Primary School Visits
Key Stage 1
Faces and feelings
Be introduced to the people in our portraits and find out how they are feeling. Learn about emotions and facial expressions by sculpting your own self portrait from air-drying...
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Talking buildings
Become a building detective and investigate the architecture, landscape and history of Compton Verney. Discover what buildings can tell you about their past and how they were made. Use...
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Face to face
Come face to face with Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Edward VI and uncover the secret symbols of Tudor costume and portraiture. Explore portraits of Tudor monarchs and handle...
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Clay containers
Travel from Neapolitan Italy to 20th century Britain exploring containers. Investigate, form, function, materials and processes and be inspired to make your own clay pot.
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Pattern, shape, design
Become a textile designer and be introduced to the fabulous textile designs of Enid Marx. Explore shapes and their properties in our collections then work in teams to create...
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Hard times
Be introduced to the Victorians and explore lives of children in the past through characters found in the British Folk Art Collection. Dress up in Victorian-style costumes and handle...
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Rituals and Bronzes: The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China
Visit our fascinating Chinese collection and explore original ancient Chinese bronzes from the Shang Dynasty. Learn about life and religion during the Shang Dynasty by investigating what the bronzes...
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Mysterious landscapes
Visit an erupting volcano, witness a shipwreck and see the hustle and bustle of the city. Investigate the theme of landscape, exploring composition, perspective, mood and atmosphere in the...
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Stone Age Settlers
Explore life in the Stone Age with hands on activities at our Forest School site. Try building with wattle and daub, create clay pottery, prepare the campfire and try...
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Brilliant bugs
Explore the large variety of mini beasts in the Compton Verney grounds. Through a range of activities led by our Forest School Leader they will discover all about the...
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Bronze Age Builders
Explore life in a Bronze Age settlement with hands on activities at our Forest School site. Try building with wattle and daub, construct a traditional round house, make natural...
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Iron Age Inhabitants
Explore life in an Iron Age settlement with hands on activities at our Forest School site. Construct a traditional round house, create a natural wool weave, design a brooch...
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Saxon Settlers
Explore life in an Anglo Saxon settlement with hands on activities at our Forest School site. Weave nets for the sailors, play Saxon games, create clay drinking goblets, prepare...
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Viking Villagers
Explore life in a Viking village with hands on activities at our Forest School site. Construct a Viking long house, design a dragon head for your long ship, make...
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Terrific Trees
Explore the large variety of trees in the Compton Verney grounds. Through a range of activities led by our Forest School Leader students will learn how to measure and...
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Super Shelters
Explore shelters and habitats and through a range of activities led by our Forest School Leader, will discover how a shelter is designed for survival. They will learn how...
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