View workshops at:
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Coalport China Museum
Enginuity
Jackfield Tile Museum
Rose Hill House
Museum of the Gorge
Blists Hill Victorian Town - To book contact Education Officers on 01952 601017 or 01952 601013
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| Workshop |
K/S |
Time |
Capacity |
Cost |
| Victorian School Museum led (Winter) A Victorian Teacher will deliver selected activities in our original School House. Teachers choose from a list of lessons available. We provide costumes for all children and 2 adults. |
1-2 |
2 Hours |
35 |
£7.25 per child includes admission |
| Victorian School Self led (Easter - October) The self taught session is the same as above, but you deliver the lesson with detailed resources and a museum based ‘Classroom Assistant’ to help. |
1-2 |
2 Hours |
35 |
Admission plus £75 |
| Intaglio Printing Draw, etch and print pieces of work using Intaglio techniques and processes. We can focus on pattern and designs found at the site for inspiration or the students can bring ready made designs eg Xmas cards, self portraits. |
1-4 |
1.5 Hours |
30 |
Admission plus £75 |
| Costume Handling An opportunity to try on some items of costume and see how they affected the way you moved and what you could do. |
1-2 |
25 Min |
Max 20 per group |
Admission plus £1 per student |
| Laundry Wash clothing using a dolly tub and posser. Wring it through a mangle and peg out on the line. Smell the carbolic soap and lavender bags. Compare how hard it is compared to what we do today. |
1-2 |
30-45 Min |
35 |
Admission plus £1 per student |
| Candle Dipping Dip a modern candle in coloured waxes to create a unique design. Visit the Victorian Candle Factory to see how candles were made. |
All |
40 Min |
35 |
Admission plus £1.20 per student |
| Brick Making (February – October) Hand make a brick using traditional tools and techniques, and experience the working conditions endured by child labourers in a Victorian Brickworks. Bricks are taken home and should be fired or varnished when dry. |
All |
25 Min |
16 |
Admission plus £1.50 per student |
| Bread making (phone for dates) Mix the ingredients, then knead the dough. Learn about the science and then enjoy eating the results once the mini loaf has been cooked in the bakery.
|
1-3 |
1 Hour |
30 |
Admission plus £75 |
| Dedicated Early Years Days Storytelling and candle dipping. Make a toy, meet our horses, pigs and chickens and ride in the horse drawn cart.
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0-5 yrs |
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Phone for details |
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Coalport China Museum - To book call Coalport Education Officer on 01952 686542
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Coalport’s “Design and Make” Workshops explore techniques used in the production of ceramics. All work needs firing and is available for collection after approx 3 weeks, or we can arrange postage (extra charge).
| Workshop |
K/S |
Time |
Capacity |
Cost |
| On Glaze Painting - paint a design of your own on a plain white mug or plate that will then be fired to make it permanent. |
2/3 |
2 Hours |
30
(Split groups
can be arranged) |
£7 per student.
Museum admission included.
Tour on request |
| Modelling Clay Faces – create a 3-D face in cream glazed finish. It can be a self portrait, a famous person or a fantasy figure |
All |
| Flower modelling – making and painting flowers using traditional techniques and some strange implements |
2-4 |
| Landscapes– using the inspiration of the Gorge or a drawing you have brought with you, make a plaque to hang on the wall |
All |
| Containers – make coil or slab pots to your own design and shape |
All |
| Sgraffito – Use the patterns you find in the collections to inspire you then scratch out a unique design on a clay bowl |
1/2 |
| Transfer design – Make an intaglio print to see how this method was used to produce designs on ceramic ware. Then decorate a mug using a range of modern transfers. |
2-4 |
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Enginuity - To book call Enginuity Education Officer on 01952 435903
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Enginuity offers various challenging workshops. All include hands-on design, make and test activities. Lunch space provided.
