{"id":4129,"date":"2015-10-16T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T16:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/?p=4129"},"modified":"2015-10-16T17:03:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T17:03:56","slug":"worcester-city-art-gallery-and-museum-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2015\/10\/worcester-city-art-gallery-and-museum-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Art Gallery has a small education team, which includes freelancers and artists. The museum can devise sessions to meet your needs and respond to current teaching programmes.\u00a0\u00a0 The following workshops for school groups are offered.<\/p>\n

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Nursery, Reception, Key Stages 1 and 2 and SEN groups<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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War Horse Joey decorated by children in the activity space<\/p><\/div>\n

Woodland Magic<\/strong>: Working with our collection of British mammal specimens, the children will explore different animal worlds and create a 3D animal habitat using an assortment of collage material and clay.<\/p>\n

Fighting Armour and Paper Dragons: <\/strong>Children will be able to examine and handle examples of replica armour from different periods, and have fun making origami paper dragons ready for battle!
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Natures Treasure Trove: <\/strong>Be inspired by a wonderful display of rocks, shells and fossils, collected by Victorian fossil hunters and geologists from around the world!\u00a0 Children can observe the shapes, colours and textures and replica patterns by drawing (with charcoal) and make fossil impressions.<\/p>\n

Reception, Key stages 1 and 2 and SEN groups<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fossil fun!: <\/strong>This activity encourages children to explore and handle our wonderful collection of fossils, rocks and minerals. They will have the opportunity to sort the specimens, make charcoal observation drawings, and create a clay fossil reincarnation. After looking at the tools of the geologist (and dressing up!) teams will be able to make exploding volcanoes, and experiment with volcanic lava.<\/p>\n

Key Stage 1<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the rock and fossil exhibition cabinets in Worcester Museum. Wonderful specimens!<\/p><\/div>\n

Portrait Workshops: <\/strong>The children have the opportunity to study a number of portraits from the museum collection.\u00a0 The paintings reflect varied styles, media and fashion.\u00a0 The class will be able to create a \u2018silhouette\u2019 self-portrait and a portrait of a friend, working in pastel and chalk.\u00a0 Period dressing-up hats will be available to introduce a variety of characters!<\/p>\n

Toys of the Past:<\/strong> How are our toys different from those in the past?
\nAn opportunity for children to discover the magic of our toy collection and to make a simple moving puppet!<\/p>\n

Key stage 1 and SEN groups:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Worcester at War\u00a0 – ‘Remembrance’ : <\/strong>Designed to support the teaching of Unit 17. This workshop includes object handling and discussion, focused on our WW1 collection.\u00a0 Children will make single poppies, and a collective poppy wreath.\u00a0\u00a0 There will also be a story session with Gwen Williams from Theatre Company ‘Pattern 23’ \u2013 during which the children will be transported to settings so<\/em> different from today, but the themes will link with the present \u2013 school, travel, pets, siblings and helping at home.<\/p>\n

Key Stages 1 & 2<\/span>
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Activity space at Worcester City museum<\/p><\/div>\n

Munching Caterpillars and Beautiful Butterflies: <\/strong>This workshop can be adapted for Key stage 1 and 2. The group can discover our wonderful butterfly and moth collection. Inspired by the incredible shapes and colours, children can create their own 3D\u00a0 insects, and portray working in charcoal.<\/p>\n

Gloves and Shoes: <\/strong>Discover more about our local<\/em> industries, and the tools and materials used to make fine gloves and shoes!
\nChoose to create a \u20183D\u2019 shoe or glove from collage materials.
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Key Stage 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Children in the Second World War:<\/strong>\u00a0 For the last 3 years we have been offering workshops for Key stage 2 groups in The Worcestershire Soldier Galleries, to support the teaching of Unit 9: Children in the Second World War. Using objects, historical sources, stories and role play our aim is to bring the Home Front alive!<\/p>\n