Workshops

Workshops

What is it? 

A workshop is a brief but intensive event focused on a specific topic, with the aim to vastly improve skills or knowledge in a short space of time. 

What does it involve?

Workshops can revolve around almost any topic, but the basics generally concern themselves with achieving a target or a setting a problem for the group to solve. The leader of a workshop is usually an expert in the set area, and provides the plan for the session and guides the participants though.

Why do it and what are the benefits?

Attending a workshop can be great for really engaging students in a subject they may not have had an interest in beforehand! Setting a short term target, encouraging teamwork and the promise of a rewarding outcome can all really involve students in workshop activities, and increase their enjoyment of a topic while improving their abilities. 

What equipment do we need?

Workshops do generally need some equipment, but if you're using an activity provider they will probably supply everything you need - make sure to check beforehand if you need to bring anything. 

Who is it suitable for?

Generally suitable for all ages as the topic and complexity can be varied to fit all needs!

Costs?

The costs of a workshop will depend on whats involved in it and if you have to pay for supplies, but the general price per student shouldn't be too high.

Issues/Things to think about? (unsuitable for age groups, medical conditions etc)

Make sure to tailor the workshop to the students, and not vice versa - this activity can be incredibly effective if utilized in the right manner, and you should be certain that you can get the most out of the session.

How do we include?

As long as you make sure the workshop is the right one for your group, it should be easy to include everyone! The main component of a workshop is engaging with what's going on around you, and if the fellow particpants are familar to those with disabilties it should be easy to make sure everyone has a good time. 

Doing it abroad?

Workshops can be found all around the world in varying forms - most popular museums will have some kind of activity available to learn more about the topic of interest. 

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Consult individual websites to see what activities a venue can provide. 

Venues with this Activity

The Hall has small, but charming, walled gardens running down to the moat.

NWT Cley Marshes, only 6km from Holt, provides groups with great opportunities to explore both coastal and wetland habitats. Include a visit to our award winning eco-friendly visitor centre. Your group can find out about its green sedum roof and innovative green technologies including wind turbine and rain water harvesting systems. The panoramic view across the Marshes is stunning.

Impressive Cornish beam engines and industrial heritage discovery centre

At the very heart of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site sit these two great beam engines, originally powered by high-pressure steam boilers introduced by local hero Richard Trevithick.

Preserved in their towering engine houses, they are a reminder of Cornwall's days as a world-famous centre of industry, engineering and innovation.

Come and study at Bolton Wanderers!

Activities are varied and include a choice of: digital media and design, robot building, music creation, computer game design and animation, to name just a few! There is an emphasis on team-building and leadership skills development too.

Sarehole Mill is one of only two surviving working watermills in Birmingham. The existing building was constructed around 1750, although there was known to be a mill here as early as the Tudor period.

A Neo-Grecian house restored to its setting of rolling parkland

This early 19th-century house nestling between a wooded ridge and parkland is possibly one of Wiltshire’s best kept secrets. An ideal place to have a quiet picnic and to get away from it all.

Magnificent 18th-century mansion and landscape park

Experience the stately grandeur of this stunning 18th-century mansion set in a beautiful wooded landscape park ideal for family walks.

Castle Coole is one of Ireland's finest Neo-classical houses, allowing visitors to glimpse what life was like in the home of the Earls of Belmore.

Lulworth Castle, built in the early 17th Century as a hunting lodge, became a country house at the heart of a large estate. Thomas Howard, 3rd Lord Bindon, built the Castle in order to entertain hunting parties for the King and Court. The Howards owned it until 1641 when it was purchased by Humphrey Weld, the direct ancestor of the present owners.

Stunning 18th-century landscape garden and haven for nature

A taste of the country on the edge of the city.

Discover fine Derwent Valley views, winding paths and refreshing open spaces while exploring our elegant buildings and ruins.

From seahorses to sharks, crocodiles to crabs - they're all here!

Throughout our aquarium you will come face to face with a whole host of marine creatures from around the world, but also many which you would find in the Thames Estuary: rays, crabs, starfish and many more.

Meet Puffer fish, Lionfish and a very famous Clownfish! You can also play, do arts and crafts or even make up a fish dance!

A historic centre of government, power and law

The Guildhall was the centre of city government from the early 15th century until its replacement by City Hall in 1938. The elaborate design and size of the Guildhall reflect Norwich's status as one of the wealthiest provincial cities in England in medieval times.

We are a commercial archaeological and heritage team offering a competitive, high-quality service across the Midlands. We are pragmatic and client-centric and we work on behalf of our private and public clients to achieve their required outcomes.

Glynn Vivian Learning team continue to deliver an offsite programme of full and half day workshops to take place within schools while the Gallery is closed for redevelopment.

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