School Outreach

For schools in North Lanarkshire council area, we can visit you with any of these workshops:

All of the workshops include object handling, discussion and hands-on activities. The total cost is £92 and this includes: travel, staff time and two 90 minute sessions of the same workshop. Workshops can be adapted to suits your pupils’ needs. (We don’t offer single sessions or two different workshops on the same visit.)

Scottish Knights and Castles School Outreach

P3-6 / £92/ 2 x 90 min sessions

Discover more about medieval Lanarkshire. Pupils will learn about the role of the castle, medieval food and banquets, discuss what a knight did and enjoy

some hands on fun with full size replica armour.

The Romans

P4-6 / £92/ 2 x 90 min sessions

Discover more about the Romans in Scotland. Learn about the food they ate, the clothes they wore and the impact of the Roman army on Lanarkshire. Pupils will also have the opportunity to handle full size replica armour and domestic objects and even try on a toga.

Scottish Identity: Tartan and Tweed

P1-3 and P4-7 / £92/ 2 x 90 min sessions

Where does wool come from? How is it woven in to cloth? Find out the story of tweed and tartan. Pupils will also have hands-on experience carding, spinning and weaving. Each pupil will take home a small woven item.

Hitting the Bottle

P6-7 / £92/ 2 x 90 min sessions

This workshop will focus on social attitudes to alcohol in Scotland and encourage young people to explore through objects, drama and discussion, the sorts of decisions that they may have to make in everyday life.

For schools out with North Lanarkshire council area please call 01236 638352 to discuss as an additional travel charge will apply.