its stitches in detail to inspire their own work. Listening to the stories and making their own sketches will lead to learning simple stitches to embroider their own piece of work. They will take away a part finished item together with the materials and skills to complete at school. Themes can be varied to include some Local History or Personal & Social Education. SELF-LED VISIT Any age groups – KS 2 upwards Preliminary visit to meet with one of the education team is necessary. Limited support provided on the day of visit.

Thank you for an amazing day looking at your incredible tapestries.

Evie

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Local history Drawing Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Local people English Coach drop off Limited accessibility Social history Textiles Gift shop Toilets Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK Please telephone 01539 722975 or email [email protected] to discuss the various options with the teacher/organiser at least one month A SESSION before your visit. That way, we can tailor our offer to your needs.

Costs Details We have a special price for school visits of £2.00 per student, Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, with free admission to all accompanying adults (minimum £40 Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4BH per visit), payment in advance or on the day. Sessions are Email: [email protected] tailored to your needs and can last anything from one hour to a Telephone: 01539 722975 whole day. £20 charge for use of school room including using For further information visit our this room for lunch. website: www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk 29 THE RUSKIN MUSEUM: The Story ofof ConistonConiston

The Ruskin Museum is rich in inspiration, lateral thinking & life-changing ideas. Key topics and themes in the museum include: – Award-winning, authoritative introduction to the life, works & art of John Ruskin. – Intriguing insights into Coniston’s heritage, from its primeval geological origins, through 10,000 years of human activity including sheep farming, copper mining and slate quarrying. – The legendary exploits of 1950s/1960s Speed Ace Donald I liked how interactive it Campbell in his iconic jet-powered hydroplane . was. Touchscreens. Video. – Coniston Water - the real adventure playground of Arthur Ransome’s ‘’. Stone axes to touch.

KS2 pupil from Dalton ACTIVITIES MUSICAL STONES – CONISTON COPPER ROCKS THAT MAKE MUSIC KS 1/2/3/4 On-line resources On-line resources in preparation as part of • www.ruskinmuseum.com/pdf/ the LDNPA’s Coniston Copper project: musical-stones.pdf • history, geography, geology & science • www.ruskinmuseum.com/pdf/ learning resources for KS1–4 and resource musical-stones-teachers-notes.pdf for John Muir Award • www.ruskinmuseum.com : A CONISTON HERO • www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/learning/ archaeology and history/coniston copper. KS 1/2 (also adaptable for KS 3/4) On-line resources • www.ruskinmuseum.com/pdf/donald- campbell-a-coniston-hero.pdf New on-line resources for Bluebird K7 coming soon.

And in preparation, as part of Coniston Copper project, to be led by LDNPA guides from spring 2018: • History of Coniston Copper Mines; • Geology of Coniston Fells;

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History Science Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Pre-history Technology Coach drop off Limited accessibility Identity Engineering Gift shop Toilets* English Maths Goody bags Lunch facilities** Local / National heroes Art & design Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes Geography Environment * Including facilities for disabled visitors. Geology Architecture ** By arrangement.

GUIDED WALKS

CAMPBELLS’ CONISTON I thought the piece of Also available as illustrated self-guided walk Bluebird wreckage was publication - £4.50 very sad. And the helmets. A CONISTON NOTEBOOK Illustrated self-guided walk publication - KS2 pupil from Dalton £2.50 covering a multi-sensory journey between The Ruskin Museum and Brantwood, including a boat trip if time permits; approx. one and a half hours, longer depending on activities en route. CONTRASTING LOCALITIES Free self-guided walk leaflets prepared by the British Geological Survey: • Rocks and landscape of the Coniston Fells • All that Glistens – introduction to the I liked Ruskin’s minerals paintings of skies And a free leaflet produced by The Ruskin and clouds. It was cool. Museum, introducing two self-guided walks: • Walking in the Footsteps of Ruskin KS2 pupil from Dalton

