What happens during a Discovery Session?
All of our sessions promote cross-curricular learning through handling original objects and ephemera and story telling using characters, costume, drama and role-play. There are a range of cross-curricular learning outcomes, which the Education Team work towards, focusing on learning and thinking skills e.g. investigating, creative and speculative thinking, generating ideas, reasoning, problem solving, using imagination, communicating and reflecting. We also focus on personal attitudes and values (like self esteem and confidence, pupils’ own feelings and the feelings of others) and social skills (e.g. listening and responding, empathy, working together and taking turns). Most of all, we want the children to enjoy themselves and use their imaginations to explore possibilities and be inspired to learn more. All Discovery Sessions are delivered by qualified teachers with CRB clearance, experienced at all Key Stages and in Special Needs.
