Educational Visits to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Last year over 110,000 pupils visited one or more of the attractions in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on self-guided discovery visits.  An additional 5000 pupils participated in one of a wide range of workshops specially created to get the most from the National Curriculum.

The Learning focus is targeted for Pre–School  to Post-16 for History, English, Geography, PSHE/Citizenship, Art & Design, Design & Technology, Maths, Science, Leisure & Tourism.

 

The 2007/08 Learning Programme includes details of all our self-guided discovery visits and workshops plus special education events that include established favourites as well as exciting new opportunities for Science and Maths.

 

For a full list of visits, workshops, special events, trails and activities

download the Learning Programme 2007/08 now or click here to request a programme is sent to you.

 

To view the Autumn 2007 Learning Newsletter, covering the latest news and information about education workshops and events click here.

  

New Learning Developments for 2007/08

 

Maths & Science

For KS1 &2 a brand new healthy eating and hygiene workshop has been developed for HMS Victory and there are now more opportunities to revise for SATs by taking the Jake the Parrot workshop onboard HMS Warrior 1860. To support Action Stations’ new science and technology gallery InterAction, new special events have been developed for both KS2 and KS3 which focus on the Solar System, Sound and Vibration and Forces and Motion. New for KS3, the Mary Rose is holding a Science Challenge which focuses on the real-life challenges by its internationally renowned conservation science team as part of National Science Week.  A focus on angles, weights and measurements is now part of a new Maths workshop available from HMS Victory.

 

Literacy & Humanities

 

HMS Warrior 1860 is now offering a new creative writing workshop for KS2 which focuses on onomatopoeia, assonance and alliteration. The ship is also working in partnership with HMS Victory on a new workshop which will give KS2 pupils the chance to compare the two warships from a technological or social aspect. The Royal Naval Museum has developed two new workshops for KS1 & KS2.  Working with HMS Victory, Shipmates will train new recruits for Nelson’s Navy and a local history workshop (Dockyard - Then and Now) is available based on Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

 

KS1 HMS Victory Guided Tours

 

Following trials this year we are offering a new and improved tour, focussing on the different living conditions of Nelson and the crew.  The tour incorporates selected areas of the ship allowing for more time and opportunities to question the crew and explore Nelson’s flagship.