The JORVIK GroupAttractions Learning Programme2012/13Key Stages 3 - 5

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Welcome to Learning withThe JORVIK Group

The JORVIK Group is pleased to announce the launch of three new workshops for 2012/13, thatcater for students of History, Geography and Archaeology at Key Stage 3 and up. Drawing on the

unique archaeological learning resources at DIG and Micklegate Bar Museum, your students willhave the chance to explore York’s social history and changing landscape.

Combine your visit to York with a school visitto our other attractions.

An outing to Jorvik Viking Centre gives children the opportunity to learn aboutthe real Viking settlement of Jorvik that stood on-site one thousand years ago.Your pupils will have the chance to explore the Viking street of Coppergate,see how it was discovered and investigate the evidence left behind. Jorvik offers a unique learning experience for your school groups, allowing them to see, smell, hear and even touch the past. www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk

Visiting Barley Hall gives pupils the chance to experience life inside a merchant’s townhouse in the early Tudor period. Pupils of all ages and abilities will have the opportunity to get involved and learn about Tudor living as the Hall is brought to life by our costumed gallery staff. Barley Hall is located approximately ten minutes’ walk from both JORVIK and DIG.www.barleyhall.org.uk

DIG is an exciting attraction which enables learners to engage with archaeology first hand and explore how archaeologists recreate the past. Learners can handle genuine artefacts from 2000 years of York's history and explore DIG's changing programme of innovative exhibitions.

DIG is located approximately five minutes’ walk from the JORVIK Viking Centre.

www.digyork.com

Micklegate Bar is part of York’s famous walls. Providing vital defence for York and the site where the heads of traitors were displayed, Micklegate Bar Museum offers schools the opportunity to explore the bloody history of the city. Pupils can investigate crime and punishment in the past and work out how to defend the city walls.

Micklegate Bar is located approximately fifteen minutes’ walk from JORVIK and DIG.

www.micklegatebar.com

From the autumn of 2006 to theend of 2011, a team from YorkArchaeological Trust investigatedthe archaeology of the Hungatearea of York, as part of theregeneration of a little-knowncorner of the city.

What the archaeologists discoveredduring their investigations was arich and changing story, reflectinghow people adapted the use of thislow-lying parcel of land that sitswithin an elbow of the River Foss.

Looking Back at Hungate is a newexhibition which uses artefacts totell the story of a changing citylandscape over the last 2,000 yearsand is located within the hands-onenvironment of DIG, bringing youcloser to the archaeology of York.

See intricate and amazing Romanjewellery that was placed in graves

over 1,500 years ago. Find outhow timbers from an Anglo-Saxonship were remade into the cellarof a Viking-Age house. Examinebeautifully crafted pots depictingthe faces of humans and images ofanimals from York’s medieval past.Explore how people lived inHungate’s Victorian streets andhouses, condemned as slumdistricts.

This new exhibition lets you exploresome of the diverse collection ofartefacts discovered during thefive-year excavation of Hungate inYork and reveals the stories of thepeople who lived there from Romantimes to the early 20th century.The exhibition also includes arange of fun, interactive resourcesthat allow young learners to carryout their own investigations into thechanging face of historic York.

What’s new in 2012?Looking Back at HungateAt DIG

WORKSHOP

People, Place and the Past – Changing Urban LandscapesUsing the Hungate area of York as a case study, this workshopexplores ways of investigating and interpreting past and presentsocieties within a changing urban landscape over 2000 years, from the Romans to 21st Century urban redevelopment.

Available either as a DIG workshop (max 15 students) or as an Outreach session (max 30 students).

WORKSHOP

Improving Living Conditions in 19th and20th Century YorkUsing archaeological and historical evidence from the Hungate excavations this workshop explores the important role played by York in the improvement of the lives and living conditions of working people in the British Isles.

Available either as a DIG workshop (max 15 students) or as an Outreach session (max 30 students).

DIG WORKSHOPSThe JORVIK Group’s schools workshop programme aims to spark pupils’ interest inthe past by exploring a variety of fun and interesting themes.

BOOKING DETAILSBooking your visit could not be easier. Telephone 01904 615505 or e-mail groups@yorkat.co.uk

WORKSHOPS £3 PER STUDENT. ONE TEACHER FREE WITH EVERY SIX STUDENTS BOOKED.DIG Workshops includes admission to ‘Looking Back at Hungate’ exhibition. Separate admission charge to DIG. See website for prices.

