Half-day visit for Year 2 to Year 6
November 28th until December 18th 2025, 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 1 to Year 4
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)
Whole-day visit for Year 5 and Year 6
A local history study about life in 18th century London:
– Visit John Wesley’s Georgian townhouse to discover how people lived, dressed and ate in 18th century Moorfields.
– Take a tour of the herb garden to find out about healthcare, and make a “remedy” from Wesley’s popular book of home treatments.
– Learn how historical sources can be taken together to help us understand the past, by looking at diary extracts, maps, prints and objects in the museum to build a picture of life on City Road.
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
Whole-day visit for Year 5 and Year 6
A whole-day visit to learn about John Wesley’s role in the campaign to end slavery:
– Visit John Wesley’s 18th century house to learn about the role of enslaved people in the production of goods popular with Londoners at the time.
– Find out what Wesley did and some key figures he worked alongside in the fight to abolish the slave trade, through some important artefacts in the museum.
– Learn about John Wesley’s final letter and try writing with a quill.
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