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Join us for interactive object handling workshops for home educated children this autumn.

Upcoming autumn workshops

Amazon Rainforest: People and Animals

8 October, 1:15pm – 2:15pm | Recommended age range: 7 – 12 years old

What is life like in the Amazon Rainforest? Learn about the animals that live there and the people that call it home.

In this session, learners will have the unique opportunity to handle traditional objects handmade by the Wai-Wai people; a group living in the Amazon Rainforest of Guyana and Northern Brazil. Learners will learn about life in the rainforest by exploring unfamiliar objects, the materials they are made from and how they are used.

Arctic Adventure

9 November, 1:15pm – 2pm | Recommended age range: 5 – 7 years old

Explore Arctic animals up close and discover how their unique adaptations help them thrive in the cold.

Learn about traditional Inuit life, from their homes to their clothing, and discover how they use natural resources to survive. Handle beautiful objects made by the Inuit, including snow shoes, snow goggles and a seal-skin parka, think about how they might be used and identify the materials used to make them.

Sound Around the World

8 December, 1:15pm – 2:15 pm | Recommended age range: 10 – 16 years old

Discover musical traditions from West Africa, India and Trinidad.

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 wider 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.