Education
We offer education sessions led by a member of Museum staff for Key Stages 1 – 4. Tailored sessions are also available on request. See below for a selection of the possibilities. Students will be inspired and gain understanding in line with curriculum objectives, enhancing and enriching their knowledge.
Key Stage 2
Cheshire at War
Discover what life was like for the people of Cheshire during World War Two. Children will learn how to protect their homes against air raids and gas attacks and learn how to put out an incendiary bomb. Explore the lives of local Cheshire soldiers who fought around the world.
Full day session includes making a small toy!
World War One Workshop
A hands on session using real and replica objects to learn what life was like for Cheshire soldiers during the Great War.
Key Stage 3 & Key Stage 4
The Great War
Tailored sessions are available for key stage 3 & 4 pupils studying the Great War. Guided and self led visits are also catered for.
Resource packs using in depth information taken from Regimental Archives covering the following topics are available for free:
“Florence Nightingale and the Victorian Army”
“The Great War”
“World War Two Document pack”
Discovery Loan Boxes – Learn through objects, using a selection of real and replica objects. Boxes include World War One, World War Two and the Modern Army.
Tailored Learning & Tours
Parties of students can be accommodated on tours of the museums of any length, with special interest in specific areas covered by the museum.
Joint sessions can also be arranged with the Grosvenor Museum to cover rationing and 'make do & mend'!
Resources
Link to Safeguarding Policy
Link to Risk Assessment
Access information can be found on the 'Contact us' page.
Pricing
Full Day £5
Half Day £3.50
Maximum group size: 40 pupils
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Charlie Cheshire
Education News
HALF TERM ACTIVITIES & Last chance to see Museum’s Special Exhibition
The UK officially acknowledges International War Animal Day on February 24, an international day of recognition, for animals involved in War and when we remember the sacrifice of countless animals killed in the line of duty over the centuries. To mark this occasion...
Make do and Mend…
If you are in Chester on Saturday why not pop down to the Museum for our 'Make do and Mend Christmas? ' With Cheshire Pals re-enactment group and Christmas decoration making!
Family Fun Day – with Donkeys!
Friends and families were welcome at the museum last weekend for a Family Fun Day. Donkeys from our friends The Donkey Breed Society were in attendance, WWI and WWII re-enactors with Molly the dog, purple poppy making and lots of other things to do made the day...
Special Poppy Making Kits available at Cheshire Military Museum
Now you can knit and crochet your own poppies ready for next year as a lasting tribute to Remembrance Day. A great activity for all generations to work together, each kit contains enough materials to make 2 or 3 poppies. They make a great gift for Christmas too whilst...
Time to Remember
If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam; A...
Business Leaders visit Cheshire Military Museum
Members of West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce visited Cheshire Military Museum in Castle Square, Chester earlier this month for a tour of the museum and to discuss the work carried out by the museum and its links to the community. Breakfast was...