| Workshop |
K/S |
Time |
Capacity |
Cost |
Buggy Racer Challenge 2A; Vehicles
How simple mechanisms work |
1 |
10am – 2.30pm
Includes time in Enginuity |
50 |
£8 per student includes admission |
| Buggy Racer Challenge 6D:Controllable Vehicles. How electricity is used to drive products and pulleys to control speed |
2/3 |
50 |
Bridging the Gap1D: Homes
How to make structures stronger and more stable |
1 |
50 |
Bridging the Gap 6A: Shelters
Using CAD to investigate tubes and triangles in construction |
2/3 |
35 |
Parachuting Parcels
Assemble and reinforce a gift box to drop a china teddy bear safely with a parachute |
1/2 |
35 |
Pneumatic Cranes 3C: Moving Monsters
Build a working crane with 2 moving parts controlled by syringes and simple levers |
2 |
35 |
Pewter Puzzles
Design and manufacture badges using CAD and CAM |
2-4 |
35 |
Rockets
Design and make paper air powered rockets able to hit a target |
1/2 |
50 |
Wind Turbines
Develop understanding of energy resources and how they are transferred and transformed |
2/3 |
35 |
Product Analysis
Evaluate a range of products against a number of criteria |
4+ |
35 |
Robo Sumo
Using graphic programming language, create a robot that can interact with the environment |
2/3 |
35 |
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| Interactive Shows |
K/S |
Time |
Capacity |
Cost |
Forces
Units 1E: Pushes & Pulls,
2A: Vehicles,
2E Forces & Movements,
6E Forces in action |
1-3 |
45 Min |
60 |
£1 plus
admission
(£25 min) |
Materials
A look at forces, materials and structures |
2/3 |
Electricity
How electricity is generated and how energy can be transformed |
1-3 |
Pneumatics
Unit 3C: Moving Monsters |
2 |
| Outreach Workshop |
K/S |
Time |
Capacity |
Cost |
| Moving Pictures Unit 1A |
1 |
2 Hours Per session |
|
£150 per half day.
£285 per day.
+ expenses (40p per mile)
|
| Story Books Unit 4B |
2 |
| Crazy Cams Unit 5C: Moving Toys |
2 |
| Alarming Vehicles Unit 4D: Alarms |
2 |
| Fairgrounds Unit 6C: Fairgrounds |
2 |
Forces
Interactive show and activities demonstrating how an understanding of forces is important when designing and making products. |
1-3 |
60 |
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Jackfield Tile Museum - To book contact Education Officer on 01952 884627
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Jackfield workshops include a design and make activity using traditional Victorian techniques. Access to the museum is included. All work needs firing and is available for collection after approx 3 weeks, or we can arrange postage (extra charge).
| Workshop |
K/S |
Time |
Capacity |
Cost |
| Tube lining tile decoration (wall tiles). A traditional technique where the designs is outlined with liquid clay and then the coloured sections are infilled with coloured slip before the tile is fired to achieve a high gloss finish. |
1-4 |
3 Hours |
30 per session |
£7.50 per student |
| Encaustic tile (floor tiles). One of the earliest techniques for producing a multicoloured design. The pattern is carved out of the mould and clay or slip is used to give the different sections colour. After drying the excess is scraped away and the tile is fired to a biscuit finish
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Rosehill House - To book contact Education Department on 01952 433970
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| Workshop |
K/S |
Time |
Capacity |
Cost |
| Victorian Christmas (Nov / Dec) Experience Christmas in a Victorian house. Dress in costume to help the house keeper prepare the family Christmas pudding then make a ginger bread man to take home. Listen to our tales of Christmas for the family and servants and play hunt the thimble before helping to decorate and sing carols around the tree. |
|
1.5 Hours |
30 per session |
£100 per class plus admission |
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Museum of the Gorge - To book contact Education Department on 01952 433970
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| Workshop |
K/S |
Time |
Capacity |
Cost |
| 4600 Million years of geology explained in 45 minutes. Discover why the Gorge is here and what it is made of. Where did all these different rocks come from and when. See how the same processes are still happening today and start to consider what the future might bring.
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45 minutes |
50 |
Admission plus £1 per child |
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