Workshop: Ancient Egypt

Explore ancient Egypt through the life and work of Amelia Edwards, a nineteenth century Bristol Egyptologist.

Children will:

• Hear about the life and work of Amelia Edwards
• Handle real and replica artefacts and match them correctly with places visited by Amelia Edwards during her journey through Egypt in 1878-79
• Learn new and memorable facts about life in ancient Egypt

Suitable for: Year 3-6
Group size: Up to 35 pupils – you can book more than one session. If you book more than one workshop on the same day you will receive a 10% reduction on the cost of all the workshops.

Duration: 60 minutes

We have sessions available from 10.15am.

Planning on having a picnic as part of your visit? FREE use of our lunch room is included in the cost of your session.

Teacher feedback:

“My class had a wonderful time in the Egypt workshop. They learnt so much and I really liked the way the children were having to use primary evidence. It’s sometimes quite a tricky thing to do in schools.”
Junior school SENCO