Keystone Heritage - Class Workshops

Class Workshops

Journey back in time with one of our bespoke worshops tailored to suit your curriculum

Celts

Life in Celtic Wales

Romans

Life in Roman Wales

Tudors

Life in Tudor Wales

The Homefront

living in Britain through World War II

Celts and Romans

Life during the Roman invasion

Prehistoric Wales

Explore the mysteries of Prehistoric Wales

Victorians

Life of rich and poor children in Victorian Wales

Castles

Everyday life inside the castles of North Wales

Celts

Explore the daily life of people in Celtic Wales through hands on investigations using real and replica artefacts, questioning and problem solving. What did the Celts leave behind for us to discover near your school?

The session includes:

An interactive workshop, with a range of hands-on, multi- sensory activities to compliment your classroom studies or as an introduction to the topic. Includes object handling, build a hillfort and investigating bones activity.
Interactive Celtic and Roman armour comparison
Four Tribes- An interactive campfire story telling activity around the Roman invasion. Challenges learners with problem solving and group work
Meet the archaeologist and the historian - Our experts have years of experience in museums and in the field, excavating archaeological sites and investigating the past.

Skills	Curriculum Links
Creativity and innovation	Humanities
Critical thinking and problem solving	Languages, Literacy and Communication
Personal effectiveness	Science and Technology
Historical enquiry and investigation	Literacy
Group work	Cynefin

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Romans

Explore the daily life of people in Roman Wales through object handling using real and replica artefacts, historical enquiry, discussion and question and answer skills. Discover how the Romans invading Wales impacted on your local area.

The session includes:

An interactive workshop, with a range of hands-on, multi- sensory activities to compliment your classroom studies or as an introduction to the topic.
An interactive Roman armour discussion: find out how heavy and effective Roman armour was against the Celts.
Meet the archaeologist and the historian. Our experts have years of experience in museums and in the field, excavating archaeological sites and investigating the past.

Skills	Curriculum Links
Creativity and innovation	Humanities
Critical thinking and problem solving	Languages, Literacy and Communication
Historical enquiry and investigation	Numeracy
Group work	Cynefin
Questioning and answering

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Tudors

Explore the daily life of people living in Tudor Wales through object handling using real and replica artefacts. Discover what effect the Tudors had on Wales and your local area.

The session includes:

An interactive workshop, with a range of hands-on, multi- sensory activities to compliment your classroom studies or as an introduction to the topic. Includes investigation into health and medicine, food and clothing, jobs and entertainment.
What toys did Tudor children play with? Can you dance like a Tudor?
Meet the archaeologist and the historian. Our experts have years of experience in museums and in the field, excavating archaeological sites and investigating the past.

Skills	Curriculum Links
Creativity and innovation	Humanities
Critical thinking and problem solving	Languages, Literacy and Communication
Chronological awareness	Numeracy
Historical enquiry and investigation	Expressive Arts
Roleplay	Cynefin

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Homefront

What was it like for people living in Wales through World War II? Investigate the lives and experiences of the men women and children through object handling using real and replica artefacts, historical enquiry and engaging discussions.

The session includes:

An interactive workshop, with a range of hands-on object handling activities to compliment your classroom studies.
Evacuation: What could children take with them?
Women’s jobs: What happened to women during the war?
Morse code challenge: Can you decipher the code?
Local history study: Find out what happened to people in your area during the war.
Meet the Land Army Girls- our experts have years of experience in museums and in the field, excavating historic sites and investigating the past. And we love dressing up!

Skills	Curriculum Links
Creativity and innovation	Humanities
Critical thinking and problem solving	Languages, Literacy and Communication
Planning and Organising	Mathematics and Numeracy
Historical enquiry and investigation	Expressive Arts
Group work	Cynefin

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Celts and Romans

Explore the daily life of Iron Age people and Romans during the Roman invasion through object handling using real and replica artefacts, hands on activities and discussions and debates. How did the two cultures differ and interact? What did they leave behind in the Welsh landscape?

The session includes:

An interactive workshop, with a range of hands-on, multi- sensory activities to compliment your classroom studies or as an introduction to the topic. Includes object handling, ancient bones mystery, mini archaeological dig and an interactive Celtic and Roman armour comparison.
Meet the archaeologist and the historian. Our experts have years of experience in museums and in the field, excavating archaeological sites and investigating the past.

Skills	Curriculum Links
Creativity and innovation	Humanities
Critical thinking and problem solving	Languages, Literacy and Communication
Personal effectiveness	Science and Technology
Historical enquiry and investigation	Mathematics and Numeracy
Group work	Cynefin
Planning and Organising

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Prehistoric Wales

In this session we explore the history of Wales before the Romans. What tools did people use and how do we know about them? An interactive workshop, with a range of hands-on activities to compliment your classroom studies or as an introduction to the topic. Activities include a mini archaeological dig, object handling, ancient bones mystery and cave painting.

The session includes:

In this session we explore the history of Wales before the Romans. What tools did people use and how do we know about them?
An interactive workshop, with a range of hands-on activities to compliment your classroom studies or as an introduction to the topic. Activities include a mini archaeological dig, object handling, ancient bones mystery and cave painting.

Skills	Curriculum Links
Creativity and innovation	Humanities
Critical thinking and problem solving	Languages, Literacy and Communication
Personal effectiveness	Science and Technology
Historical enquiry and investigation	Expressive Arts
Group work	Mathematics and Numeracy
Planning and organising	Cynefin

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Victorians

Explore the lives of rich and poor children living in Victorian Wales through object handling using real and replica artefacts.Discover school life, home life and working life for children and families in your local area during the Victorian period.

The session includes:

Full classroom lesson with Victorian teacher including examples of lessons and punishments
Comparing rich and poor lives through different sources including real and replica objects
Dressing up and role play
maps and photographs
Meet the archaeologist and the historian. Our experts have years of experience in museums and in the field, excavating archaeological sites and investigating the past.

Skills	Curriculum Links
Creativity and innovation	Humanities
Critical thinking and problem solving	Languages, Literacy and Communication
Historical enquiry and investigation	Numeracy and Mathematics
Group work	Expressive Arts
Roleplay	Cynefin

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Castles

Investigate the castles of North Wales that still dominate the landscape today. Our session explores the people, objects and elements of a medieval castle.

The session includes:

An interactive workshop, with a range of hands-on activities to compliment your classroom studies or as an introduction to the topic. Activities include:
Roleplay
Quill and ink writing
Mystery objects
Castle building

Skills	Curriculum Links
Creativity and innovation	Humanities
Critical thinking and problem solving	Languages, Literacy and Communication
Planning and organising	Science and Technology
Historical enquiry and investigation	Expressive Arts
Group work	Cynefin
Roleplay

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