School visits to Milestones

Welcome to the schools section of the Milestones website.

Please follow the links below to find detailed information about each of the programmes we offer for schools. The information includes a session plan, notes for teachers and adult helpers and timetables for your visit specifically relating to each of the programmes on offer.

Following the links to the left of the screen will provide you with more general information about visiting Milestones with a group of school children, including pre and post visit ideas and guidance for completing your risk assessment.

School's programmes

Special exhibition: Titanic Honour and Glory

The story of the tragic liner and her sister ships
The exhibition Titanic and Glory began its UK tour in 2002 and since then has been visited by over half a million people. The exhibition features many rare and prestigious artefacts from the history of the Titanic and her sister ships Olympic and Britannic.

Milestones will be running special facilitator-led sessions for KS1 children from 20 January – 6 February 2009

KS1 Music & History- Life on the Ocean Waves
Your visit will be split up into two parts. The first is an hour long session which involves telling the story of the Titanic and the opportunity to explore the exhibition. After lunch there will be an hour and a half long session which involves interpreting the story of the Titanic through drama and music.

The whole visit will be led by a trained facilitator and costs £3.70 per pupil. We can accommodate one class (of up to 35 children) per visit.

Pre-booking is required. Please ring the Milestones Booking Officer, Linda Owen, on 01256 403905 to book.

Further information about the session including a session plan and an itinerary for the day

Arranging your own self-led visit to the exhibition
The exhibition runs until 22 February 2009. Rather than attending a led session if you wish to organise a self-led visit to Milestones to see the exhibition, please ring our Bookings Officer Linda Owen 01256 403905, to book a date. Our Education Officer will be more than happy to help you plan your visit and provide you with copies of resources for use on a self-led visit.

Pre-school

• Post Office session plan
• Tweeny's Shopping Trip session plan

KS1

• Toys and Discovery session plan
• Victorian Britain Audioguide programme for Primary Schools

KS2 History

• Victorian Britain Audioguide programme for Primary Schools
• Victorian Who's Who session plan
• Victorian Home Sweet Home session plan
• Britain Since 1930s Audioguide programme for Primary Schools