In the summer term, we offer a work experience ‘experience’ for groups.

Pupils are cast as palaeontologists and set out to explore clues about what the world was like millions of years ago. 

In this session, pupils explore a range of Victorian artefacts and consider what they can tell us about life 150 years ago. 

Pupils explore three Ancient Civilisations: Egypt, Greece and Rome by taking part in activities linked to artefacts from each period. 

Pupils explore three Ancient Civilisations: Egypt, Greece and Rome by taking part in activities linked to artefacts from each period. 

Pupils are cast as archaeologists, exploring clues about what life was like in the Stone Age through to the Iron Age, with a particular focus on our local area.

Pupils are cast as palaeontologists and set out to explore clues about what the world was like millions of years ago. 

In this lively session, pupils discover how and why our town came into existence.

In this session, pupils consider the lives of ordinary people living in Tunbridge Wells during WW2.

In this session, pupils use their enquiry skills to find out about Amelia Scott (1860-1952) - local suffragist, first female councillor for Tunbridge Wells and campaigner for the people of our local area.

In this session, pupils find out about Tunbridge Wells in its Georgian heyday! 

During this session, pupils explore the different ways picture books can be enhanced to appeal to young audiences by using such devices as pop-up mechanisms and textured pages.

In this session, pupils learn how to study portraits.

Arts Award Discover is the start of the Arts Award adventure. It takes children and young people on an artistic journey as they explore the arts all around them.

With skulls all around the room, pupils work in teams to identify whether they are looking at herbivores or carnivores and then which animals the skulls belonged to.

A member of the Amelia Learning Team can come out to your school to speak to pupils about careers in the arts, with a focus on the museum sector. 

Children consider the meaning of ‘inspirational’ before finding clues in the galleries to help them learn more about the chosen four. 

The session aims to help children think about all the things that make libraries so important to their users - as well as the practicalities of how the library functions.

Pupils use old newspapers and film reel to piece together who local aviator Pauline Gower was.

In this session, pupils look at the changing nature of toys over the past 150 years.

Pupils are taken on a sensory journey, seeking out butterflies among the flowers, leaves, wind and rain they experience along the way.

In this session, pupils explore a range of Victorian artefacts and consider what they can tell us about life 150 years ago. 

Pupils look at a range of types of transport, working out in which order they were invented.

In this session, pupils have the opportunity to look beyond the effects they can achieve using tubes of ready-mixed paints.

We’re going on a fossil hunt!  A range of sensory stimuli are used to immerse children in the world of fossil hunting! 

In this session, pupils explore how the high street has changed over the years both in terms of its physical appearance and the nature of shopping.

Using the beautiful book by Emily Hughes, our sensory story immerses children in the world of the little gardener: his garden. 

Pupils find out the fascinating story of how local resident Peter Adolph took a humble button and an old army blanket and created a phenomenon!

We’re going on a fossil hunt! A range of sensory stimuli are used to immerse children in the world of fossil hunting!

Pupils are cast as archaeologists, exploring clues about what life was like in the Stone Age through to the Iron Age, with a particular focus on our local area.

Pupils find out how and why the geography of our area developed as it did.

In this lively session, pupils discover how and why our town came into existence.

Pupils consider the effects of the environment on animal adaptations.

In this session, pupils look at the changing nature of toys over the past 150 years.