117 Museum courses

Minerals are the basic building blocks of the solid Earth which when combined in different ways create many types of rocks. In this class, students discover where geologists find the majority of rocks and minerals, how they form, and how to identify them. Each lesson contains a hands-on activity demonstrating the concept taught. Field trips are planned for the Weis Science Museum and Planetarium and the Iron Mountain, Iron Mine at an additional cost.

Makaton awareness: Taster session for museums  Wednesday 30 April, 10am-12pm  Are you interested in finding out more about Makaton and learning some useful everyday words to use in your museum?  About this training  According to The Makaton Charity, over 100,000 children and adults use Makaton symbols and signs, either as their main method of communication or a way to support speech. This includes young children and people with learning disabilities.   The Makaton Charity explain that, “Makaton is a unique language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. It supports the development of essential communication skills such as attention and listening, comprehension, memory, recall and organisation of language and expression.”  During this virtual introduction session, The Makaton Charity trainer will:  provide general information about Makaton and how it may be used in different settings to support language development and communication, enable attendees to learn approximately 30 useful everyday signs and symbols, alongside 12 more words which have been tailored for museum settings. This virtual training session will be delivered over two hours by The Makaton Charity.  Who should attend?  This training is aimed at staff at museums, galleries and heritage sites who are interested in making their organisations more welcoming to Makaton users. 

DATE: Friday 2nd February TIME: 4pm (meeting at school reception) BOOKING DEADLINE: Noon on 19th January On Friday 2nd February, we will have a school visit to the British Museum, the first of several extra-curricular trips we are looking to arrange in the coming terms. Whilst some of these trips will have a focus on Film & Television, others will be about other general interests, giving you a chance to get to know London and its rich cultural offerings. This trip to the British Museum will include a tour of various significant relics from across the world and human history, organised and led by Conrad, our Student Services Officer. Ideal for both first-timers and those that have been before and want to learn a bit more. We will meet in the School Reception at 3:50pm that day and then head over together at 4 o'clock. It is direct on the Northern Line and then a short walk to the museum. Once inside you are free to take the tour we have organised or explore on your own should you wish. Once the tour is complete people are welcome to stick around and explore more, have relaxed drinks in a nearby pub or head home, whatever you prefer. ONE TICKET PER PERSON, PLEASE DO NOT BOOK MORE THAN ONCE ONTO THIS EVENT. ONLY BOOK IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE IT, PLEASE LET US KNOW. This is a FREE TRIP that you will not need to pay for but must be booked in advance. There is a limit of 15 tickets in total for the tour and it will be first come, first served. You will not be able to join the tour if you do not have a pre-booked ticket. The deadline to book onto this tour is midday on the 19th January.

Making your Museum Accessible to Low Income Families   In partnership with Children North East   This is a recording of a session which took place Wednesday 6 March, 10am-12.30pm You will have access to the recording to watch and revisit until 3rd October 2024.   Do you want to understand your audiences that are experiencing poverty better? Do you need dedicated time for your staff to understand the barriers faced by those experiencing poverty to accessing cultural spaces?   About this webinar   Both Kids in Museums and Children North East will share their insights into some of the barriers faced by families experiencing poverty when it comes to connecting with cultural spaces, and why this understanding is so important for all of us in the cultural sector.    This webinar will be led by Alison Bowyer, Executive Director of Kids in Museums, and Chloe Maclellan, Poverty Proofing Team Manager Communities, Early Years, Arts and Culture at Children North East.   They will be joined by Georgina Ascroft from Culture Hartlepool and Rebecca Maw from Jarrow Hall Anglo Saxon Farm, Village, and Bede Museum. Both Georgina and Rebecca will share some of their learning gained from the Poverty Proofing© process.   The session will help delegates to: deepen their understanding of poverty in the UK start to explore the connection between poverty and cultural space gain insight into how poverty can impact a family’s chances of engaging with cultural places think about how considerations around poverty impact on the experiences we provide to families in our own organisations. Take a look at the full schedule   About the trainers Alison is committed to Kids in Museums’ mission that all children, young people and families should be able to visit UK museums and feel welcome. Poverty is growing in prevalence as a barrier to a family museum visit and Kids in Museums wants to raise awareness about how to address this.    Chloe is a strong advocate for positive change fuelled by community voice, working in partnership with organisations to engage in Poverty Proofing© interventions to bring about this change as well as engaging in strategic partnerships to spread awareness and understanding of Poverty in the UK.    Who should attend? This training is aimed at staff and leaders who work in museums, art galleries, heritage sites, and cultural and arts spaces, who are interested in developing and enriching their current offer with a better understanding of audiences experiencing poverty.