Special activities Coming up in 2018: Celebrating Women of Cumbria to mark Centenary of Votes for Women Commemorating the Centenary of L/Cpl James Hewitson’s citation for the VC Please contact us or visit our website www.ruskinmuseum.com for more details Familiarisation visits The Ruskin Museum invites teachers & youth Booking is easy! leaders to make a preparatory visit, free of HOW TO BOOK Please telephone 01539 441164 to arrange a charge, to view our collections, consider our preparatory visit or book a visit and discuss needs. stories, and ponder their learning potential A SESSION & possibilities for enriching your students’ studies and your own teaching practice. Costs Details £2.00 per student, plus Yewdale Road, Coniston, Interpret Britain Award; additional charge if guided walk Cumbria LA21 8DU Finalist: Cumbria Life Cultural or special activity involved. Email: [email protected] Awards: Museum of the Year 2017; Telephone: 01539 441164 TripAdvisor Certificates of For further information visit our website: Excellence 2017; www.ruskinmuseum.com VAQAS Accredited 31 Tullie House Museum and Art GalleryGallery

Tullie House is one of the finest museums in the North West and has collections covering archaeology, social history, natural science and fine and decorative art. Our award-winning schools programme attracts over 12,000 pupils a year and is focussed on our inspirational galleries and collections. We have something to offer pupils from all ages and stages, including facilitated workshops, outreach and self-guided visits. ACTIVITIES FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE A TRIP THROUGH TIME: LIFE IN TUDOR CARLISLE (2hrs) KS1 INTRODUCING CHRONOLOGY (2hrs) KS2 TOYS AND GAMES (2hrs) KS2 THE BORDER REIVERS (1½–2hrs) KS1 PREHISTORIC CUMBRIA (2hrs) KS2 WASHDAY BLUES (2hrs) KS2 LIFE IN VICTORIAN CARLISLE (2hrs) KS1 LIFE & DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT (2hrs) KS2 HOMES IN THE PAST (2hrs) KS2 FIRST WORLD WAR (2hrs) KS1 LIFE IN ROMAN CARLISLE (2hrs) KS2 HABITATS & MINIBEASTS (2hrs) KS2 LIFE IN WARTIME CARLISLE (2hrs) KS1 VIKINGS: INVADERS & SETTLERS (2hrs) KS2 (2hrs) KS2 CSI: TULLIE (2hrs) KS2 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE SESSIONS DISCOVERING CHINA WEEK EXPLORING THE RIVER EDEN WEEK (£35 per session, 1.5 hours) (10am – 2.30pm, £5.50 per pupil for (10am – 2.30pm, £5.50 per pupil for Join us for a magical journey of discovery, Non-User Group Schools, £4 per pupil Non-User Group Schools, £4 per pupil get crafty, have fun and explore! Choose for User Group schools) KS 1/2 for User Group schools) KS 1/2 from Castles, Owls & Butterflies or Trains on 26th February – 2nd March 2018 18th – 22nd June 2018 selected Thursdays throughout the year. We In this fascinating day exploring Chinese Visit our exhibition exploring the amazing River will also be running special Seaside Sessions culture, your pupils will have an introduction Eden, take part in a guided session with Tullie every day from 13th – 17th June. to Mandarin and Chinese customs, explore House staff and then head to the river itself our stunning China exhibition with historical with staff from Eden Rivers Trust, who will help EGYPTIAN WEEK objects never seen before in the UK, and take your pupils explore this fascinating waterway. part in a hands on session with a special guest. (10am – 2.30pm, £5.50 per pupil for Non-User Group Schools, £4 per EYFS RIVERS WEEK pupil for User Group schools) KS2 VIKING WEEK (£35 per session) 29th January – 2nd February (10am – 2.30pm, £5.50 per pupil 2nd – 6th July 2017 A full day exploration of Ancient Egypt, featuring for Non-User Group Schools, £4 per Discover more about the Eden River and its a visit from Inesti, an Egyptian Farmer’s Wife, pupil for User Group schools) KS2 wildlife, with crafts, objects from the collection object handling and a craft activity. 19th – 23rd March 2018 and a visit to our exhibition ‘River Eden; Meet a real Viking, visit our ‘Vikings Revealed’ Wonder World’. gallery which displays the exciting finds from the Viking Cemetery at Cumwhitton, and take part in craft and object handling activities.

