WW1 Workshop
For this workshop, we can cater for up to 4 classes for the whole school day. We achieve this by providing what we call, 'teacher-led sessions'.
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Introduction: The beginning of the workshop always starts with a talk/presentation by the workshop leader. These talks are adapted to suit the age and ability of the audience. The presentation highlights how and why The Great War was started and gives an overview of the key events. The children are kept engaged by a mix of striking images, video clips and gripping content.
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Signing Up To The British Army: In this session, the children act out what it was like to sign up to the British Army including going to the Recruiting Office and swearing an oath of allegiance to the King. They are then taught the importance of discipline. They take part in basic drill where they learn to stand to attention, about turn, march and halt.
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Officer Candidate School: Do the children have what it takes to lead? They begin with learning how to control others, care for their men and how to command their respect. Their decision-making abilities are then put to the test through a range of scenarios where they must agree, as a class, on what action to take when up against various battlefield problems. Will they lead their platoon to glory? Or make huge blunders culminating in their demise?
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Stretcher Bearer: In this session, the children will learn the importance of being able to give first aid to their fellow recruits. Once they have received some basic first aid training, they will go into a trench warfare scenario. Whilst looking out across No-Man's Land, they receive a frontal charge from the enemy. They manage to see off the attack, but some of their friends were shot and need urgent medical care. Do they have what it takes to properly assess the casualties, apply first aid and get them on a stretcher back to the Field Hospital on a stretcher?
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A Soldier's Life: As the title suggests, the children will find out what life was like for a soldier in the trenches. They will examine items found in a soldier's kit bag, to find out what everyday life was like and to see what soldier's did to keep up their morale in this, the most testing of times.
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Final Review: At the end of the day, the day takes an even more serious turn. The children find out about the shocking facts of World War One, including how many people died from each country and how the war changed the world as we knew it.
Workshop Leaders: Leigh and Richard
Example Schedules
Click the files below to download an example of a typical schedule of the day for the number of classes that you have
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