Victorian themed workshops for schools

Recreate a Victorian school room, complete with slates and chalk, nineteenth century teaching methods, and legendary discipline! The selection of workshops below will help your class learn all about the Victorian Era, from famous Victorians like Florence Nightingale and Emily Pankhurst, to the many inventors and inventions that changed the way of life for millions of people.

Perhaps the topic that will be easiest to comprehend for your students is a Victorian childhood. Let them discover what was it like to be a child at the end of the eighteen hundreds. Explore traditional toys and games and find out how short their period of education was before they were expected to begin work.

Being close enough to the modern day means that we can take advantage of early photography to show comparisons between the Victorian period and today's world. Our workshops can teach about the development of the railways, or life in industrial towns built around coal, cotton or pottery. We can link to literacy topics through writers like Charles Dickens, looking at what it was like to be extemely poor in Victorian England, and how the gentry lived in the stately homes.

All of these Victorian school workshops are designed to compliment your class topic and help bring to life various aspect of life during the reign of Queen Victoria.

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Victorian Drama and Dance workshops for schools
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Victorian drama and dance workshop schools offer students dynamic training in classical and contemporary performance arts. Focusing on creativity, expression, and technique, these schools nurture talent through engaging workshops.
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ToysInSchool
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An exclusive, fully hands-on toy making experience for your children where they get to make their own wooden toy from examples in Ancient Egypt through to 1940's Lego (before the plastic). Includes a presentation looking at history and forces.
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Immersive Experiences
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Immersive Experiences is a multi-award-winning provider of space learning experiences across the UK's largest fleet of mobile planetariums and star domes. Our astronomers teach the curriculum and beyond for EYFS to KS5, as well as SEND-adapted shows.
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Florence Nightingale Workshop
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This Drama Hut Workshop takes us back to the Crimean war in 1853, where we meet The Lady with the Lamp, Florence Nightingale. Explore what it was like to live during Victorian times and discover the impact she had, helping to create safer hospitals!
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The Victorians!
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From the slums of Victorian London, with children being pickpockets, mudlarks, chimney sweeps & Miners, to the strict Victorian Classroom via our fully operational Railway workshop....our Victorian sessions are without rival!
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Outreach
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Newcastle Castle outreach brings history right to your classroom. We deliver hands on historical workshops covering almost every period on the Primary Curriculum. Your class won't just learn about history, they'll relive it.
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Toys from the Past
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Step into the land of toys with this fun and exciting drama workshop!
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History Workshops
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The Drama Hut specialise in bringing on-site and online workshops directly to your school, covering a wide range of curricular topics. Through drama, improvisation and role play let us create a unique learning experience for your school!
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Suffragettes Workshop
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During this Drama Hut Workshop, we meet Sylvia, (the daughter of WSPU founder Emmeline Pankhurst) as she leads the children to explore the Suffragette movement, how it was formed and the gruelling fight to secure equal rights and the vote for women!
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A Victorian Christmas
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During this Drama Hut Workshop, we meet 'Flora', a Victorian carol singer! She is eager to share her tales and experiences of the infamous 'Ebenezer Scrooge'! Using improvisation, song games and role play, explore what a Victorian Christmas was like!
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Victorians
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A fun and participatory day of drama exploring The Victorians! Children will learn about the history of The Victorians, exploring their way of living and how this relates to their lives today.
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Victorian Workshop
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During this Drama Hut workshop, discover what it was like to live and work in the ever changing Victorian Britain. Experience 'Mudlarking' in the Thames, visit a workhouse and become part of The Great Exhibition, meeting Queen Victoria herself.
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Florence Nightingale
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Alone in the night, the Lady with the Lamp walks the halls of the hospital checking on the sick and wounded. In this One Day drama workshop, discover Florence Nightingale's many accomplishments and how her efforts saved the lives of so many.
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Inventors Workshop with Ada Lovelace
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During this Drama Hut Workshop, we meet Ada Lovelace, a pioneer of STEM, often considered to be the first computer programmer. Discover other famous inventors in history and find out what it takes to make a great inventor!
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Victorian Workshop
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Hands-On Building Workshops For KS2 to fit in with your Victorian Topic. Pupils work individually in teams and altogether to produce a 3m high, 12m long structure that represents the central spine of the Crystal Palace, which they then parade through
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Victorian Workshop
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by Historic Workshops. Want a Victorian Day that is fun, yet also gives the children an idea what lessons (and teachers) were like in Victorian times? A teacher straight from Victorian Britain is here to show your children Victorian discipline!
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Toy Making Experience Days
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Open your pupils to the world of toys! Whether studying Toys from the Past or you just want to offer your pupils an enriching DT experience where they get to make their own wooden toy, in our Toy Making Days children always amaze themselves!
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Dan Tastic History
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Dan Tastic Education brings History to life with incredible Wow Days! Your pupils will be inspired & engaged by an array of artefacts, videos & student interaction with one of our fun & entertaining Dan Tastic Workshop Facilitators!
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Victorian School Experience Day
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Class you may be seated! Step into a Victorian classroom in your own school. Your pupils might be in for a bit of a shock when they experience firsthand what school was like 150 years ago Children get to try using a dip pen and more...
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Victorian Workshop & Wow Day
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Dan Tastic Education brings history to life with incredible Victorian Wow Days! Your pupils will be inspired & engaged by our historical items, props, videos & student interaction with one of our fun & entertaining Dan Tastic Workshop Facilitator
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