Life in Ancient Greece Day

Off the Page School Workshop

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

Why book 'Life in Ancient Greece Day' with Off the Page

Our full-day Key Stage 2 workshop immerses children in Greece of 490 BCE. In their minds, your school hall becomes the agora in Athens, and they are craftspeople in it. As they work, they are drip fed information about the battle against the Persians, Athenian life and Greek culture.

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What activities are available during this educational workshop?

During the morning of our Ancient Greece workshop, the children will flow freely between work stations in your school hall. Each workstation represents a different Greek craft or trade. Activities may include:

• Lamp workers
• Medicine makers
• Wax tablet makers
• Pottery painters
• Mosaic makers
• Offerings makers
• Pendant makers
• Potters

In the afternoon the children will put on child-friendly Greek plays to form the Festival of Dionysus.

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

Curriculum topics available: Ancient Greeks.

Explore ancient Athens! Learn about the birthplace of democracy, including its beliefs, customs and culture. Children will work in the Athenian agora as the Battle of Marathon rages nearby. They will create Ancient Greek art such as pottery and frescos and will even perform their own Greek plays.

Curriculum topics available: Greek life and achievements, Religion Trade Politics and Architecture, Greek Gods and Mythology.

Our workshop immerses children in the history and culture of Ancient Greece during the Battle of Marathon. They will learn about Greek Gods, including Athena and Dionysus. They will also be exposed to Athenian life, democracy, mythology, theatre and more.

What size groups do you cater for?

We can work with three classes (up to 90 children) at one time, provided the school hall is large enough.

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

Please talk to us about your Special Educational Needs so we can accommodate your children’s requirements.

Who are Off the Page?

Off the Page presents history the way you wish you had learned it as a child. Our experienced teachers immerse your children in a topic to create an unforgettable learning experience. Our school workshops are no mere presentation with a bit of artefact handling – we build an atmosphere using authentic materials, allowing children to live the history through drama, roleplay and hands-on activities. The result is an understanding and enthusiasm for a topic that is difficult to create with books alone.