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Primary Outreach Film

Posted by: Menaka on: November 23, 2009

Why not check out this short film all about our Primary Outreach sessions and the wonderful objects we can bring to your school.

Myth Makers and Tall Tales!

Posted by: Neil on: November 18, 2009

Sometimes we get the sort of feedback from teachers that we just have to boast about and share.
This was a recent comment from a teacher whose year 3 class had taken part in our half-day Tall Tales session:

“The experience so fired the children’s imaginations that half a day was too short. It was like [...]

More teacher resources!

Posted by: Neil on: November 11, 2009

Teachers bringing groups to the Museum to take part in our fantastic TSI:Time Scene Investigation session (when else do you get to have a free pre-visit, engage in debate, do some maths *and* dig in the sand?) will be pleased to know that the teacher pack for this session is now online on our resources [...]

Kids say the darnedest things…

Posted by: Neil on: November 10, 2009

Pardon the cliché of the title, but I had a great response from a year 3 child visiting from Tyntesfield Primary School yesterday. They were taking part in our Tall Tales session and being wonderfully creative.
I had just retold the story of Odysseus and the Cyclops which relates to a jug in our collection.
To help [...]

Bradley Primary
Hayfield Primary
Hafod-Y-Wern School
Holycross College
Lancastarian School
Littleworth Grange
Macclesfield High
Martenscroft Childrens Centre
Royston Summerfield Primary
Sycamore Lane Primary
Westfield Primary
Westwood Primary
Whiston Willis Primary
We hope all these Schools had a very enjoyable trip. If you were part of one of these visits, please feel free to comment below and let us know how your trip went.

Most fun study day – EVER!

Posted by: Cat on: November 2, 2009

Alright, so I’m biased: but the Darwin and Humanity day on Tuesday 13th October with Holy Cross College was the most fun I’ve ever had on a study day, ever!
The day began really well – with students practically learning the difference between a ‘theory’ and a ‘scientific theory’ by applying their own minds to the [...]

Darwin Preview Evening

Posted by: Louise on: October 28, 2009

On the evening of Oct 21st, we welcomed teachers and tutors from local schools and colleges to a special preview evening of our new exhibition ‘Charles Darwin: evolution of a scientist’.
We arranged for those attending to have the chance to take part in a special tour of the exhibition by Henry McGhie, Head of the [...]

Allsaints Primary
Barton Moss Primary School
Brabins School
Bury Grammar
Forrestgate Primary
Gatley Primary
Henshaw School For the Blind
Holden Clough
Limeside Primary
Lisburne School
Loreto College
Martenscroft Childrens Centre
Mostonfields Primary
St Andrews Methodist Primary
St John’s Primary
St Joseph’s Primary
The Valley Primary
Victoria Junior School
Whitehill Community Primary
Wilbraham Primary
We hope all these Schools had a very enjoyable trip. If you were part of one of these visits, please feel free [...]

Hello from Salmah our new Lead Educator (Early Years)

Posted by: salmah123 on: October 21, 2009

Hello all,
I’m Salmah Akram the new Early Years Lead Educator for The Manchester Museum. Prior to entering the fascinating world of Museum and Gallery education, I trained and worked as a primary school teacher specialising in Early Years. I soon left my career in teaching to begin a Masters in Inclusive Education and at the [...]

Travel & Tourism: how to make a difference

Posted by: Cat on: October 19, 2009

Recently, Louise and I visited our colleagues at Tameside College to discuss some ideas for engaging students on their Travel & Tourism course at The Manchester Museum.  We focused on the Customer Service module, and came up with some great ideas to complement the course, designing different activities to tease out the necessary skill [...]


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