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Art & Design Science (Nature) Fully physically Coach Parking accessible Local History Coach drop off Limited accessibility *All out sessions are cross-curricular and feature art and craft Gift shop activities, literacy and drama. Toilets Goody bags Lunch facilities Outreach sessions Linked loans boxes Outreach HABITATS ASSEMBLY WEEKS WITH WWI: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM WEEK LIVING THINGS AND THEIR HABITATS NATURAL ENGLAND KS1/2 - £105 per half day WEEK (30 minutes each assembly, 6th – 10th November 2017 (10am–2.30pm) KS1/2 - FREE geographical restrictions apply) This one hour session explores WWI and Finglandrigg Wood Nature Reserve FREE remembrance using objects and costume, and 18th – 22nd June 2018 focusses on the story of Poppy and her brother 2nd – 6th October 2017 Natural England staff will lead a day of Wilfred. Subject to school timetable, Poppy or and 5th – 9th March 2018 activities inspired by the reserve and Wilfred can fit in 2 sessions per half day. Natural England & Tullie House have teamed neighbouring farm. Your class will take part in up to deliver interactive assemblies looking at three workshops looking at farming, bugs & habitats like woodlands, peat bogs and hay CHINA ASSEMBLY WEEK beasties and biodiversity. meadows. Assemblies include objects from (30mins each assembly) FREE the museum collection along with elements of 5th – 9th February 2018 TULLIE HOUSE ASSEMBLIES drama and dressing up. To celebrate Chinese New Year, our Chinese (30 minutes each assembly, Language Instructor Gloria Huang will deliver FREE) FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE OUTREACH an introduction to Chinese culture and When you start a new topic, why not have customs, with an interactive assembly. WEEK Tullie House introduce the subject and get (1½–2hrs) KS1/2 - £105 per your class excited and engaged in one of session RIVER EDEN ASSEMBLY WEEK our free interactive assemblies delivered in (30mins each assembly) FREE school? Topics available are Romans, Vikings, 13th – 17th November 2017 and the 8th – Border Reivers and NEW for 2017/18, the 11th May 2018 23rd – 27th April 2018 Anglo-Saxons. Would you like Florence to pay your class Ahead of the opening of our summer a visit? This interactive session will be led exhibition in partnership with Eden Rivers by two Tullie House members of staff (one Trust, Tullie House staff will give your pupils in costume!) who will help pupils explore an introduction to the amazing River Eden in Florence’s life and work through objects. an interactive assembly.

EXTRA INFORMATIONinformation LOAN BOXES We have a comprehensive Loan Service covering most of the subjects that you can study at Tullie House (history, science, art) as well as a range of stuffed birds and animals. Loans come in sturdy boxes and are carefully packed to preserve the objects during transport. You can find a list of available loans on our website. Loan Boxes are FREE to User Group schools or £40 per half term for non User Group schools. FAMILIARISATION & SELF-GUIDED VISITS Teachers are welcome to visit the museum for a FREE familiarisation visit – please let Sarah know if you would like to take this up. We welcome visits from pupils of all ages and stages to our award-winning galleries. We have developed resources to help teachers plan their visits, as well as new trails around the galleries for pupils. General visits by schools are FREE and can be booked at a time to suit you.

Booking is easy! HOW TO BOOK A SESSION To book a session please email [email protected]

All sessions should be booked via Sarah Forster (contact details Details above). No deposit is needed. Standard in house workshops last Castle Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TP approximately 2 hours and can be booked for the morning or afternoon. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01228 618725 In house workshops cost £60 for the session plus a £1.50 pupil charge. For further information visit our website: If you are a member of our User Group scheme sessions cost just £60. www.tulliehouse.co.uk For more information about joining our User Group scheme please contact Sarah or visit our website. Special Events normally last from 10am – 2.30pm and prices vary depending on the content. 33 Teacher Continuing Professional Development Programme

New this year is a programme of Professional Development sessions for teachers in museums around the county. Designed and delivered by museum learning specialists, these are relaxed and friendly events held in inspiring places: a chance to learn and unwind over tea and cake!

