ACTIVITIES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Unlock the magical mysteries of Abbotsford with your school group today!
Curating the Past
Follow in Scott’s footsteps and use his amazing collection of objects and artefacts as a stimulus for poetry and creative writing. Explore the historic house with a member of the learning team and discover a house jam-packed with strange objects and even stranger stories! This session encourages pupils to extract information from a variety of sources by taking notes as they explore. The follow-up workshop encourages students to reflect on what they have seen and heard and to distil their experience into a list poem. A great session for learners at all levels.
Curriculum links: English and Literacy, Social Studies
Duration: 2 hours
£3.50 per pupil
Heritage Matters
Heritage- what is it, whose is it, and why does it matter? Why do people collect objects? What is an ‘artefact’ and how do we know if it’s ‘real’ anyway? This session explores these thought-provoking questions and looks at how and why we work to preserve our historic objects and places. Through handling a collection of domestic objects used in Abbotsford house in the past, we uncover what these artefacts tell us. Exploring Sir Walter Scott’s home, we will focus on key treasures from his awesome collection, all of which inspired his writing, along the way seeking evidence of how we protect and care for Abbotsford today. The session will round up with a spotlight on conservation issues museums must deal with, and Q&A’s.
Curriculum links: English and Literacy, Social Studies
Duration: 2 hours
£3.50 per pupil
