Key Stage 3 & 4
A school visit typically starts at 10.00 am and finishes at approximately 2.15 pm, with 30 minutes timetabled in an undercover lunching area.
Working in Partnership
We are very happy to work with you to develop new workshops and visits to support your new Key Stage 3 curriculum. If you would like to discuss your requirements please do not hesitate to contact the Education Officer. Alternatively, we do have the following workshops and resources available to support your visit.
Follow the links below to discover how together we can enhance a visit to the Museum.
The following activity workshops will provide your class with a hands-on experiential learning experience. These workshops must be booked in advance of your visit. Although these workshops will be led by Museum teachers, you and your adult support must help the students during the activity and are responsible for the behaviour of your group.
A maximum of 30 children are able to take part in a workshop at any one time.
The Manor Court |
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Discover the manor court through role play, whether acting the reeve, or the villain accused of tardiness and laziness or asking to take over a widow's land. Find out about the role of the villain on a medieval manor and the punishments and fines they were awarded.
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Medieval structures |
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Find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings, as a class, raise your own cruck frame barn and then try your hand at daubing, a material which was in use from the Iron Age to the nineteenth century, when factory produced materials became widely available.
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Food and Farming |
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How did food and farming change during the medieval period and how did it affect the common man? Discover the work of the farm labourer during the seasons, the effect of the wool trade and the use of herbs for food and medicine.
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Medieval brick making |
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Find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings and make your own brick. Then discover the social importance of brick making throughout history from medieval to modern times and understand the role of children in the brickyards.
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Medieval falconry |
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Find out about the social significance of falconry, how birds were trained, falconry furniture and how wild bird of prey populations were regarded in this area.
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Leisure and Travel & Tourism Practical Workshops
Take part in a one hour practical workshop on one of the following topicsbased on case studies from the Museum:
- Marketing
- Event planning
- Hospitality
- Education and interpretation
- Legal and statutory requirements (focusing on Health and Safety)
- Customer service and audience profiles
- Chiltern Open Air Museum - structure and organisatio
These workshops have a special price of £60 each, for a maximum of 30 students per workshop.
The resources within these boxes are designed to enable you to lead activities and discussions with your class at the Museum.
The hire of these resource boxes is £15 per day, with up to 4 classes being able to utilise a box per day.
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Travel and tourism within the historic environment
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Students use the Museum site and buildings to identify ways in which the historic built and landscape environments are interpreted to suit various audiences. An information pack detailing audience types, visitor numbers and suitable locations to research will be provided. |
Chronological and geographical assessment of the Museum buildings |
Students use the historic buildings to collate historical data including original building date, the date that the buildings were moved to the Museum and the location from which the buildings were collected from. The students will then be able to produce a chronological line of the buildings and building techniques as well as being able to map the collection area of the Museum. An Information pack detailing the buildings (both re-erected and in storage) will be provided along with a geographical map. |
Historic landscapes |
| A collection of 6 original paintings entitled 'Birds of Prey and People' which illustrate the influence of settlements on the environmental landscape from the Iron Age to modern times. Accompanying notes for teachers will be provided. |
The impact of the industrial revolution on the
historic environment |
| Students will use the historic buildings to understand the impact of the industrial revolution on building materials and techniques and the related industries with the buildings, including the blacksmith's forge and the toll house. An information pack detailing related buildings and industries will be provided. |
Orienteering |
| Find your way around the Museum, using various clues and co-ordinates. |
Construction Skills Day
An introduction to the built heritage of the Chilterns and construction skills. This hands-on day will provide your students with an insight into vernacular architecture and the skills required to preserve Britain's built heritage.
Each day includes:
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A short introductory tour of the Museum buildings, focusing on a few different structures, including brick, timber and prefabricated buildings.
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Traditional brick making which focuses on the different types of bricks used in construction and the bonds used to create a wall and the students have an opportunity to make bricks and construct a wall.
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In the cruck frame raising workshop find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings and as a group raise your own cruck frame barn.
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In the wattle and daub workshop try your hand at daubing, a building material which was in use from the Iron Age to the nineteenth century, when factory produced materials became widely available.
This workshop day has a special price of £200 per group, for a maximum of 30 students per group, with a maximum of 4 groups per day.