Bracken Hall Education Programme

Welcome to Bracken Hall’s Learning & Outreach programme. To make a booking or for further information and small group rates (15 and under) contact:

John Dallas, Museums Officer (Natural Sciences)
telephone 01274 584140
email john.dallas@bradford.gov.uk

Alternatively contact - Dan Willoughby, Learning Team Support Officer
telephone 01274 435865
email daniel.willoughby@bradford.gov.uk

Bracken Hall Countryside Centre has a small exhibition space and Teaching Room. Below are some of the activities that we have done with school groups. We can also organise other activities with you to suit the needs of your students, the curriculum and the school. Please do not hesitate to contact John Dallas to discuss your thoughts and ideas.

Our Landscape
KS1, 2, 3 & 4 Geography
Look at recent changes in our landscape and follow them back in time to our last glacial period and beyond.
Two hour led workshop. £45 per session. (Max 35 pupils)

Exploring Water Courses
KS2, 3 & 4
In Shipley Glen Valley your class will follow streams from their source to their confluence with the River Aire. Explore the journey the water makes through field sketching, width, depth and speed measurement and by recording biological indicators.
Two hour led workshop. £45 per session. (Max 35 pupils)

Woodland Sculpture
KS1, 2, 3 & 4 Art and Design
Workshops include themed woodland sculpture using natural materials of wood, bark, leaves, stones and soil. The sculptures can be small or large and can be created by the individual or the group.
Two hour led workshop. £45 per session. (Max 35 pupils)

Rocks, Soils and Fossils - Sedimentary and Glacial Origins
KS1, 2, 3 & 4 Geography
Field walking and recording back in time to the origins of our landscape from the present to over 300m years ago. Fossil hunting allows us to look for the remains of ancient creatures and compare them to their familiar 'living cousins' today.
Two hours+ led workshop. £55 per session. (Max 35 pupils)