Archive for the ‘Visiting Schools’ Category
Ancient Worlds and Current Programmes
Posted by: Cat on: May 23, 2012
Most of my time this month has been spent on reviewing our Secondary workshops in order to make the most of our upcoming Ancient Worlds development and the fantastic opportunities for Key Stage Three and Four students to engage with the collection here. Topics to explore include Archaeology, Empire and Identity with the chance to [...]
Enriching Experiences
Posted by: Cat on: April 13, 2012
On Monday 26th March The Manchester Museum hosted a fun-tastic Enrichment day for Kearsley Academy students. These days are intended to challenge students, build on their skills and intoduce them to the fascinating topics and possibilities that cultural instituions like The Manchester Museum can offer. As part of their Enrichment Day experience Key Stage 3 [...]
Year 9 Free Workshop Offer
Posted by: Cat on: October 24, 2011
The Manchester Museum is offering a limited number of History workshops for free! Eurocentrism and Africa Engage your Year 9 students in exploring the diversity of culture within Africa and encourage them to discuss what influence European contact had on local areas. Using Museum galleries and object handling students will have the chance [...]
Archaeology in the Park
Posted by: Cat on: September 30, 2011
Recently, pupils from Manchester Academy, Aquinas College, Medlock Primary School and Heald Place Primary School were invovled with the archaeological investigations that took place at Whitworth Park as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund supported excavations by the University of Manchester. The project involves partners from the University of Manchester Department of Archaeology, The Manchester Museum, [...]
Lifelab on Film!
Posted by: Alexa on: September 14, 2011
Find out more about the kind of science workshops that take place in our Lifelab at The Manchester Museum. Click on the different session names to watch some brand new short films about the lifelab and the science programme that takes place there. PCR, Forensics, A-Level Study Days, General Lifelab workshops. These videos are currently being [...]
Examining Environments: A new science workshop to support controlled assessments
Posted by: Alexa on: August 5, 2011
Controlled assessments are one of the new aspects of the new science KS4 national curriculum that will start to be taught in schools from September 2011. During the first half of 2011, we worked in partnership with Lucy Rimmington, Head of Science from Astley Sports College in Dukinfield to develop a new workshop that focused [...]
Summer progress
Posted by: Cat on: August 1, 2011
The summer break is officially here and well underway. As a learning team we are concentrating on redeveloping some of our programme to ensure teachers and students get the best possible experience during their visit here at the Museum next year. This new look programme will be launched in September 2011. It will contain updated and improved versions [...]
Souvenirs for School groups…
Posted by: Cat on: March 4, 2011
Our commerical team have recently launched a combined Museum and Whitworth Gallery Shop Blog known as Culture Shop Manchester. The aim is to to provide a means for customers and visitors to find out what we have available in the forms of products and offers whilst giving the shops a living internet presence. One of their first [...]
We thank the following schools for visiting The Manchester Museum between 29th November & 3rd December 2010
Posted by: Nora on: December 3, 2010
Birchfields Primary Bury College Cardinal Newman RC High,Warrington Cheadle Hulme Junior Crowe Primary, North Lincs Holycross College, Bury Horton St Michael, Leek Hulme Court Prep, Oldham Moorallerton Prep, West Didsbury Mosspark Junior, Stretford Rosendale Primary, Doncs Ruskin Sports College, Crewe St Hildas Primary, Oldham St John’s Primary, Ripley St Lukes Primary, West Salford Westwood Primary, [...]
We would like to thank the following Schools for visiting The Manchester Museum between 8th & 12th November 2010
Posted by: Nora on: November 12, 2010
Abbey Hey Primary, Gorton Birchfields Primary, Manchester Feniscowlers Primary, Blackburn Heybrook Primary Manchester College Martenscroft Children’s Centre Matthew Moss High, Rochdale Mid Cheshire College, Northwich Old Moat Primary, Withington Partington Primary Salford College St John Ossley Primary, Crewe St Kentigerns Primary, Fallowfield St Lukes CE Primary, Longsight St Luke’s Primary, Bury St Luke’s Primary, Warrington [...]
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