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Education

Organising visits

Welcome to Education at The Great Tapestry of Scotland. 

Please find a list of current packages that can enhance student learning when you visit us.

Our education officer is a fully qualified History teacher with over twelve years teaching experience in the Primary and Secondary sector.

Having a qualified teacher working at The Great Tapestry of Scotland ensures that all our educational programmes are curriculum related, either to BGE curriculum experiences and outcomes or National Curriculum content and skills.

We can tailor workshops and visits to fit in with your schemes of work and curriculum design on a wide range of disciplines. From hands on sewing workshops, digital design, history lessons, creative writing –  there are plenty opportunities to choose from.

Get in touch to discuss further options and classroom ideas. 

We look forward to welcoming you and your learners to our award winning visitor centre soon. 

Please contact:  TapestryEducation@liveborders.org.uk or call us on 01896 809350

Age Group

Activity 01

Activity 02

Activity 03

Booking Ref:  TE1

Nursery

3-5 years

Duration: 1 hour

Storytelling

Duration: 1 hour

Music and Song

Duration: 1 hour

Dress up /Let’s pretend

Booking Ref: TE2

P1– P3

5-7 years

Duration: 3 hours

Tapestry visit

Find the animals drawing workshop

Duration: 3 hours

Tapestry visit

Early writing skills workshop

Duration: 2 hours

Tapestry visit

Dress up and role play workshop

Booking Ref: TE3

P4 – P7

8 – 12 years

Duration: 3 hours

Tapestry visit

Famous people of Scotland research project workshop.

Bring iPads.

Duration: 3 hours

Tapestry visit

Creative writing workshop.

Duration: 3 hours

Tapestry Visit

Digital art and design workshop.

Bring iPads

 

Booking Ref: TE4

S1 – S3

12 – 15 years

Duration: 3 hours

Tapestry Visit to gain

Heritage Hero Award.

(Archaeology Scotland)

Bring iPads

Duration: 3 hours

Tapestry Visit

BGE specific workshop dependent on subject

Metaverse

Bring iPads

 

 

Duration: 3 hours

Tapestry Visit with digital art and design workshop.

Metaverse

Bring iPads

Booking Ref: TE5

Nationals and Highers

15 – 18 years

Duration: 3 hour visit (includes 1.5 hours skills session)

Tapestry visit with National 5 skills workshop*. Using the Tapestry to enhance exam curriculum.

Bring iPads

*Various subjects – History / English / Art or others by prior arrangement

Duration: 3 hour visit (includes 1.5 hours skills session)

Tapestry visit with Higher skills workshop*. Using the Tapestry to enhance exam curriculum.

Bring iPads

*Various subjects – History / English / Art or others by prior arrangement

 

Duration: 3 hour visit (includes 2 hours art and design/stitching class)

Tapestry visit with starter workshop on creating a Tapestry related project linking with or without Art portfolios.

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