EDUCATIONAL VISITS

MAKING A BOOKINGPre-booking is essential for all education group visits. Please complete the online booking form within 7 days of your enquiry to reserve the date for your provisional booking.

Please contact the Group Bookings team to discuss your needs, availability and any special requirements your group may have on 01438 810931.

ADMISSION COSTS FOR EDUCATION GROUPSFull day Education Visit including a half day workshop

We offer 1 free adult place for every 8 paying children (over 2 years old) in the group on educational visits including a workshop.

Play day

For play days, we offer 1 free adult place for every 10 paying children (over 2 years old) in the group. Essential adult carers are admitted free of charge. Supporting documentation must be presented on arrival; please see our website for what we can accept.

PAYMENT: Final numbers and payment are required 21 days prior to your visit. We accept payment by BACS, cheque, and debit / credit cards. We regret that we are not able to offer refunds. Late bookings require immediate payment by card. Normal admission fees will be charged for any additional visitors on the day.

NUMBERS AND SUPERVISIONAll educational bookings are subject to a minimum group size of 20 paid places.All visits need to be accompanied by at least 3 adults (unless all members of the group are over 16 years old). The final ratio will be confirmed when booking.

CONTACT USwww.knebworthhouse.com/education; or contact our dedicated Group Bookings administrators by phoning: 01438 810931 or emailing: groupbookings@knebworthhouse.com.

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The information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of going to press. The management reserves the right to make any changes to facilities offered and to close the ground and House, or any part thereof, without notice.

Students aged 2-18 years £11.50Additional Adults £11.50Children aged under 2 FREE

Students aged 2-18 years £9.50Additional Adults £9.50Children aged under 2 FREE

www.knebworthhouse.com/education01438 810931 groupbookings@knebworthhouse.com

KHEPTKNEBWORTH HOUSE, EDUCATION

AND PRESERVATION TRUST

WELCOMEKnebworth’s award-winning educational visits offer a range of curriculum-linkedand bespoke programmes to suit the needs of your group. Our unique historic setting, exciting learning activities and stimulating outdoor spaces will provide a day out that your students won’t forget!

Knebworth House was originally a Tudor red brick manor house and has been home to the Lytton family for over 500 years. Today, it welcomes visitors to discover more about their local heritage and explore many different periods of time, as well as the beautiful historic Deer Park and 28 acres of Formal Gardens.

Our carefully designed educational visits are planned to meet the needs of the National Curriculum whilst being fun and inspiring. We cover a range of subjects including History, English and Science as well as offering cross-curricular opportunities.

AWARD-WINNING EDUCATIONKnebworth House has held the Sandford Award for excellence in heritage education since 2001.

The judge of the Sandford Award commented: “Knebworth House is an exciting and interesting place for school groups to visit. The Education team take care to offer visits that are tailored to the particular interests and needs of a group, and which make the most of the House and the collection. Often it is possible for school groups to be the only visitors in the House which gives a group the chance to take time in each room and really engage with the topic in hand. This makes for memorable visits!”

OUR PROGRAMMESOur educational programmes cover subjects across the curriculum. All of our education programmes are guided by our highly-regarded team with an emphasis on hands-on activities. Should you have any queries about the educational content of the programmes, or wish to explore any other ideas please let us know.

TUDOR TREASURE TRAIL KS1 KS2

Students will gain an understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world as they step back in time and explore life as a Tudor. Our costumed guides will lead you on an exciting journey through the House in the morning, focusing on the preparations for Queen Elizabeth I’s visit to Knebworth in 1571. Knebworth House is the perfect place to contextualise knowledge of Tudor costume, writing and education, coats of arms and armour, music and entertainment. In the afternoon,the journey will continue outside with the self-guided afternoon session, exploring the gardens while learning about Tudor food and plants.

Teaching resources are available on our website.

VICTOR’S VICTORIAN VENTURES KS1 KS2

Discover Knebworth House and Gardens through the eyes of Victor, who grew up in Knebworth House. The servants of the house (our costumed guides) will help develop your students’ understanding of British, local and world history and what life was like locally in Victorian times for the rich and poor.

