balestra living history is proud to present the ..
Victorian inventions workshop
(An outstanding Historical workshop in the comfort of one's school)
"Thank you so much for a wonderful, creative workshop! It was engaging, relevant and hands-on. The children relished the opportunity to handle the artefacts and loved dressing up as Victorians during the photo shoot. First class!"
Faye Cooper, Y6 teacher, Bolton
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A Day-long victorian invention workshop in your primary school!
From the development and impact of steam power, to the unsurpassable Great Exhibition of 1851 and beyond towards the later technological inventions that are the foundations of our modern age, our workshop covers all the major innovations from Victoria's long and truly industrious reign in one invigorating bundle.
An ideal alternative to the usual Victorian School workshop, our invention workshop allows the pupils to embark on a historical learning journey through the following activities (please click each link to go to our 'workshop details' page for more information):
Welcome to a most original adventure in historical learning
Our in-school primary school workshop provides a valuable insight into the groundbreaking Victorian age of invention and innovation with a full five hours of interactive activities designed to maximise the learning of your pupils and take them to the heart of this wondrous era.
“Thanks for today; it was great! The children were absolutely enthralled.”
Bridget Harrison, Y5 teacher, Stoke
Artefact handling and investigation task, including the opportunity to send a message via a working electric telegraph
Steam power activity: pupils power a 'live' steam replica of Stephenson's Rocket down a 25ft track and investigate how steam workshops operated via a working model
Photographer's studio activity: pupils dress up as Victorian school children and take their pictures through a genuine 1888 brass camera lens (the photos are yours to keep of course at the end of the day)
AREAS COVERED: Balestra living history provides high quality primary school living history workshops to schools in the North West of England in the following areas: Manchester, Oldham, Wigan, Sefton, Trafford, Rochdale, St Helens, Warrington, Stockport, Bury, Knowsley, Halton, Tameside, Bolton, Liverpool, Salford, Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Staffordshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Derbyshire
We are also happy to consider travelling further afield for a small mileage surcharge - see here for further details.
End of Day team quiz: "Who wants to be a Victorian Millionaire'
Add to this the fact that each primary school workshop is planned and delivered by an experienced QTS teacher, and backed by a growing list of accompanying FREE Victorian lesson plans and teaching resources and you can see why our workshops are becoming an extremely popular choice for many schools in today's economic climate. For a free enquiry pack or to enquire about available dates, please click here.
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