Heritage LearningWhat’s On for Schools Callendar House2015-16

FALKIRK COMMUNITY TRUSTHERITAGE LEARNING Callendar HouseCallendar ParkFalkirk FK1 1YR

Primary Schools Workshops at Callendar HouseCall: 01324 503780 or Email heritagelearning@falkirkcommunitytrust.org to book or make an enquiry

Workshops and Self Led Visits for: Primary

ASN (All workshops can be adapted to suit learners with ASN)

What’s On for SchoolsHow to bookFor all workshop bookings please call: 01324 503780

Or Email: heritagelearning@falkirkcommunitytrust.org

Please be ready to provide the following information at the time of booking:

• Name of School, contact name, phone number, address.

• Age and number in class.• Any special requirements/access

needs.• Pre-visits can be made by

arrangement.

Curriculum for Excellence Workshops for Primary SchoolsFalkirk Community Trust’s Heritage Learning Team at Callendar House provide an exciting range of fully interactive workshops, all designed to support the principles of the Curriculum for Excellence.

Workshops take place in the mornings (10am-11.30am).

Each session lasts 90 mins.

Maximum class size is 33 pupils.

CostsWorkshop costs are:

• £35 for a primary class of up to 33 pupils.

• Christmas workshops and other events have varying charges.

• Self-led visits are free of charge. Please call for further information.

How to PayFalkirk Council schools will be sent an invoice whereby schools can set up a transfer or raise a purchase order number through E-series. For all other schools, payment can be made by cheque, card or cash on the day of the workshop

ASNAll workshops can be adapted to suit ASN requirements.

Please advise at the time of

booking.

P3-4/£35/90mins

With a strong emphasis on active learning, pupils will learn how and why the Antonine wall was built in Scotland. They will use science and technology skills to re-create a model of the wall and investigate what materials and tools the Romans used in its construction as well as the impact on local tribes. Original Roman artefacts will be explored as pupils become ‘history detectives’ to discover what life was like for a Roman soldier posted at the Wall. The weapons and armour of the soldiers will be examined and compared. The session is completed by an in-role visit to the Antonine Wall World Heritage site in Callendar Park. On their march to the wall, pupils dressed as Roman Auxiliaries will carry out the tortoise manoeuvre (testudo) to fend off a Caledonian attack. (Welly boots recommended)!

SOC 1-02a | SOC 1- 04a

TCH 1-14a | MNU 2-11a

EXA 1-13a

P7/£35/90mins

This interactive workshop uses role play to explore what it would have felt like to be an evacuee leaving from Clydebank to be billeted in a strange area far from home and family in WW2.

The re-enactment takes place in Clydebank Evacuation Centre where pupils are issued with accurate documentation. A ‘train journey’ to the billeting area is undertaken where, on arrival, pupils will interact with their Landlady and local Billeting Officer. After the role play session, pupils will investigate and handle original wartime artefacts to explore what home front jobs were carried out by people in Falkirk to support the war effort.SOC 2-01a | SOC 2-04a | SOC 2-06a

SOC 2-15a | EXA 2-13a | LIT 2-10a

THE HOME FRONT WW2 ROMANS RULE - THE ANTONINE WALL

Primary Schools Workshops at Callendar HouseCall: 01324 503780 or Email heritagelearning@falkirkcommunitytrust.org to book or make an enquiry

P6-7/£35/90mins

What was working life like in the kitchen and laundry at Callendar House in the Victorian times? Pupils will apply for a job at Callendar House and dress in period costume to work with the cook in the original 19th century kitchen. Using traditional Victorian methods to make dessert for the Forbes family, domestic innovations of the day will be put to the test. Comparisons between old and new technologies will be made during the session. Pupils will also experience a Victorian washday with the Laundry maid and try out the posser and washboard. Original clothes of the time will be handled to examine fabric types, style and how they were made. The session ends with an investigation of original domestic objects. Pupils will work in groups to decide what the objects are made from and how they would be used.

SOC 2-04a | SOC 1-04a

TCH 2-01a | EXA 2-13a

Pre and Post workshop activitiesare available for all school workshops via the heritage learning websitewww.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage/learning/resources-for-schools and on GLOW - https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fa/fctahl/ Links to the pre and post workshop activities will also be sent at the time of booking as well as detailed content/requirements for each workshop.

