Education Services at Kendal Museum
Educational enquiries, please contact Anna Hall, Education Officer, at anna.hall@kendal.ac.uk or telephone 01539 885597 –
Kendal Museum, Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6BT
We have a free coach/car park. We can provide somewhere for pupils to eat their lunch, but please check for availability..
Become a Museum School
Free use of the museum on a regular basis is available to deliver a broad curriculum. Please contact our Education Officer Anna Hall.
Workshops (see below for charges)
Building Britain
- This is a workshop that is a collaboration between Kendal Museum and Community Arts Forum supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund project at Greenside Limekiln in Kendal.
- It is a study of 19th century Kendal combining local history, geography, maths, science, literacy and art.
- Particularly suitable for Key Stage 2.
History
- The Vikings
- Tudor Scientist
- The Egyptians
- A Day in the Life of a Roman Child
- Archaeology
- A Victorian Education
Science
- Animal Habitats
- Bones and Skeletons
- Extinction
- Rocks and Fossils
- Camouflage (for nursery and reception)
- Tudor Scientist
- Underground (archaeology and geology suitable for Key Stage 1 and 2)
Art
- Wildlife Art: Workshops can be tailored to schools’ individual needs.
A workshop is for a ‘class’ of about 30 pupils. Please ensure there is at least 1 adult for 10 children. The class will be split during the workshop.
Visits to Schools
Archaeology (Key Stage 3)
A Day in the Life of a Roman Child
Ancient Egyptian Technology and Handling Session
Building Britain (Free) see details above under ‘Workshops’
60 minute workshops developed from the longer museum visit workshop.
Also studies can be made of Geology, British Wildlife and ‘Your Own Museum’.
GCSE & A Level Visits
Art
- Workshops led by award winning Nature Artist Marianne Birkby. We also have a large collection including preserved animals, rocks and artefacts from Prehistoric, Egyptian and Roman civilisations.
- Pre-booked visits, led by the school, are free of charge.
- Individual students are welcome, free of charge. If material from the store is required please contact the curator and book the visit.
Science
- Pre-booked displays can be arranged on the classification in taxonomy
or on geology. - Self-led visits by the class teacher are free of charge. For any display tailored from our collection to the needs of your class please contact us.
Any students interested in finding out about a career in museums or archaeology are welcome and, by arrangement, can visit our stores and chat with our curators.
Loan Boxes (see below for charges)
- Tudors
- Romans
- 19th Century
- Geology
- British Butterflies
- Organic Shapes
- Seashore
- Owls
- Hedgehog (with skeleton)
Charges
Workshops 120 minutes
Workshops 90 minutes
Introductory talks 20 minutes
Loan Boxes Quarter of a term
Visits to school 60 minutes
Visits to school 30 minutes
Self-led pre-booked
school/college visits
Full-time students making individual visits
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£80 £70
£15
£15
£65
£25
FREE FREE
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Loan Exhibition (Free)
The ‘Amazing Universe’ exhibition and its linked exhibition ‘Seeker in
the Universe’ are available to be borrowed by schools. There are
pictures to handle, or to display, illustrating the wonders of our
universe and there are portable panels on the varied and groundbreaking
work of local astronomy hero A S Eddington. These exhibitions are made
possible by the work and support of the Eddington Astronomical Society
and the Royal Society.
Continuing Professional Development for Teachers
Thursday 21 October 2010 – A Twighlight session on sustainable living using museum
collections to teach about past cultures and present environments.
Please book through debbie.battersby@cumbria.gov.uk or your usual school
channels.