Trojan Horse Workshop
Architecture Workshops
Quick Overview - This Architecture Workshop experience is based upon the legendary Trojan Horse story. Your pupils will explore the cleverness and teamwork behind the famous trick, while engaging in design technology, drama, science, and more. They will use their imagination, listening, and problem solving skills to build their own Trojan Horse, working individually, in groups, and together as a class. This is a fun way to bring the story to life while developing motor skills, maths, and teamwork. Your students will love the challenge and the creativity involved in creating this iconic structure!Architecture Workshops have been running our unique fun and engaging workshops since 1996 providing catalytic support for teachers. Fitting with the national curriculum on numerous levels, not only the obvious STEM elements and History, but we help develop pupils Fine and Gross Motor Skills as well as a their independent thought and problem solving skills, thereby increasing their self esteem.
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Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West, North East, North West, Yorkshire, Wales
What activities are available during this school workshop?
Bridges, Castles; Egyptians; Ely Cathedral; Ferris Wheel; Geodesic Structures; Greek Parthenon; Indian Taj Mahal; Islamic Dome Of The Rock; Mayan Temple; Olympic Sculptures; Saxon Roundhouse; Shelters; Skyscrapers; Stonehenge; Trojan Horse; Tudor Globe Theatre; Victorian Crystal Palace; Viking Longship
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Greeks Workshop
Greek life and achievements Greek influence on the western world
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the Trojans and the city of Troy. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology, involving the construction of a wooden horse, spawning the phrase "beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
Citizenship Workshop
Team building
Pupils Work individually, in groups and altogether to create one large structure, or remaining in groups make their own structure. e.g. bridge, shelter, sculpture. The teamwork and resilience needed helps develop pupils cooperative intelligence..
Design Technology Workshop
Materials
Construction Elements Included, where pupils have to follow instructions together to form the structure, so need to help and guide one another to ensure a successful build. Construction Elements Included, where pupils have to follow instructions together to form the structure, so need to help and guide one another to ensure a successful build..
Maths Workshop
Logic and Problem Solving Shape
Because we use nothing more than dowel and rubber bands in all of our unique workshops the importance of triangulation in making all other two dimensional shapes strong is key in all the structures we build.
PSHE
Teamwork and resilience
Problem solving and resilience are endemic in all of our workshops, but particularly in the STEAM orientated ones, like Bridge, Maths & Design, Shelters, Skyscrapers, Olympic Sculptures. Pupils Work individually, in groups and altogether to create one large structure, or remaining in groups make their own structure. e.g. bridge, shelter, sculpture. The teamwork and resilience needed helps develop pupils cooperative intelligence.
Team Building
>What size groups do we cater for?
45 KS2 pupils in 120 minutes
30 KS2 pupils in 90 minutes
30 KS2 pupils in 90 minutes
Access for visitors with disabilities
Yes Please let us know more about your group and we will get back to you with more details about the suitability of what we offer.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Yes We certainly can. Please use the form below to let us know your group's specific SEN requirements and we will get back to you with more information on how we can tailor our learning experience for your children.
Anything else?
My son, Erno, ran out of his classroom today exclaiming 'best day ever'. Thank you so much for what sounds like an inspiring session building. His eyes were glistening and he is still buzzing!
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Who are Architecture Workshops?
Designed to stimulate imaginations and excite children and teachers alike the Architecture Workshops Hands-On experience is a Focused Practical Task For All Key Stages & Abilities. The workshops focus on simple ideas to amazing affect, using all aspects of STEM pupil's work together to build stunning large scale structures. In many of the workshops we take a history topic as a starting point and using, Design Technology, Maths Literacy, Science and Drama to differing degrees, pupils create large scale reconstructions of famous architectural landmarks that bring curriculum subjects to life. Pupils work individually, in small teams and altogether to build one large structure or many structures depending upon the focus of the chosen workshop. The ideas found in EYFS workshops are developed throughout our repertoire of workshops, from KS 1 & 2 right up to KS 3,4 & 5.
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Architecture Workshops
How science, maths and art skills can be developed through team work, problem solving and imagination
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