P2-3/£35/90mins

Visit the recreated 1960s record shop and use ‘old’ money to shop for a record and learn how gran would play her favourite music. Listen to some 1960’s beats on a record player and learn about ‘Beatlemania’. An opportunity to explore items in an ‘old’ Co-op store and compare them with items we buy now. Pupils will also investigate 60’s fashion by dressing in original and replica outfits to prepare for a ‘night out’ dancing sixties’ style. Once dressed, pupils experience what it was like to be a teenager in the 1960s by learning popular dances such as The Twist, The Hippy Hippy Shake and The Locomotion.

SOC 1-02a | SOC 1-03a

MNU 1-09b | EXA 1-10a

THE VICTORIANS SWING INTO THE SIXTIES(When Gran was a girl)

CPD sessions for teachers are held on dates throughout the year from 3.30pm-5.00pm. Details of these sessions can be found via CPD Manager - under the course heading Heritage Learning.

• All sessions include an opportunity to meet our Learning Assistants and try out some of the activities we offer as well as discussing opportunities for creating bespoke learning activities to suit your classes’ requirements where possible.

• Sessions will count towards teachers accredited CPD.

It is the responsibility of teachers and group leaders to complete a risk assessment before any visit. A hazard sheet will be sent at the time of booking for guidance purposes only.

CPD FOR TEACHERS

New learning activities will be developed throughout 2015. Please check the website for updates:www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage/learning/resources-for-schools

NEW WORKSHOPS

Call: 01324 503780 Or Email: heritagelearning@falkirkcommunitytrust.org for further info.

Primary Schools Workshops at Callendar HouseCall: 01324 503780 or Email heritagelearning@falkirkcommunitytrust.org to book or make an enquiry

Callendar House is a visitor attraction which dates from the 14th century. It is set in the nationally-important historic designed landscape of Callendar Park, which also contains a section of the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site.

The House's permanent displays are The Story of Callendar House, a history covering the 11th to the 19th centuries, The Antonine Wall, Rome's Northern Frontier, and Falkirk: Crucible of Revolution 1750-1850, tells how the local area was transformed during the first century of the industrial era.

In the restored 1825 Kitchen, costumed interpreters create an exciting interactive experience with samples of early-19th century food providing added taste to stories of working life in a large household.

The Park Gallery offers a changing programme of contemporary visual art exhibitions, while different aspects of cultural heritage are explored in the 2nd Floor Galleries exhibition space.

Falkirk Archives are based here with the search room occupying the House’s Victorian library.

CALLENDAR HOUSE

Callendar HouseCallendar Park, Falkirk FK1 1YRGeneral Telephone: 01324 503770Email: heritage@falkirkcommunitytrust.orgwww.falkirkcommunitytrust.orgOpen all year: Free admissionMonday–Saturday 10am–5pmSunday (April–Sept only) 2pm-5pm

Kerse Lane

Callendar Road

Callendar House

M9

Stirling/Glasgow

Edinburgh

BUS STATION

Falkirk High Train Station Polmont

Train Station

FalkirkGrahamstonTrain Station

M9

A9

A9

B805B803

B803

A904

A904 FalkirkFootballStadiumLadysmill

EstateAvenue

Bellsmeadow Road

Seaton Place

By car:From Edinburgh: Follow M9 westbound. Exit at Junction 5 and follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park

From Glasgow: Follow M80/A80 eastbound. Join M876 (signposted Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk, Grangemouth). Merge onto M9. Exit at Junction 6 and follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park

From the North: Follow A9/M9 south. Exit M9 at Junction 6 and follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park

Free Parking: The car park is accessed via Seaton Place (past the high flats, across from the row of cottages). Additional parking available at Estates Avenue

Disabled parking available in front of Callendar House

By train: Falkirk is served by2 railway stations, Falkirk High and Falkirk Grahamston

For train timetables call National Rail Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50

By bus: For details of bus travel to Falkirk contact Traveline Scotland: 0871 200 22 33

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Falkirk Community Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of Falkirk Council

Charity number SCO42403

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HOW TO FIND CALLENDAR HOUSE