Victorian School Experience Day Workshop
Classroom Adventures
Step into our Victorian Classroom. In this immersive experience day, we take over one of your classrooms to whisk children back 150 years and experience firsthand how much school and learning has changed.The experience runs over a single day, with classes participating in turn. Each child is issued with a copybook which they will use to practice their writing with dip pens, but they need to be careful! Remember, a blot on your copybook is a blot on your life!
The copybook was a big deal for children because this could act as a CV to land a job with better pay, conditions and prospects.
During the school session, children will learn the 3 R's. So, they will also practice reading and pronunciation with vocal gymnastics. The Grammarians at the time believed in a very prescriptive view of language, basing many of their views on Latin Grammar.
Don't forget your numbers! Pupils will also learn imperial measurements and currency before completing several exercises using their slates.
Religion features heavily in daily life in the 19th century, so there will be contemporary prayers, hymns and homilies throughout each session.
It is these religious and grammatical teachings, along with many others, that feed into the idea of what education should look like in the Victorian era. One notion was for certain: that everyone should know their place. An idea that the children will discover early on in the session.
How will the children cope with the Victorian educational system?
We look forward to visiting you to find out!
Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West
What activities are available during this school workshop?
In our Victorian School experience day pupils will:
- Get to roleplay and experience a Victorian School environment.
- Compare today's schooling with that of the past.
- Use Victorian dip pens whilst practising their handwriting.
- Learn imperial measurements and currency.
- Use slates and slate pencils whilst completing sums
- See some of the punishments that were administered to children
Plus more...
- Get to roleplay and experience a Victorian School environment.
- Compare today's schooling with that of the past.
- Use Victorian dip pens whilst practising their handwriting.
- Learn imperial measurements and currency.
- Use slates and slate pencils whilst completing sums
- See some of the punishments that were administered to children
Plus more...
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Victorian Workshop
Childhood and Schools
In our Victorian School Experience Day your pupils will step back in time, into a Victorian Classroom where they will roleplay a class of children from 150 years ago.
They will meet a very strict and stern teacher who expects children to do as they are told, and not speak unless spoken to.
There will be lots to study throughout the session as children will cover the 3 R's, whilst using dip pens and slates.
At the end of the session the children can discuss how they found the experience, comparing it to the present day.
What size groups do we cater for?
Our Victorian School experience day is aimed at mainstream schools from 1 - 4 form entry (30 - 120 children).
We can cater to pretty much any size year group. The day is split between the number of classes, which then rotate in turn.
We can cater to pretty much any size year group. The day is split between the number of classes, which then rotate in turn.
Access for visitors with disabilities
Our days are aimed to be fun and engaging for all.
Our only requirement is that you/your organisation provide the relevant staffing and equipment needed to facilitate any individual's participation.
Our only requirement is that you/your organisation provide the relevant staffing and equipment needed to facilitate any individual's participation.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Our days are aimed to be fun and engaging for all. Our only requirement is that you/your organisation provide the relevant staffing and equipment needed to facilitate any individual's participation. You must also be aware that we will be bringing various props and equipment with us that are integral to the content of the day. Many of these can cause injury if used incorrectly. Therefore, safety and safeguarding is of upmost concern and we may not be able to deliver a day if behaviour is dangerous or staffing levels are insufficient.
Anything else?
In order to deliver our exciting Victorian School experience day, we simply require the following:
- secure onsite parking (either in a car park or on a playground)
- a suitable classroom that will not be used by anyone else for the duration of the day.
- sufficient staffing to be with the children for the duration of the day
- secure onsite parking (either in a car park or on a playground)
- a suitable classroom that will not be used by anyone else for the duration of the day.
- sufficient staffing to be with the children for the duration of the day
Who are Classroom Adventures?
Classroom Adventures has been providing educational experiences and events since 2016. Its members have varied backgrounds and interests including: organ building, biomedical science, furniture making, vaccine development, historical re-enactment, Morris dancing and more...
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