Key Stage 2: Virtual Visits

Relief figure of a man looking at a book

Make a connection: book this interactive workshop and your students can experience an encounter with our Cast Gallery from the comfort of their own seats in your classroom, led by our Education and Outreach Coordinator live from the Museum itself.

 

Age: 7-11 (KS2)

Curriculum links: History (Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome); English (Storytelling)

Maximum group size: none

Session time: 60 minutes

Session type: museum-led via online platform

Suggested time: 9.30-11am, to get the best experience of the Cast Gallery

No charges apply

 

Virtual Visits

An online museum visit, facilitated by our Education and Outreach Coordinator direct from our Cast Gallery, is a great way to support the KS2 curriculum and enrich your students learning without needing to travel to Cambridge. We recommend that sessions are one hour long. Sessions work best when the Education and Outreach Coordinator can see and hear the children in your classroom, in order to create a true virtual classroom experience. We offer two topics at KS2:
  • Greek Myth
  • Roman Emperors 

There is no maximum group size for a virtual visit, but we ask that you report the number of student participants accurately for our records. Streaming is available across a range of platforms.

For a one hour session, we suggest the following breakdown:

  • Introduction to the Museum: our Education and Outreach Coordinator will introduce themselves and explain that our Museum is a collection of plaster casts. (10 mins)
  • Interactive Storytelling: we show the students EITHER the pediments from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia and tell the story of Pelops and Oinomaos OR the Romans in Britain and images of power, by looking at the portraits of Julius Caesar and the Roman emperors. This is an opportunity for you students to respond to the story, with thought-provoking questions and interactive elements. (20 mins)
  • Question Time: Now it's time for the children to ask the questions. This is their chance to test our Education and Outreach Coordinator's knowledge, as they roam around our Cast Gallery to show them statues and answer all their questions. (20 mins)

You can support this session in the classroom by consulting and adapting the resources available for our KS2 Ancient Greeks in-person workshop or our KS2 Romans in-person workshop.

Please note: nudity is a feature of classical sculpture and there is no avoiding it in our Cast Gallery. Our Education and Outreach Coordinator will address the nakedness on display in an age-appropriate way with your students during your session.

 

How to Book

To make a booking, please use our online booking request form. Please note: we ask that school trips are booked at least a week in advance of your visit.

Our Education and Outreach Coordinator will be in touch to answer any questions or discuss your options in advance of your visit.

 

Our learning service is free

If you would like to make a donation to the Museum, we promise to spend your money on supporting and expanding our education programme and collections care. Any donation, however, is at your own discretion.

 

Get in Touch

Tel. 01223 767044
Email  museum@classics.cam.ac.uk