Celtic Harmony Art in Prehistory Day Workshops

Art in Prehistory

Target Audience: Key stage 2

Dive into the world of art in prehistory! This day has been formed as a creative journey through a million years of art in prehistory. Our Art in Prehistory day enables your pupils to explore the history of art through a million years of Prehistory. During your visit, pupils will:

– Visit a Palaeolithic Cave with painting inspired by Lascaux, and explore the use of colours and materials during this period of art history

– Draw their own cave art using charcoal and chalk

– Create their own Beaker-style coil pottery

– Make torc bracelet

The day includes all materials and three artefacts that your pupil will making ready to take home with them.

https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/art-in-prehistory/

Celtic Harmony Art in Prehistory Day Workshops

South-East England, Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm

Yes, we have an LOtC Quality Badge and we are accredited by the AALA.

20-120.

Teachers can join our enewsletter to receive monthly free resources to make a WOW Prehistory topic at https://celticharmony.org/about-us/our-newsletter/

Celtic Harmony Camp has resources and facilities for a wide range of Prehistory activities. We provide all the resources your pupils need to have the very best school trip. From the archery zone to the grinding shelter, warp weighted looms to warrior training with Iron Age weapons, we are able to provide a hands-on and authentic experience of the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.

Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive our detailed teacher’s pack with all of the information you need to know about your trip, including directions, costume ideas and risk assessments. Following a booking, teachers are welcome to come to Celtic Harmony Camp for a pre-visit and ask our dedicated education team any questions they have about the programme/site.

Celtic Harmony’s hands-on book is a creative journey into Ancient Britain that contains 18 creative classroom activities and a storyline following Ryanna as travels back from the Iron Age to the Neolithic period. This book is available on our website and on Amazon.

Celtic Harmony and The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom have come together to design an INSET day course for teachers to support planning and delivering an engaging Prehistory topic at KS2 exploring the changes in Britain from Stone, Bronze to Iron Age. Celtic Harmony Camp is an ideal location to inspire your knowledge and understanding of the topic, set in beautiful Hertfordshire woodland in a reconstructed Prehistory settlement with seven roundhouses. We’ve recently opened our heated Prehistory Centre, offering a warm and dry area for when the weather is bad. Celtic Harmony’s award winning outdoor prehistory education programme has been running for twenty-five years, the charity was a finalist in the School Travel Awards ‘Best Education/Learning Team of the Year’ in 2023.

Typical Day:

10am : Arrival

10.00 – 12.00: Art in Prehistory Morning Activities

• Art in Prehistory Introduction
• Cave Art Talk and Activity
• Torc Making Activity

12.30 – 13.00:

Packed Lunch (Please bring this with you)

13.00 – 14.30: Art in Prehistory Afternoon Activities

• Beaker Pottery Making Talk and Activity
• Trading and Bartering/Storytime

Photography, filming and audio are all permitted at Celtic Harmony Camp.

Every member of staff at Celtic Harmony has been DBS checked.

£20 per child.

Supervising adult goes for free.

Our education team are First Aid trained. All employees undergo enhanced DBS checks plus regular reviews.

Megan James, Balliol Primary, 2023 “All activities benefitted the children as this reinforced previous learning at school and they learnt new things!”

Emine Faruk, Walker, 13/10/2022 – “It has been an amazing experience for the children. Thank you very much for your enthusiasm and for inspiring the children. They have learnt so much. Our educator was very knowledgeable about every aspect of the experience. He captured the Children’s attention well.”

The best way for visitors to book is through our website (https://celticharmony.org/), however, if they’ve got any questions, they can phone our team at 01438 718543 or email us at schools@celticharmony.org