Half-day visit for Year 1 to Year 4; this session can also be adapted for Year 5 and Year 6.
A half-day introduction to Christian beliefs:
– Find out what happens in a church! Discover Christian beliefs and symbols in the chapel, including the cross, candles, water, dove and bread, and learn what the different parts of a church are used for.
– Explore Christian beliefs and practices through some amazing artefacts in the Museum.
– Make John Wesley’s dove of peace to take home.
Curriculum links: LBI Agreed Syllabus for RE, Believing – Who is a Christian and what do they believe? Expressing – What makes some places sacred? Why do people pray?
NC Key Stage 1 (and 2), Design Technology – Make: Select from and use a (wider) range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks (accurately)
Half-day visit for Year 2 to Year 6
Late November to mid December, early booking recommended!
A special half-day visit to discover the origins of the Christian festival of Christmas:
– Take part in a pop-up nativity in Wesley’s Chapel and learn about the importance of Christmas for Christians.
– Explore John Wesley’s candlelit home decorated for Christmas in the Georgian style, and discover the origins of modern Christmas traditions.
– Create a festive tree decoration to take home.
Please note that part of this session takes place in John Wesley’s House, which has a steep staircase and no lift access.
Curriculum links: LBI Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education, Expressing – How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? Expressing – How do people from religious and non-religious communities celebrate Christmas?
NC Key Stage 1 (and 2), Design Technology – Make: Select from and use a (wider) range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks (accurately)
Half-day visit for Year 3 to Year 6
Learn about life in London 250 years ago:
– Visit John Wesley’s Georgian townhouse to discover how people lived and dressed in 18th century London. Hear about daily life through extracts from his diary.
– In the museum, find out about health in the 1700s, exploring herbal remedies from John Wesley’s popular book of home cures.
– Uncover some horrifying hazards in Georgian food through an interactive activity.
Please note that part of this session takes place in John Wesley’s House, which has a steep staircase and no lift access.
Curriculum links: NC Key Stage 2, History – A local history study; History – Understand how knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources; DofE Health Education statutory guidance: Pupils should know about personal hygiene and germs and how they are spread
Half-day visit for Year 5 to Year 8
Learn about John Wesley’s part in the campaign to end the transatlantic slave trade:
– Visit John Wesley’s Georgian home to find out about the role of enslaved people in the production of goods popular with 18th century Londoners.
– Discover what Wesley did in the fight to abolish the slave trade, and try writing with a quill.
– Investigate some important artefacts in the museum and find out about key figures Wesley campaigned alongside.
Please note that part of this session takes place in John Wesley’s House, which has a steep staircase and no lift access.
Curriculum links: NC Key Stage 2, History – A study of a theme in British history: a significant turning point in British history