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Thursday 3 July,10am - 12.30pm    Are you interested in developing programmes and exhibits with LGBTQ+ content for children and families?    About this training    During this training session, we will address the challenges museum staff and volunteers face when creating LGBTQ+ content for children and families. Alongside this we will discuss strategies for advocating for this content and explore resources for planning and implementation.    This webinar will be led by Margaret Middleton, a freelance exhibit designer and museum consultant based in Manchester. Their background is in children's museums and they have written and consulted widely on creating LGBTQ+ museum content for families, especially those with children aged 10 and under.    Margaret will be joined by Dylan Saul, Family Programmes Facilitator and Moa Strand, Families and Young People Programmes Manager at Royal Museums Greenwich and Daniel Jessop, Learning and Community Engagement Officer at Novium Museum, who will talk about their LGBTQ+ work for children and families.     The session will help you to:  Understand the importance of this work, Think critically about the challenges you may face undertaking this work, Develop ways to advocate for this work, Gain inspiration from case studies to take your own work forward.   Take a look at the full schedule.    This training event will be delivered virtually on Zoom over one half-day session (two hours and 30 minutes with a short break).     Who should attend?  This training is aimed at staff and volunteers who work in museums, art galleries and heritage sites and are interested in developing programmes and exhibits with LGBTQ+ content for children and families.   

Wednesday 4 June, 10am - 12.30pm Do you want to create sensory backpacks for families with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), but don’t know where to start? About this training In the UK, 11% of children are disabled and in England, 18.4% have special educational needs. Adding non-disabled siblings to these numbers increases this potential audience to a fifth of children in the UK. This simple fact is a powerful advocacy tool to make a business case for SEND inclusion in your museum. One way to support SEND families during a visit is to create a sensory backpack. These resources don’t cost a lot to create, and they can make a powerful difference to a SEND family’s visit. Their economic impact, promoting a longer dwell time and potentially greater spend in the museum, pays back an initial investment quickly. In this session, SEND in Museums Consultant Sam Bowen will guide you through how to create a sensory backpack, drawing on her own professional museum learning knowledge and lived experience as a parent of a child with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). During this virtual training event, we will: · Understand the barriers SEND families face when visiting museums, · Explore examples of best practice in museums for creating sensory backpacks, · Share top tips on how to create backpacks that are bespoke for your setting. Take a look at the full schedule. This training event will be delivered virtually over two and a half hours (with a short break). Who should attend? This training is aimed at staff at museums, art galleries and heritage sites who are interested in making their organisations more welcoming to families with SEND.

Developmental stages of children and developing activities for 0-12 year olds   Do you want to know more about how children learn and play at different ages to inform how you create family activities in your museum?    About this training   This training webinar will be led by cultural heritage learning consultant Anna Salaman. She has thirty years’ experience immersed in the arts, heritage and cultural sectors, specialising in learning and participation, creativity and play. Anna has worked with organisations around the world including ArtScience Museum (Singapore), Discover Children’s Story Centre, the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the V&A.   The session will help delegates to: learn about the developmental stages of children, ages 0-12, gain an understanding of different facilitation styles to build confidence when interacting with children of different age groups, explore the five types of play and facilitating play, make plans to put the training into practice in their organisation.   Take a look at the full schedule.   Please note: this is a recording of the session which took place on 6th June 2024.   Who should attend? This training is aimed at staff who work in museums, art galleries and heritage sites and are interested in developing your knowledge and understanding of the developmental ages and stages of children to inform how you create activities for families. 

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This new tour is 8 days and 7 nights touring the Scottish Highlands visiting the places covered in the book with a few bonus locations thrown in along the way