Pirate Workshop & Wow Day

Dan Tastic Education School Workshop

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

Why book 'Pirate Workshop & Wow Day' with Dan Tastic Education

With the cost of taking a class to a free museum by coach, our workshops provide excellent value for money with no work placed on the school!

Your Dan Tastic Workshop Facilitator will arrive at 07:30 to set up an exciting display of historical weapons, flags, sailing equipment, treasures and lots of other interesting props. Using humour and a huge wealth of knowledge on the subject matter, your Dan Tastic Workshop Facilitator will educate and entertain your pupils for the full day, leaving the children a real insight into the history of pirates, a thirst for knowledge, a piece of treasure to keep and the chance to use their writing skills to send us a letter or email.

The core content of a single Pirate Workshop session includes...

The History of Pirates

Life at sea

Life in the 1700s

Looking at parts of a ship

Looking at historical weapons

Looking at flags

Pirates Games

Pirate Songs

Pirate Stories

Handling Historical Weapons & Artefacts

The day can be split across the whole school, or a full day with one class, many schools like to book Captain Dan Tastic for multiple days so each class can get the entire experience!

school trip at Pirate Workshop & Wow Day

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What activities are available during this educational workshop?

Dan Tastic Education uses a wide array of props, historical items, weapons, videos, group discussion and teacher in role style student participation to cover the following topics during the core content of a single Pirate Workshop session...

The History of Pirates
Life at sea
Life in the 1700s
Looking at parts of a ship
Looking at historical weapons
Looking at flags
Pirates Games
Pirate Songs
Pirate Stories
Handling Historical Weapons & Artefacts

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

English

Pirates

The core content of a single Pirate Workshop session includes...

The History of Pirates
Life at sea
Life in the 1700s
Looking at parts of a ship
Looking at historical weapons
Looking at flags
Pirates Games
Pirate Songs
Pirate Stories
Handling Historical Weapons & Artefacts

What size groups do you cater for?

Single Class to Full School!

- Full day experience with a single class
- Full day split between each class in a year group
- Full day split between the entire school

We can work with groups of any size, from a single class for a full day in the classroom to a full school presentation in the school hall.

We will work with you to create a timetable that suits the school's needs whilst allowing the children to get the most out of the day.

Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?

We are always able to cater for disabilities such as sessions based around mobility. We will work with teachers & carers to do what's needed to accommodate all children.

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

We are always able to cater for Special Educational Needs such as Autism Friendly sessions or sessions based around mobility. We will do what's needed to accommodate all children.

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Who are Dan Tastic Education?

Our workshops have been carefully crafted and updated over the last 10 years, they were designed from the ground up using the perspectives of a reception teacher with 40 years experience, a retired primary headmaster who went on to work as an educational consultant, a critically acclaimed children’s entertainer who specialises in ADHD and neurodivergent engagement & a West End scenic artist who worked on sets and props for Master Chef, Madame Tussauds & The Royal Opera House.

Our mission has been and always will be to give children an experience that they will remember
and bring topics to life so they stick around in their minds well into adulthood

Reviews from Schools..

★★★★★
"I booked a pirate day with Dan Tastic Education as end our class topic on Pirates. It was FANTASTIC! The engagement with the children was fabulous and energetic! A day of cross curricular activities and workshops covering Maths, literacy, PE, Drama, geography, history, story telling and much more in a fun and engaging way. They clearly had my Year 2 Crew on board with their learning! Dan Tastic Education came to our primary school last week to kick start our new topic of Pirates and he certainly got us off to a great start. The morning was spent finding out about a range of Pirate information. There was such a great amount of knowledge on the subject and they were fantastic at communicating with the children. The children (and the teachers) laughed all the way through, saw incredible artefacts and got the chilren were completely involved from beginning to end. They were spellbound! In the afternoon we had all 60 children in the hall and they had no problems keeping them the children entertained with games, songs and stories. It was pretty mad at times & the children absolutely loved it. Many described it as 'the best day ever' and we got some fantastic writing about Pirates the following day. This is the second year that we've had Dan Tastic Education, and we would definitely book again next year!"

Southglade Primary & Nursery School

Carleton Park Junior & Infants School

★★★★★
"Many thanks Dan Tastic Education for a brilliant pirate day. The children were still talking about it the next day! Parents commented that their children had been very excited days before the visit & couldn't wait to dress up as pirates. Great day had by everyone and we all learnt a lot."

Finborough School

★★★★★
"We welcomed First-Mate Meg to Woodhouses this week and he had all our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2s hooked from the off! The children we engrossed in the amazing resources, information and activities and it really was the best finale for our pirate topic. We can not recommend Dan-Tastic Education more highly and look forward to booking with them again! Thanks me-hearties! "

Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School

★★★★★
"Our Year 1s, 2s and 3s had the most amazing Pirate day with Dan Tastic Education. They were hooked from the start with the wonderful props and the way the facts were explained in real terms. There was a magic show, treasure map drawing workshop and lots of laughs throughout! We look forward to booking them again soon! Thank you so much!"

Horsley Woodhouse Primary

★★★★★
"Dan Tastic Education's pirate workshop was a fantastic start to the new year and a brilliant way to excite the children about their new learning"

Knowsley Lane Primary

★★★★★
"Dan Tastic Education's pirate workshop was a fantastic start to the new year and a brilliant way to excite the children about their new learning"

Knowsley Lane Primary

★★★★★
"We were completely amazed with our workshops from Dan Tastic Education! Both Dan and his partner Em breathe life into education, making it captivating and exciting. They really focus on inspiring the children to learn, engaging the whole class with mind-expanding questions and taking them all on an adventure throughout the whole day. We’ve had two workshops and are already discussing how many more we can get in this term! Dan Tastic Education really capture the spirit of the new creative curriculum. Absolutely fantastic – keep up the good work! "

Playden CofE Primary School

★★★★★
"We had heard great things about Dan Tastic Education’s work shops, but he exceeded our wildest dreams! An incredible workshop for our Reception, Y1 and Y2. With such a wide array of activities, props, stories, historical items and games the children were entirely engaged from start to finish by the Captain! Perfect for our pirate topic and the children still talk about him months later. Incredible value for money and we will definitely be booking him again next year!"

Sedlescombe CofE Primary