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The Droveway, Northey Road
Peterborough, Norfolk, PE6 7QJ Enlgand WEBSITE LINK: http://www.flagfen.org EMAIL ADDRESS: info@flagfen.org CONTACT: 0844 4340646 School Trip & Group Educational Information Introduction for school trips and educational visits Engage all the senses to explore past environments around our 20 acre Archaeology Park and Mere and enter the realm of the ancestors in our reconstructed Celtic Village. Visit the only visible prehistoric wooden monument in Britain in our Preservation Hall, part of an early Celtic ceremonial causeway, 3,500 year old. It stretched across the Fen for nearly a kilometre and used more than 20,000 trees in its construction. View the oldest wheel in Britain and the artefacts placed into the water by our Celtic ancestors as offerings to their gods, including tools, weapons and jewellery. Why is this venue great for School Trips and Educational Visits? Find out how an archaeologist works in our Reconstructed Dig. Examine and record genuine archaeological finds dating from the Stone Age to the Victorians. Nowhere else has this facility Search for insects among the plants and trees and net aquatic invertebrates from our Pond Dipping Platform on the Mere. Then examine things more closely in our newly equipped Field-Lab. Uncover the mysteries of Celtic plant lore and experiment with traditional crafts. Learn the ancient art of pot making or dress up as Celts and Romans and gather around the fire in our Celtic Roundhouse to hear a Celtic story. Get a feel of what everyday life was like back in Celtic and Roman times. We have wildlife, archaeology and celtic life to draw upon to address all key stages in subjects as diverse as art, history and maths. What does a typical school trip or educational visit include? Your visit depends on the workshop chosen. Contact us for a brochure. Flag Fen Workshop Programme for Schools is designed to be flexible, providing for cross curricular study at all key stages. Optional elements are available to provide focus on specific areas of study, such as history, mathematics or science. All workshops provide stimuli for discussion and writing. The workshops have been designed by a team of professional archaeologists and educators as part of the Heritage Lottery funded project Education for All. Workshops begin with a welcome and introduction to Flag Fen, an outline of the day’s activities and health and safety instructions. Each workshop includes an element aimed to encourage responsible behaviour and a respectful attitude to the site and to the environment in general. There is an hour’s break between the morning and afternoon sessions in which to have lunch and play, explore the Museum and Preservation Hall, visit the Shop and see the animals. This period can be shortened if necessary due to late arrival.
Key Stage 1 – 2
WS1 Invaders and Settlers Pupils will examine the various sources of evidence for life in Celtic and Roman Britain including Roman written accounts, wall paintings, mosaics and sculptures. They will use genuine archaeological artefacts, together with accurately reproduced items, to discover what everyday life was like in Celtic and Roman times. They will compare Celtic and Roman Pottery styles in order to make and decorate their own pot. Your visit will conclude with the telling of a traditional Celtic story around an open fire in the Celtic Roundhouse.
WS2 Hunting and Gathering On a nature trail pupils will use all of their senses to explore our Reconstructed Celtic Landscape and Roman Herb Garden. They will hunt for mini-beasts, gather native wild plants and identify their finds with the help of graphic identification charts. They will learn about how our ancestors used natural materials for food, medicine and manufacture. In our Reconstructed Celtic Village they will create art and craft projects from the materials that they collect.
Key Stage 2 – 3
WS3Pottery Past & Present With graphic aids pupils will sort genuine archaeological pottery by period (Roman, Tudor and Victorian) and record them by making annotated drawings. They will learn how pottery construction and design techniques developed over time and how fashions changed. They will make and take home their own thumb, coil or slab-built pots and experiment with various tools and techniques with which to decorate them.
WS4 Ancient Environments Pupils will use maps to look at settlements in the landscape. Then they will explore the natural environment at Flag Fen through pond dipping, bug catching and plant collecting. Pupils will learn about water, woodland and meadow habitats and identify and record their finds in the field laboratory. During a walk around the Mere and the Village they will discover how people in the past processed and used these natural resources and how they changed the natural environment over time.
