Eyes to the Front

Suitable for Key Stage 2 pupils this programme focuses on a timetable typical of the Victorian period from 1890 for children aged from 7 to 14.
It takes place in a restored Victorian classroom with all children and teachers dressing in Victorian costume.
A visit will enable pupils and teachers to:

Engage in role-play
Consider continuity and change
Discuss similarities and differences
Gain an understanding of late Victorian education
Experience an empathic situation

Format of the visit

Briefing
Bell (The school bell will be rung to signal the start of the role-play)
Register/hymn singing
Geography/object or history lesson
Arithmetic Drill
Writing
Reading
Choral Speaking
Debriefing

This unit is run by North Lincolnshire Museum Service

Prices and related information

This session is run by North Lincolnshire Museums and costs £63 (NLC school) or £84 (other schools) for one session, and £107 (NLC schools) or £153 (other schools) for two (subject to review). Each session accommodates up to 36 pupils.

It lasts one hour forty five minutes and run from 10.00am and 1.00pm (with some flexibility)

Please telephone (01652 635172) first to check on availability. For “Eyes to the Front” we will make a provisional booking and ask North Lincolnshire Museums Service to contact you separately in order to confirm their availability.
Pre-visits are encouraged to discuss the learning programmes and arrangements for a school visit. These can be scheduled at the end of a school day – please call us to make arrangements.

Please not, as from 1st September 2012 booking should be made direct to Wilderspin Nation School