Your students will find out about Victorian dress, education in Victorian times (including writing on a slate), everyday objects and the Victorian nursery and toys. The self-guided afternoon session will focus on how Victorians used the outside space; you will explore the gardens, sample Victorian games and pastimes and have fun in our Victorian bowling alley.Teaching resources are available on our website.

VICTORIAN LOAN BOX KS1 KS2

Bring the Victorians into your classroom with our ‘Victorian Loan Box’. For four weeks, you can borrow a box containing everyday Victorian objects, including framed photographs and an information book to explain the contents. Please contact the Group Bookings team for more information and prices.

“Knowing that Elizabeth I actually visited Knebworth gave us an understanding of what life was like for her.” Teacher, Stukeley Meadows Primary

LOCAL HISTORY, SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS LOCAL HISTORY

VOTES FOR WOMEN KS2 KS3

Enhance your students’ learning about the fight for votes for women with a programme which can take place either at your school or at the family home of Knebworth’s own suffragette, Lady Constance Lytton. Students will take on a character from this fascinating period of history and will explore source material from the Knebworth House archives in order to find evidence to support their character’s viewpoint. Students will learn about the experiences of Lady Constance and other suffragettes in prison and caption photographs from the period. The session culminates in speeches from some of the students (in character) to give their views on suffrage.

This workshop is designed to fit within a one hour session in school. We are happy to run multiple sessions in one day; please contact us for prices. We have a maximum capacity of 30 students for sessions in school.

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE, LOCAL AND BRITISH HISTORY

GARGOYLES & GREENERY KS2 KS3

Let your students be inspired by the rich details of the gothic exterior of the House and key areas of the gardens with this self-guided trail. Students are given the opportunity to draw or photograph patterns, textures and shapes and to consider some of the uses of the gardens in Victorian times.

ART, DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY AND NATURE

THE WATCHMAN’S TOWER KS1 KS2

Three exciting new units of work for local history will be available on our website from early 2020 aimed at Years 1 and 2; Years 3 and 4; and Years 5 and 6. Using material direct from the Knebworth House archives and developed with the help of local primary schools, the new units of work will enable schools to teach local history based around Knebworth House using both authentic and transcribed source materials and specially produced resources.

Students from Year 1 and 2 will look at Knebworth House in Tudor times, comparing then and now.

Year 3 and 4 students will look at changes to Knebworth House over time, including some of the people who have lived in the house. Students in Years 5 and 6 will be able to investigate census records from Victorian times and to consider how Knebworth House has changed over time.

There will be links to existing educational visits to Knebworth House for all years, and schools will be able to visit the Watchman’s Tower while they are visiting Knebworth House. Visits will include use of our new virtual reality App ‘Knebworth Watch’ which will enable students to see Knebworth House during various eras in history.

LOCAL HISTORY

NEWFOR2020

PERSUASIVE WRITING KS1 KS2

Imagine that Knebworth House, Gardens and Park were to enter a competition to be the best historic house in the country! Your students will take a tour of the house in the morning, finding out about the historical features, taking a quiz as they go around and discussing suitable words to describe what they see. On their return to school, they will be inspired to write using what they have found out to try to persuade the judges that Knebworth House is the best historic house. In the afternoon students may sketch the exterior of the house (self-guided) or you may choose to spend a fun-filled afternoon at Fort Knebworth (June), or the entire Adventure Playground (July – August).

ENGLISH

EARLY YEARS: THE STORYSAURUS STOMP EY

Get your early years students inspired and motivated to write with the Storysaurus! Meet our friendly dinosaur character, who loves to read and write, during our interactive story sack session. Then explore the ever-popular Dinosaur Trail complete with life-size pre-historic creatures, wind-up sound boxes and information boards. Youngsters will love singing and stomping, roaring and drawing – they will come away bursting with story ideas! After your workshop, your students can spend a fun-filled afternoon at Fort Knebworth (June), or the entire Adventure Playground (July – August).

COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

“The use and quality of resources were excellent and the children haven’t stopped talking about Storysaurus!” Teacher, Aboyne Lodge School

INTRODUCTION TO THE GOTHIC KS3

Discover the conventions of Gothic Literature with a tour of the house where our guides will discuss what the Gothic is and introduce some of the hallmarks of the genre. Your students will find out about the Victorian novelist (and resident of Knebworth House) Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton and other Victorian authors such as Charles Dickens; gain some idea of the context in which they were writing and be given the opportunity to do some writing in the Gothic style themselves. This visit would be a great way to introduce the Gothic genre prior to GCSE English. Please note that we can only accommodate a maximum of 20 students at a time for this session.