Dates throughout the year and throughout the county;

Autumn term 27th September 2017: Playing with poetry at Tullie House 2nd October 2017: Geology at Keswick Museum 11th October 2017: Historical Enquiry at The Beacon, Whitehaven 31st October 2017: Playing with poetry at Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry 8th November 2017: Getting to grips with history at Tullie House TBC: History as storytelling Barrow TBC

Spring term 1st February 2018: Getting to grips with history at Penrith and Eden Museum 19th February 2018: Memorable maths in a museum at Blackwell 21st February 2018: Developing deep thinkers in museums at Tullie House 8th March 2018: Being creative about your writing at Dove Cottage

For further information about the range of CPD dates available please see our website: www.cumbriamuseums.org.uk

Sessions will include:

History as storytelling Developing deep thinkers This session explores exciting ways to link art, technology, history and Taking children into an art gallery or museum often gives you a real storytelling both within an art gallery environment and back in the understanding of their hidden knowledge and talents. We aim to show classroom. Bring creativity back to the centre of learning! This would be you how to support deeper thinking in your children by developing useful for subject leaders in Art, Technology, ICT, History and English, critical thinking skills and creativity using art and historical objects. as well as for classroom teachers who would like their teaching to be more cross-curricular. Playing with poetry ‘Playing’ with poetry because good learning should be active and Memorable maths in a museum practical, visual, auditory and kinaesthetic, memorable and fun. This session at Blackwell supports teachers in planning maths During this session you will understand and enjoy a variety of poetry, activities in a cultural venue, making maths more cross-curricular and gaining tools to teach it and ideas on how to deliver it in class. By the meaningful. We will consider activities to support number, geometry, end of the session you will leave enthusiastically, confidently and with measurement, problem solving and mathematical thinking using a very a poetry toolbox! special building and the collection housed within.

Getting to grips with history This workshop is most suitable for Foundation stage and Key stage 1 teachers. Using handling objects and being inspired by the collection at Tullie House we will consider activities that support young children’s developing historical understanding. Helping them make sense of the world around them, develop simple chronology skills and begin to understand how things change over time. Bring planning for a history session that works really well and one that you’d like to improve.

34 Arts Award,Award, ArtsmarkArtsmark and Curious Minds

Cumbria Museum Consortium works We offer a range of opportunities for children and young people to engage with Arts Award as a way of closely with Curious Minds – the accrediting their achievements. Look out for the Arts support organisation that strives to Award logos in this brochure, highlighting museums that can support your pupils in working towards the connect children, young people and five different accreditation levels. schools with arts and culture. We work with Discover and Explore levels and also Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Dove Cottage Light Up Blackwell Examples of Discover and Explore projects include working with Coinciding with ‘The Light Within’ exhibition at the attraction, near groups of children both at school, including through an After School Windermere, artists Griet Beyeart and Paul Miller worked with year 10 art Art Club and at Dove Cottage, There is a link to exhibitions current in and design students from to project a live light show museums at the time and usually involves poets and artists. Exploring onto the exterior walls of Blackwell at night. And as part of the process Wordsworth and our local area through creative writing, ceramics, they completed an Arts Award. photography, print, painting, drama. We design the project so that children can attain the Arts Award while learning and being creative, and have covered Wordsworth and Waterloo, Victorian Tourism, Shakespeare Week, and a Weather Project.

Tullie House We offer a range of Arts Award opportunities, through formal and informal learning. Discover or Explore Arts Awards can be achieved through our Mini Museum project, a great way to enhance your history topic and deepen learning. Work with Tullie House over a term to learn more about your subject as well as how a museum works and is run, then use your new found knowledge to create your own pop up mini museum in school, with objects borrowed from the museum and your own creations. We also offer Bronze or Silver Arts Award opportunities for young people, through bespoke individual projects and group programmes. Our projects always have a creative element, and are a great opportunity to enable young people to gain a valuable qualification, encourage active participation and unlock their artistic potential. Tullie House can offer easy access to exhibitions, arts events and links with practicing artists – all requirements of the Bronze and Silver Arts Award.

We’re also supporting the new model of Artsmark, helping schools to revitalise cultural education so that it contributes to school improvement priorities. Find out more about how Artsmark and Arts Award work by Bronze award : Five of our Young Poets completed the Bronze level visiting curiousminds.org.uk. last year, they documented their own poetry progression, visits to see live readings, their poetry inspirations and preformed their own work If you’re interested in starting your Artsmark journey, or you’d like to discuss at Dove Cottage and at Kendal Poetry festival. One of our young poets ways in which you can work towards Arts Award with your pupils, why not has moved onto the Gold level award this year. contact Cumbria Museum Consortium to see how we can support you? Contact us at [email protected] for further details

35 Learning with Museums and Galleries across Cumbria