DURATIONWorkshops last approximately 1 hour.

OUTREACHWorkshops are available as an outreach session forschools and colleges less than fifty miles from York.Visit the Can’t come to us? section for more details.

FACILITIES AT DIG• Disabled Toilet• Lift• Pushchair store• Toilets

OPENING TIMES10.00 - 16.00 dailyClosed 24/25/26 December

CODE OF CONDUCTPlease ensure your pupils respect other visitors, museum objects and attractions staff.

Staff reserve the right to ask visitors to leave if their behaviourdisrupts the experience of others in the attraction.

www.digyork.com

What willyou find?

Crime and Punishment through the AgesUsing local examples this workshop explores the processes ofcrime and punishment from the Middle Ages through to theeighteenth century, including the role played by Micklegate Bar. The workshop also includes interactive discussion and debate on judicial systems and punishments in past and present societies.

Available at Micklegate Bar Museum (max 20 students).WORKSHOP

Micklegate Bar WORKSHOPThe JORVIK Group’s schools workshop programme aims to spark pupils’ interest inthe past by exploring a variety of fun and interesting themes.

BOOKING DETAILSBooking your visit could not be easier. Telephone 01904 615505 or e-mail groups@yorkat.co.uk

WORKSHOPS £3 PER STUDENT. ONE TEACHER FREE WITH EVERY SIX STUDENTS BOOKED.Micklegate Bar Workshop includes admission toMicklegate Bar Museum.

DURATIONWorkshops last approximately 1 hour.

OUTREACHWorkshops are available as an outreach session forschools and colleges less than fifty miles from York.Visit the Can’t come to us? section for more details.

FACILITIES AT MICKLEGATE BAR MUSEUMPlease note: there are no toilets available for use atMicklegate Bar Musem. Micklegate Bar Museum is not accessible for wheelchair users.

OPENING TIMES10 - 3 daily from February - OctoberWorkshops also available November - January on requestClosed 24/25/26 December

CODE OF CONDUCTPlease ensure your pupils respect other visitors, museum objects and attractions staff.

Staff reserve the right to ask visitors to leave if their behaviourdisrupts the experience of others in the attraction.

www.micklegatebar.com

Ga ewayto the Past

National CurriculumLinks & Areas of Study

History

Geography

English(Literacy)

Citizenship

SUBJECT AREA OF STUDY

• Studying and critically assessing a range of source materials, including historical documents and archaeological materials.• Local History – students have the opportunity to study local York history.• Victorian and Edwardian Britain – studying poverty and changes in living conditions for working people.• Gaining an understanding of chronological periods of history and applying them to a local case study.• Gaining an understanding of the interactions between people and place in the past and present.• Examining and handling archaeological artefacts and their historical context.• Studying and critically assessing the ways past societies dealt with crime and criminals.• Examining a medieval defensive structure and how it reflects the needs and attitudes of past societies

• Examining the relationships between place and people through the case study of a modern urban redevelopment project.• Studying cartographic and archaeological evidence to analyse and interpret historical landscape changes.• Learning how archaeological and historical research techniques interpret changes in human populations and landscapes.• Local Geography – students have the opportunity to study York’s historical geography.• Examining and handling archaeological artefacts and relating them to their social, economic and geographic context.• Developing observation skills through fieldwork and/or examination of case study materials.

• Listening, group discussion, critical analysis and developing literacy skills.

• Engaging in discussion and debate about topical and/or controversial issues.• Understanding of the effects of democracy and decision making on individuals and on local and national communities.• Using historical knowledge to form an appreciation and understanding of the roles and responsibilities of citizens in the present.

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Professional DevelopmentTeacher Open DaysThere will be free teacher familiarisation events inthe course of the year for any teacher wanting to view the exhibitions at DIG and Micklegate Bar Museum; these sessions will be a chance to speak with our staff and to try out the new workshop resources. Please call for dates and more details: 01904 615505.

Teacher Training (SOTS)The JORVIK Gorup works with York St John University to prepare trainee teachers to take their pupils on excursions out of the classroom. We can organise similar placements or training sessions for teacher trainees who wish to find out about using our attractions for the new QTS standards Q24 and Q30, which require identifying and planning teaching sessions in out-of-school contexts.

