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    Early Years and Key Stage 1 & 2

    Delivered by a specialist team of educators, the Schools Learning Programme uses the Museum & Art Swindon collections to bring learning to life. We offer facilitated Discovery Days, Self-Guided Visits, outreach options and digital resources - all designed to fire the imagination! The Programme covers a range of subject areas, topics and skills across the curriculum.

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    Early years learning at MAS
    Discovery days at MAS

    Discovery Days - facilitated school visits powered by curiosity

    Facilitated school visits, powered by curiosity!

    • Full-day visits for groups of up to 34 pupils.
    • Tailored to the curriculum.
    • A focus on self-led enquiry, creativity and fun.
    • A visit includes an interactive session delivered by the Learning Team, self-led opportunities to explore the galleries with supporting resources, and pre and post visit resources.
    • Includes use of the Activity Space as a base and for lunch.  

    See the table and menu below for the list of Discovery Day options.

    Our smaller galleries hold up to 10 pupils, so larger classes will need to be divided in three and at least three responsible adults must be able to lead a group.

    Cost: £8 per head.

     

    Self guided visits at Museum & Art Swindon

    Self-Guided Visits

    Create your own adventure!

    • Self-Guided Visits must be booked in advance.
    • You can choose the timing and duration of your visit (dependent upon availability).
    • Self-Guided Visits include a digital Activity Pack and use of the Activity Space as a base or for lunch.
    • For groups of up to 34 pupils. 

    We strongly recommend a pre-visit before bringing a class.

    Our smaller galleries hold up to 10 pupils, so larger classes will need to be divided in three and at least three responsible adults must be able to lead a group.

    Cost: £4 per head.

    Outreach at MAS

    Outreach and Digital Resources

    We offer school-based sessions, loan boxes with handling objects, and digital teaching and learning resources. We also work with schools on bespoke projects.

    For more information, please email the Learning Team at MASLearning@swindon.gov.uk

    Discovery Visit Options

    Discovery Day session overviews

    Jurassic Swindon: Sea Monsters (EYFS)

    Travel back in time 200 million years to meet Swindon’s sea monsters! Using stories, play and art, pupils search for Swindon’s missing dinosaurs! There will be a chance to uncover fossils in our Dig Pits and to hold some real-life dinosaur bones!

    Jurassic Swindon at Museum & Art Swindon
    Story Quest (EYFS, KS1 & 2)

    Enter the magical world of the imagination and explore the fascinating stories at Museum & Art Swindon!  Pupils hunt for, listen to, and participate in oral stories about artworks, artefacts and historical figures in the museum. There are opportunities for role play, creating sound effects, using props, dressing up and creating new stories. Supports the development of oracy and literacy skills and promotes imaginative thinking.

    Storytelling at MAS
    Art in Focus (KS1 & 2)

    Pupils explore a chosen art medium (drawing, painting, print-making, ceramics or sculpture) by taking inspiration from gallery artworks and current exhibitions.  They practise key skills, experiment with ideas, and create work to take back to school.  A great opportunity for children to experience an art gallery and discover stunning modern & contemporary art in the flesh.

    Art at MAS
    History Explorers: Stone Age (KS2)

    The game is on as pupils divide into Stone Age tribes and aim to solve Stone Age challenges!  Can pupils find and catch their own food, keep warm, and design tools, clothes and buildings? Activities encourage children to shape their own historical enquiry and develop understanding of daily life 6000 years ago. There are opportunities for handling original and replica artefacts, dressing up, trying Stone Age tools, and cave-painting!

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    History Explorers: Romans (KS2)

    As trainee archaeologists, pupils investigate why the Romans founded their settlement at Durocornovium (Swindon) in the 1st century AD.  Using a variety of sources and exploring the history galleries, pupils investigate the geography and geology of the area, learn about the area’s relationship to the rest of Roman Britain, and develop an understanding of daily life.  Opportunities for handling original and replica artefacts, dressing-up, making Roman pottery, and training as Legionaries!

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    History Explorers: Anglo Saxons (KS2)

    As trainee archaeologists, pupils discover the grave of an Anglo-Saxon warrior in Swindon.  Their task is to use its clues to find out about life in Swindon 1300 years ago.  Using a variety of sources and exploring the history galleries, pupils work in groups to find out how Anglo-Saxons lived, what they ate, and if they brushed their hair!  Opportunities for viewing and handling artefacts from the original Swindon grave, designing coins, dressing-up, and trying Anglo-Saxon tools and games.

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    Booking a visit

    Please read the relevant information above before booking a visit. Please email the Learning Team at MASLearning@swindon.gov.uk

    We will be in touch to confirm the booking. 

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    Learning visit at Museum & Art Swindon
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