Roman Workshop

ReachOut Educate School Workshop

We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West, North West

Why book 'Roman Workshop' with ReachOut Educate

Our workshops involve engaging, interactive sessions and activities that are tailored to suit your learning outcomes, our travelling mini museum allows for an authentic hands on experience, giving your students a taste of what it was like to live in the Roman times.

Our workshop includes:

*Experienced educators, with performing arts experience who bring history to life!
*A welcome presentation, looking at what happened when the Romans were around and where they sit in the British History Timeline.
*Every participating student will be able to witness how a coin is made via our Coin Striking kit and are able to take home a 'silver' coin with an authentic design from the Roman era.
*An array of artefacts and toys within our mini museum to pick up and explore!
*A 'Danger Table' featuring replica weapons - learn the names of different pieces and what they were used for.
*Wool Spinning - learn how clothes were made.
*Authentic games
*Mosaic Design
*Role Play and drama activities
*Train to join the Romans went to battle and a chance to re-create the famous Shield Formation; The Testudo!

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What activities are available during this educational workshop?

* Interactive presentation performance with an overview of Roman Britain
* A Mini-Museum featuring replica artefacts from daily life during the Viking time period.
* A 'Danger Table' of replica weapons - Learn about how they were made & used!
* Use the Coin Striking kit to make an authentic Roman coin that the students can take home.
* Mosaic Design- various options available
* Testudo Shield Formation soldier training
and more!

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

There are many opportunities for role play through drama, movement and music during our Roman workshops. The students will use their best dramatic story telling to recreate the famous battle formation and learn all about how successful they were against Boudicca. This can be done in smaller groups throughout the workshop or done as a whole class! With Roman inspired music playing to really add to the atmosphere. Our practitioners are also performers - delivering a mini performance at the beginning of the session and remaining in character throughout.

Curriculum topics available: Craft.

The Romans are well known for their impressive Mosaics, especially using them in their famous public bath houses. In this workshop the students will get a chance to learn about the different types of mosaics the Romans would have made, how much they would have been worth and even get creative and have a go at making their own out of a material of your choosing. Discussing the history of Art with examples of mosaic designs that may be found in a rich Roman villa. Crafting their designs with sculpting with clay or a variety of paper methods - students will get a feel for how to design and produce some roman inspired art.

Roman Britain is the main focus, but we can't talk about the Roman Invasion without examining the impact their arrival had on the Celts; including the rise of Boudicca. How did the Celts react when they arrived? How did they fight back? Why were they unsuccessful in their fight against them? How did the Romans go into battle differently to the Celts?

Curriculum topics available: The Roman Conquest and Hadrians Wall, Romanisation and ways of life, Roman Buildings, The Roman Army, Boudicca Rebellion, Our Roman Legacy.

Explore the day to day life and the battles of the Romans in Britain! What did The Romans wear? What did they eat? What happened during the Roman Conquest? What was a Bath House actually used for? During this interactive workshop, the students will engage with our hands-on activities, including a mini-museum full of authentic replica artefacts to discover what life really was like during the Roman occupation in Britain. As well as a demonstration at our weapons table, the session looks at how Roman coins were made, with every student being able to take home a coin which they helped make!

What size groups do you cater for?

Group sizes will depend on the time frame and space you have available, we are very flexible and can create bespoke programmes for small class sizes right up to a full school approach. We usually suggest a class of 30 students per workshop and the session lasting 1.5 hours; this allows them to ask any questions they have and use all the equipment with bring without feeling rushed.

Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?

Yes, we cater for children of all abilities and can adapt our sessions for full inclusivity.

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Yes, we have a selection of practitioners with SEN experience.

Anything else?

Although we do have a framework for our sessions, we are always adaptable and very flexible with the delivery and content - allowing us to build a workshop completely suited to your needs and learning outcomes. We have a 'not one size fits all'' approach with any prospective school, group or club. If you need something specific for your school visit, just give us a call to chat about how we can help you!

Who are ReachOut Educate?

ReachOut Arts are proud to showcase our education branch, ReachOut Educate. We
deliver interactive workshops and experience days to schools and a variety of different settings.
With many years experience working around the world with students aged early years right through to adult education, we are confident in creating and delivering learning programmes that match our ethos 'Building Confidence Creatively'.
We are delighted to be delivering engaging and interactive history sessions with a large collection of artefacts and replica items.