Viking workshops for school groups

Would you like a visit from a Viking? Your class can plan Viking raids and invasions. Try on replica clothing worn by the men and women of the time. Hold the types of weapons, helmets and shields that the Viking invaders would have carried. We have Viking themed workshops that cover any topic you may be planning to share with your class.

Learn Viking facts. Recreate their famous long boats that brought them across the North Sea. Talk about their diet and how they farmed their food. Look at the various jobs that held together their society. Discover their beliefs, Gods and traditions. Your children can play some Viking games, or even write their names in runes, the Viking alphabet.

A Viking school workshop is a superb way to travel back in time to understand the arrival of the Norse men, their subsequent settlement, and how the Danelaw brought about a new time period in British history.

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Vikings, Valkyries and Valhalla - Victorious in defeat
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Vikings...the very word evokes so many emotions but what does it mean? Who were these mysterious demons that emerged from barren seas to reek havoc upon our shores? Demons or master seafarers? Traders or Invaders? Let's explore Valhalla and more.
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The Vikings
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An fun and participatory day of drama exploring Viking history. Children will learn about the history of the Vikings, exploring their traditions and way of life and considering how this relates to their lives today.
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Vikings
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So much fun they won't realise they're learning! Bring the Viking age to life in your own school with authentically-dressed, experienced specialists and high quality artefacts and activities designed to educate, stimulate and inspire follow-on work
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Travelling through History with Minecraft
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We will be delving into the virtual world of Minecraft to bring out an experience that the student would love and learn in. The workshop can be adapted to fit the needs of the topics your organisation is studying.
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History VR Day
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Bring all of your KS2 history topics to life with PrimeVR! We can cover the Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Vikings, Ancient Maya, World Wars and the Stone Age. Travel back in time and bring the school trip to you!
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The Vikings!
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At The Past Presents...WE GO BIG! Historical Workshops with the biggest, most well-thought out resources, sessions & experiences available in the UK. You'll wonder why you ever took trips out when you see the value we bring into your classroom!
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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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Vikings VR Workshop
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Learn all about Viking raids, trading and culture with PrimeVR! Your class can travel back in time to visit a reconstructed Viking village in Scandinavia! Step onboard a Viking longship and explore a weapons armoury! Enquire with PrimeVR today!
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Victorian Historical Experiences
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Step back into Victorian Britain through immersive 360° dome experiences and interactive workshops. Students explore Victorian schools, inventions, industry, workhouses, transport, and daily life in an engaging, curriculum-linked historical journey.
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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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Hands on History
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Immersive historical learning experiences take you back in time with fully custom-made experiences.
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Vikings and Saxons
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We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring Viking & Saxon workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic team of 'performing historians' with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.
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Viking Workshops
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During this Drama Hut Workshop we meet 'Astrid' The Viking and travel back in time to 793 AD. Together, the children will create images of Viking Britain, set sail in a Viking longboat, solve riddles and discover why the Vikings came to our shore!
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Viking longboat workshop in a school hall
Viking Workshops
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Hands-On Building Workshops For KS2 to fit in with the curriculum on Settlers & Invaders. Complimenting our Saxon Roundhouse workshop and Roman Villa. Pupils build a 12m long Viking Longship and enact the journey through the icebergs of the arctic.
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Viking Workshop
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By Historic Workshops. Want your children to experience the battle formations and tactics of the Vikings? Do you want them to handle authentic, replica weapons and equipment? Then look no further! Historic Workshops will deliver!
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Viking Workshop & Wow Day
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Dan Tastic Education brings Vikings to life with incredible Viking 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 Facilitators!
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Viking and Anglo-Saxon Workshop
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Looking to elevate your Viking and Anglo-Saxon history topic? Want to bring costumed Historical Interpreters to launch your subject in the classroom? Then book Days Gone By to bring history to life for your students with artefacts and activities.
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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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Custom VR Adventures: Tailored Virtual Reality Experiences
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Teachers will have the unique opportunity to dictate the themes and videos, tailoring the VR experiences to their students' interests and curriculum needs.
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Portals To The Past
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Portals to the Past provide high quality history workshops in schools for KS2, led by experienced historical re-enactors and historians. Available across most of England. From the Stone Age through to WW2 our workshops come to your school.
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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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Vikings Experience Day
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Hail Saxons, I am Ottar, a trader from Northway, I have travelled far and seen much. I bring fine wares for trade. Come, let us sit awhile and share tales of our travels...
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