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Education At Avoncroft
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Avoncroft and Education Avoncroft's education service has a proven record of excellence. As a five times winner of the Sandford Award for Heritage Education, we have years of experience in offering relevant, inspirational and fun activities in a taught environment. Our bookable sessions are cross curricular and based on keystage relevant area’s of the National Curriculum. Please see Sessions Information below for further details. Teachers are encouraged to arrange a free preliminary visit to help plan ahead and meet our education team. Sessions for further and higher education groups are available on request. Avoncroft now offers exciting curriculum linked Outreach Sessions, where Avoncroft's Education Team can visit you in your school. Museum Educational Sessions Activity sessions last for approximately 45 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 30 students per session. Activity sessions are priced at £40.00 each. There is an additional £2.50 charge for admission to the Museum for students and teachers. The Museum requires that visiting schools have a minimum ratio of 1 adult for every 12 children, and offers this adult place free of charge. Sessions are delivered within specific buildings, outdoors, or in our dedicated teaching centre using historical replica objects and materials to recreate the past. Description of educational programmes offered: AE Archival Evidence; CI Costume Interpretation; GT Guided Tour; HC Handling Collection; OH Oral history: RP Role Play; TS Taught Session
The Museum requires that visiting schools have a minimum ratio of 1 adult for every 12 children. Unaccompanied children will not be admitted onto the Museum premises, and Avoncroft reserves the right to refuse admission to inadequately supervised groups. Food must not be consumed on the Museum site. Picnic facilities for the use of school groups can be made available, as well as covered eating areas should the weather be bad. Teachers Information Packs Teacher information packs are available to buy from the ticket office, and are priced at £2.50 per pack. An additional charge of £1.00 pp will apply for postage. Please make cheques payable to Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings. Agricultural Buildings at Avoncroft - How they work Timber Framed Buildings and their Construction Life in the 1940's Life in Tudor Times Digging up the Past Domestic Life in Victorian Times Homes through the Ages The Museum Gift Shop School groups are welcome to visit the Museum Gift Shop, we ask that you state your intention to do so when booking your visit. The Gift Shop offers a gift bag service at a range of prices, from £1.50 to £3.50. Gift bags can be collected from the shop during your visit. Please complete the Gift Bag booking form which will be sent with your booking confirmation. We advise that all students receive a gift bag of the same cost. Outreach Unable to visit us ? We may be able to come to you! We can offer the following Outreach activity sessions: Wattle & Daub Brickmaking Tudor Beggars & Barons Victorian Wash Day Playtimes in the Past Prices on application for Outreach
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