Our three artist’s will work with children and teachers on site to explore the ancient history of people living at Cogges and the things they left behind; learn about farming and agriculture and the things we can make; and discover the stories the Manor House and farm buildings can tell.
All visitors will take part in a workshop using the history of Cogges and the local wool trade to explore weaving, wool making and traditional agricultural activities on the farm.
Workshops
Children can then choose one of two further workshops – (classes will be split into groups of 15 between these activities):
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Tell your story at Cogges through film making
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explore working with copper and tools to make your own artefacts.
The day will include an introduction and reflection session, time to explore the gardens and picnic in the orchard.
A Cogges blog will be created as a learning environment to allow children and teachers to upload and share with the rest of their school, families and other schools films and stories of their visit. The blog will give your day an ongoing legacy – a way of returning to Cogges later from the classroom.
Teachers & teaching assistants: We hope as our learning partners you will enjoy the day, take some creative learning back to your schools to enhance your own teaching practice and help us to reflect on the pilot learning programme for future years.
We hope that children visiting the site will have a rich and rewarding creative learning experience, which will generate ideas, new approaches and skills for them to take back to school and into their home lives.
BOOKING INFORMATION
Thurs 10th & Thurs 17th June 2010
Thurs 1st, Wed 7th and Thurs 8th July 2010
Ticket price: £50 per school group/class of 30 children plus teachers/teaching assistants. Maximum of 2 classes on site per day. Arrive 10-10.15am, leave at 2.30pm (or by arrangement).
Booking essential and on a first come/first serve basis.
To book your school’s place contact the Project Co-ordinator, Janine Charles:
Click here to contact Janine
Please bring your own picnic lunch/drinks to have in the orchard or indoors if rainy. Children should wear old outdoor clothing and bring waterproofs – the site can get muddy!
Learning @ Cogges is a Creative Learning Project funded by Oxfordshire County Council which aims to pilot new approaches to Creative Learning at Cogges in order to inform future developments. It is supported by Creative Junction (www.creativejunction.org.uk) and the new Trust being formed to take on the management of Cogges in future (www.cogges.org.uk).
