Workshops for schools

Choose from a wide selection of interactive, curriculum-linked workshops taught by our facilitators either at the Museum or online.
Date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Gravity and parachutes
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Gravity and parachutes

Explore the history of parachutes and how the Army uses them. Design, make and test your own inspired by the historic designs in our collections.

Cargo drop engineering challenge
Secondary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Cargo drop engineering challenge

Work against the clock and with limited resources to design and build a device to safely deliver cargo to your troops.

Robots to the rescue (Coding Mission)
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Robots to the rescue (Coding Mission)

Explore how robotic devices help the Army, then work in teams using block-based programming and our Dash robots to complete a series of coding missions.

Operation Robot (Coding Mission)
Secondary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Operation Robot (Coding Mission)

Explore the power of robots by solving our coding challenges. Test your coding and communication skills by getting hands-on practical experience.

School children taking part in a weather workshop
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Whatever the weather

Soldiers have to be ready for anything! Explore and test materials by designing and building a shelter that will keep a soldier dry.

A parade of soldiers in helmets, gas mask cases on their chests and holstered revolvers at their sides
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Head on (virtual)

Discover helmets from across the history of the Army, and explore the materials and properties that make a great helmet.

School children taking part in a Crimean War workshop
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Florence and Mary

Discover the historic contributions of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and why they have been remembered (or not) over time.

Florence Nightingale tending to wounded soldiers at Scutari Hospital
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Florence and Mary (virtual)

Discover the historic contributions of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and why they have been remembered (or not) over time.

School children taking part in a Crimean War workshop
SEND
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Florence and Mary (SEND)

Find out about the work of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and how they helped the soldiers in the Crimea.

Soldier in Afghan poppy field, 2009
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Poppies to remember? (virtual)

Discover some of the stories of Remembrance held by the Museum, the evolution of the poppy as a symbol, and how it is used today.

School children taking part in a Remembrance workshop
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Poppies to remember?

Discover some of the stories of Remembrance held by the Museum, the evolution of the poppy as a symbol, and how it is used today.

Part of a First World War propaganda poster showing a soldier and a munitions worker
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2026 FREE

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment (virtual)

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.