Schools, Learning & Education

A school visit to the Almonry can enrich learning in exciting ways, providing access to experts and genuine artefacts, creating an experience unlike anything in the classroom!

We run a variety of quality workshops with the emphasis on interactive, hands-on learning for students to explore and enjoy local and national history.

We offer a range of formats that can be adapted for your visit, each workshop lasts roughly one hour:

Themed Full Workshop Days: A guided tour of the site and three workshops spread throughout the day covering a topic(s) of your choice

Themed Half Days: A guided tour of the site and one workshop of your choice

Outreach: We can always bring our workshops to your school!

Topics

We cover a wide variety of historical themes, periods and topics. If you wish to study something different, please contact us to find out how we can supplement your learning. Please contact us for the full breakdown of each topic’s workshops.

You can choose from the following Full Day topics/periods:
-Simon de Montfort and the Battle of Evesham
-Saxons and Vikings
-Evesham Abbey 700-1540
-Tudors
-Crime and Punishment
-English Civil War
-Power and Parliament
-WWII
Alternatively any topic can be taught as a half day, alongside our specialist half day topics:
-Victorians
-Market Gardening
Why not combine two half day topics to make a full day?

Outreach

Alternatively, we can bring the history to you! If you’re interested in booking any of our workshops but are unable to travel to the Almonry, we are able to teach a selection of our offered workshops at your location.

Please contact us for details on our outreach programme.

Loan Boxes

Our loan boxes incorporate genuine artefacts, replica items, teaching resources, display materials, games, music and costume.

Loan boxes provide excellent classroom support to topics. Get in touch for a detailed list of contents and to discuss your requirements.

Our Loan Boxes cover the following topics:
-Archaeology
-Victorian School
-Victorian Home
-Toys through Time
-Evacuees
-WWII Homefront
-D-Day
-Historic Photo Albums (up to three albums per box)

Picture Albums


Our picture albums can be provided in a box of three albums of your choice, covering the following themes:
-River Avon
-Friends United
-Life’s Rich Tapestry
-Shopping Around
-Going for a Ride

Reminiscence Boxes
These boxes have been specifically designed for use within nursing homes and care groups working with people living with dementia. Reminiscence boxes can be loaned for 2 weeks at no charge. Choose from the following periods:
-1930s
-1940s
-1950s
-1960s
-1970s

If you would like to join our mailing list, or receive our free education brochure detailing the individual workshops for each theme, please contact us through the form below

  • Alternatively you can contact us directly:

alex@eveshamtowncouncil.gov.uk

Education and Learning Officer

Tel: 01386 446944