Museum Learning

Criminal classes, poverty, and punishment
What was crime and punishment like in Victorian London? To support analysis of ‘A Christmas Carol, Year 10 English students used source material and objects to develop their contextual knowledge of the Victorian period.
Humanities Enrichment

This term, students used a range of sources to look at how feminism is presented within society. Students looked at advertising for the Barbie Movie, Barbie’s within our museum collection, and completed research to support the creation of an online exhibition.

Mini Museums
This term in Mini Museums, students explored different ways to support the learning and development of under 5’s. Students in KS4 and KS5 analysed the accessibility of learning materials, developed storytelling skills, and took part in activity-based learning. This has developed their knowledge of how to deliver to an under-5’s audience.

The Power of Words: Conflict Poetry
Year 8 students analysed objects and archival material to explore the lives and experiences of those who have lived through conflict. Objects included a 1918 rifle, travel documents relating to a First World War soldier, a Second World War Helmet, and a soldier’s medal.

The students used these sources to develop character profiles for a piece of creative writing. The use of objects and archival material enhanced the student’s ability to understand the lives of others and write empathetically.

How are products made?
Year 11 Business Studies students used objects from the Trust’s collection to explore the differences between job, batch, and flow production. Students grouped objects and reflected on the advantages and disadvantages of businesses using each method. They even had a go at making a paper craft product using one of the methods of production.

Immerse yourself in the story!
A group of students from Year 7 to 11 visited the Story Museum this term to explore their curation process. They toured the museum and started to design an immersive narrative environment based on the analysis of an extract from ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness. These students will take their learning back to the classroom and develop an immersive space in the Hearing Resource Base next term.

Next term…
For our next museum exhibition, we will be exploring the powerful socio-cultural history of Afro hair. How have attitudes towards Black hairstyling changed over time? If you would like to share your ideas and experiences, we would love to hear from you. If you would like to support this exhibition in any way, please get in touch with the Museum Team by emailing jenny.blay@arbibeducationtrust.org