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Join us for exciting, interactive object handling workshops for home educated children this spring.

Upcoming summer workshops

Pond Dipping and Outdoor Habitats

7 May, 1.30pm – 3pm | Recommended age range: 5 – 8 years old

Dip nets in the Horniman’s pond and explore outdoor habitats on our wild Nature Trail. Use scientific equipment to collect animals and first-hand observation to learn more about them. Reconnect with nature and enhance your Science learning.

This session will run outdoors on the Horniman’s Nature trail and will go ahead unless in the event of extreme weather. Please ensure your child(ren) are dressed appropriately for the weather. In the event of extreme weather, the session will be replaced with our indoor taxidermy-based session Animals and Habitats.

The Nature Trail and pond are about a 15-minute walk from our Museum building, along an unpaved path. Please let us know when booking if you or your child(ren) have physical access needs, so we can make arrangements for step-free access to the trail.

Please note that younger siblings and babies are unable to attend this session, due to safety considerations on the Nature Trail and pond dipping platform.

Art Portfolio: Masks

21 May, 12.45pm – 3.45pm | Recommended age range: 12 – 16 years old

Using masks from around the world, selected from our unique Handling Collection, learners will have a fantastic opportunity to develop their still life sketching skills and form ideas and concepts around their own work. Learners will have the chance to handle and closely study the objects, repositioning and arranging them as they choose, whilst exploring new textures and forms and being inspired by the stories behind them.

Bring your own sketchbooks and art materials or borrow from us.

Sound Around the World

11 June, 12.45pm – 3.45pm | Recommended age range: 12 – 16 years old

Discover why squeezing the strings of a West African talking drum changes its pitch; learn to speak and play Indian bols on traditional drums; and consider why some Trinidadian instruments are made of unusual materials.

In this session, learners will follow a conductor to learn and perform rhythms from each of the three world regions both in small groups and with the rest of the group. The workshop culminates in a whole group performance of a Trinidadian Calypso.

Ticket information

  • Ticket price includes 1 child with 1 accompanying adult.
  • Tickets are non-refundable.
  • Please arrive 10 min before the start of the workshop, latecomers cannot be admitted.
  • Please arrive at the main entrance of the museum. A member of staff will meet you to direct you to the workshop space.
  • Please ensure you book your child onto the age-appropriate workshop to ensure learners get the most out of the session.
  • Only children booked on to the workshop may attend (with their accompanying adult). Younger siblings cannot attend as spaces are limited. This is to ensure that learners get the most from the workshop.

Access

Please get in touch to let us know how we can best meet the needs of your family and support you to have a great visit. We are always keen to hear from home educating families who might need support to attend our events.

Please email homeeducation@horniman.ac.uk with any access information or questions, ahead of your visit.

Sibling policy

  • To help ensure that our learners get the most from their sessions, and as spaces are limited, only children booked on to them may attend (with their accompanying adult).
  • When selecting your workshop, please ensure that you are booking on to age-appropriate session for your children. This helps all learners get the most out of the workshop.
  • Babies in arms are permitted to all sessions, but we politely ask that you leave the session should they be disruptive to others.