WS5 Sensing the past This workshop will encourage pupils to use all of their senses to explore Flag Fen and build up a sensory picture of the past. By exploring the Roman herb garden and the reconstructed ancient landscape pupils will produce sensory maps and will try their hand at natural craft activities, or make 2 or 3D artworks out of natural or recycled materials. These can be taken home or, if made of natural materials, can be deposited into the Mere as offerings to the ancestors.
WS6 Artefacts that talk Pupils will handle, sort and produce graphic and/or written records of genuine archaeological artefacts dating from the Stone Age to the Victorian period and find out what they can tell us about the past. The finds will illustrate the range of materials that were commonly used in the past to make a variety of artefacts. They will learn about natural materials and their properties and compare ancient technologies to those of today. They will explore the context in which these artefacts were used in Flag Fen’s reconstructed buildings.
WS7 DIG! Hands on Archaeology In our realistic, indoor simulated archaeological dig pupils will use a variety of excavation tools and techniques to dig and record genuine archaeological finds. These will include a Victorian rubbish dump, the painted walls and mosaic floors of a small Roman villa and the postholes and floors of a Celtic roundhouse. Through sorting their genuine Victorian, Roman and prehistoric artefacts they will learn how to interpret the evidence and get a unique insight into everyday life in ancient times. A raised pit provides access to those unable to work on the floor.
WSW8 Celtic and Roman Life Pupils will consider how people’s lives in the past differed from ours by becoming Romans and Celts for the day. They will learn how to speak a little Latin and write in Roman cursive script or Celtic Runes or use genuine and reproduction artefacts, together with graphic illustrations, to examine the evidence for Celtic and Roman life. Pupils will dress up and walk along the line of the Fen Causeway Roman road to the Celtic settlement where they will try their hand at the daily chores and crafts of Celtic people. The day will close with Celtic story telling around an open fire in the Iron Age Roundhouse. Key Stage 4 and ‘A’ Level Archaeology Workshops for Key Stage 4 and the new Archaeology ‘A’ Level are currently under development and will come on line later this year. As well as History and Geography these will include English, Mathematics, Science, Religious Education and Art and Design. Please enquire as to availability. What size groups do they cater for? Each whole day workshop is designed for a class of up to 40 children at KS 1-2 and 30 children at KS 3-4. Should you wish to bring a larger group, a Foundation class or have any other particular requirements please speak to us and we will do our best to design a programme to suit your needs. We have found the smaller the group, the more beneficial the visit will be. One adult should take overall responsibility for supervision of the visit. Classes of more than 28 children will be divided into two groups, working in different areas of the site. One adult should be responsible for the safety and behaviour of each group. For some activities, such as artefact or pottery handling, the groups will then be divided into smaller teams. Ideally one adult would work with each team but these activities work well enough with the standard adult to child ratios. What can they provide you with to support your school trip or educational visit? Resources for pre-visit lessons, for use on the day and for follow-up are currently under development and will come on line later this year. Please enquire as to availability. Can you take photos, video or audio? Are there any copyright restrictions? No problems with this. No copyright restrictions. We also ask if it is OK for us to take and use photographs of the sessions. How do you arrange a risk assessment? Free teacher planning visit. Health and Safety info and Risk assessment provided. What are the contact details for their education officer? Learning Officer Mike Webber. Phone 01733 313414 email info@flagfen.org What does it cost? £3.50 per child. Adults go free. We ask for a minimum of one adult to 10 children accompanies the group. Is specific clothing required? Although Flag Fen is an all-weather site, the ground can be wet and activities can be messy. Old or easily washable clothing is recommended. Sturdy, comfortable footwear is advised. Wellies are not generally required but should be considered in very wet or snowy weather. Do you have first aid on site? We have a first-aider on site. Also advisable to bring frist aiders within your group. What facilities do they have for school trips and educational visits?
• Sole use of education/lunch room. Are there disabled facilities? We ask you to inform us on your Booking Form of any medical conditions such as allergies or asthma, and any special educational needs so that we can be sure that everyone gets the best day out possible. The site is generally wheelchair friendly. Featured Listing: NoMore Information
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