In the afternoon, students can examine the Gothic features in more detail by sketching creatures on the exterior of the house (self-guided), or you may choose to enjoy our self-guided Gargoyles and Greenery visit or spend a fun-filled afternoon at Fort Knebworth (June) or the entire Adventure Playground (July – August).

ENGLISH

INSPIRING YOUNG WRITERS KS2

This exciting programme will help students to develop positive attitudes and stamina for writing. You will hear about the writers who have lived and worked here, including its most famous writer Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, and feel how this fantastic setting inspired them. Students will use the morning’s experiences to begin writing their own atmospheric story opening, beginning with the immortal line “It was a dark and stormy night…” For your afternoon activity, choose from the self-guided Garden Story Trail or a visit to Fort Knebworth (June) or the entire Adventure Playground (July – August).

The self-guided Garden Story Trail inspires pupils with magical moments from a range of literature such as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan and Twelfth Night. Teams will search for points on our story trail map, listen to extracts from the texts and answer questions designed to prompt their creativity.

ENGLISH

MONSTERS AND MAZES KS1

‘Monsters and Mazes’ offers a fun, cross-curricular guided tour of the formal gardens, wilderness area and Dinosaur Trail, while learning about the natural world, numeracy, shape and colour. There’s also time to find out about prehistoric life with a visit to our much-loved Dinosaur Trail. Your students can spend a fun-filled afternoon at Fort Knebworth (June) or the entire Adventure Playground (July – August).

HOW PLANTS GROW KS1 KS2

Let your children see the topic of ‘Green Plants’ come to life as they explore our Formal Gardens and Walled Kitchen Garden with our guides.

This is a wonderful way for children to explore the world around them and develop their understanding of scientific ideas as they discover how plants grow in the context of a beautiful, established, working garden. Newly planted seedlings, 300-year-old trees, and plants that have been in existence since the days of the dinosaurs – all contextualised in a peaceful, garden setting.

Each child will take a seed they have planted back to school, along with a lavender bag. Children from Key Stage 2 also receive a recipe card.

Your students can spend a fun-filled afternoon at Fort Knebworth (June/September) or the entire Adventure Playground (July). How Plants Grow is only available in June and July. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as we are only able to accommodate two schools per week for this programme.

Teaching resources are available on our website to use before or after your visit to continue the learning in the classroom.

MATHS, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH SCIENCE

WHOLE SCHOOL PLAY DAYS EY KS1 KS2

Why not bring the whole school for an educational visit? Our group bookings team will work with you to create a bespoke workshop day with a combination of our educational programmes, or you can treat your students to a well-earned play day. Our Adventure Playground and Park are ideal for large numbers to have a fun time. Your pupils can have fun on the astro slide and drop slide, play on the swings, slides and walkways of Fort Knebworth, whizz down the zip wire and try the water play features.

ON THE DAYFull details will be sent to you in your teacher’s information pack.

Please arrive by 10.00am ready to start promptly at 10.15am. Departure times are flexible.

Please see our Access Guide online or phone 01438 810931 for more information about accessibility.

Lunch facilities are provided outside for a picnic-style meal. Covered picnic areas are available at the Adventure Playground.

ADVENTURE PLAYGROUNDIf your activity day includes a visit to the Adventure Playground your students can spend a fun-filled Afternoon at Fort Knebworth (June) or the entire Adventure Playground (July – August). The bouncy castle and slides will be available for visits in July and August.

GIFT SHOPOur Gift Shop is full of fun and educational items, if you wish for the Gift Shop to be open for students to purchase a souvenir please let us know. Themed goody bags from Tudors to Dinosaurs are available for purchase; please contact us for further information and prices.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGEOur specially developed House tour is designed to be interactive and engaging. Knebworth is easily accessible from London, Cambridge, Bedfordshire, London airports, the Eurostar and the channel ports. We would be delighted to welcome your students and to play an important part in their studies of English history.