Schools Newsletter

Not on our newsletter/e-newsletter list?

Email: education@schools@yorkat.co.uk.

We e-mail a bi-annual newsletter with lots of interesting information and offers relating to The JORVIK Group. Please note: your e-mail address will be used solely for this purpose and will not be shared with other companies.

SEN GroupsWe welcome pupils with special educational needs. Please contact us on 01904 615505 to discuss how we can meet the needs of your group.

Important InformationBooking your VisitBooking your visit couldn’t be easier. Just telephone the reservations line on 01904 615505 and our reservations team will be happy to advise and answer any query you may have concerning your visit.

Your tick list of things to remember:1. Book a free familiarisation visit to your chosen venue.2. Ask about our workshop programme.3. Before ringing the reservations line, make sure you have the date and time of your visit ready to check for availability, preferably with a range of possible alternatives if your desired date is not available.4. Although we will always do our best to accommodate your group’s requirements, we are grateful for at least four weeks’ notice when booking workshops, outreach or virtual outreach.5. Once you have booked, check you have received your confirmation letter from us and that all of the booking details are correct.6. Check you have an adequate number of adults accompanying your class. We recommend a 1:6 teacher pupil ratio.7. If you do not cancel a booking with at least 24 hours’ notice, you will be charged 50% of the visit total.8. School parties should allow one hour for a visit to JORVIK Viking Centre, one hour and fifteen minutes for a visit to Micklegate Bar Museum, and 90 minutes for a visit to DIG. Barley Hall visit times vary according to your booking. We request that groups arrive on time; owing to high demand, latecomers may be asked to join the queue or put into another time slot.9. DIG has space for up to 35 people to eat a packed lunch, free of charge. Visitors to DIG can also eat lunch in the garden. Please note that pre-booking is essential. To book a half-hour lunch slot (between 11.00 and 14.00), please request a time when booking your visit.

New GalleriesWe are always adding to and updating our galleries across the sites. Please check our website for new additions: www.thejorvikgroup.com

How to reach YorkBy Rail

From York Railway Station –15 minutes’ walk to DIG, 10 minutes’walk to JORVIK Viking Centre &Barley Hall, and 5 minutes’ walk toMicklegate Bar Museum.

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Coach Parking:St George’s FieldsCoach Park

Please note coachesare not allowed insidethe city walls.

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Virtual Viking or Tudor OutreachWherever you are in the world, you can invite a Viking or Tudor-era character into your classroom via a video link. Your students can spend 45 minutes discovering what life was like in the Viking Age or the Tudor period. View a variety of artefacts, hear tales of Viking travels and then put your own prepared questions to our Viking settler. We use Skype or ja.net to make this link. For more information, call our reservations department on 01904 615505. Costs £35 per session. Please note: there is important information at the end of this learning programme for you to read before booking a virtual outreach session.

LOOK OUT FOR SPECIAL OUTREACH OFFERS ON OUR WEBSITE – AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR!

Can’t come to us?We’ll come to you through our Outreach and Virtual Outreach Programmes

Outreach for older learners (key stages 3 - 5)For schools and colleges less than fifty miles from York, we now have new outreach workshops designed for students 14 and up.

Costs for a full session of outreach for older learners are £150 for up to a maximum of 30 learners, plus 16 pence per mile travel expenses.

People, Place and the Past – Changing Urban Landscapes

Using the Hungate area of York as a case study, this workshop explores ways of investigating and interpreting past and present societies within a changing urban landscape over 2000 years, from the Romans to 21st Century urban redevelopment.

Available either as a DIG workshop (max 15 students) or as an Outreach session (max 30 students).

Improving Living Conditions in 19th and 20th Century York

Using archaeological and historical evidence from the Hungate excavations this workshop explores the important role played by York in the improvement of the

lives and living conditions of working people in the British Isles. Available either as a

DIG workshop (max 15 students) or as an Outreach session (max 30 students).

2000 years, 4 great attractionsJORVIK Viking Centre | DIG | Barley Hall Micklegate Bar Museum

www.thejorvikgroup.com

JORVIK Viking Centre, DIG, Barley Hall and Micklegate Bar Museum are owned by York Archaeological Trust.A registered charity in England & Wales (509060) and Scotland (SCO42846)

T H E W O L F S O N F O U N D AT I O NMillennium Commission