Religious Studies All ages Tours: Roleplay: Special Tour: Discussion Groups: Winchester Cathedral a House of God. Christianity through Art, Writing Prayer or Poetry, Understanding Stained Glass, The Winchester Bible - Holy Book and work of sacred art. To be a Pilgrim. A Monk s Life. The Cathedral as a place of worship. Pilgrimage and prayer. As required on a range of faith-based topics from KS1 to A Level. History - The Anglo Saxons Age: KS2 City Museum: Searching for the Anglo Saxons/King Alfred. Anglo-Saxon art and culture - Illumination, Jewellery, Runes and Language. Queen Emma Peaceweaver and Kingmaker (late Anglo Saxon). We work in partnership with the City Museum who can provide a one hour activity with Saxon pot-handling and a chance to explore their Saxon gallery. Age: 14+ including A - Level The Anglo Saxon Connection. Winchester Tour: Cathedral s Outer Close and beyond. Exploring Anglo Saxon language. Lecture: King Alfred in Winchester. Winchester Cathedral Learning Department 1
History - The Normans Building the Norman Cathedral. Illumination or Calligraphy. Age: 14+ including A - Level The Norman Legacy. The Winchester Bible - Henri de Blois Gift. History - The development of Church state and society in Medieval Britain 1066 1509 Role play The Medieval Cathedral. To be a Pilgrim or A Monk s Life. Medieval Floor Tiles, The Mysterious Death of William II. Age: 14+ including A Level Prayer, Purgatory and Pilgrimage. Role play The Benedictine Priory of St Swithun. Winchester Cathedral Learning Department 2
History - The development of Church, State and Society in Britain 1509 1745 Reformation and Counter Reformation The Crown & the Church. Stained Glass Workshop Catherine of Aragon. Age: 14+ including A Level Tudors and the Reformation The Cathedral in Turbulent Times. Reformation in Winchester Saxon, Tudor and now. History - The development of Church, State & Society in Britain 1609 1745 - English Civil War Soldiers, Windows and Royals. The Great West Window. Age: 14+ including A -Level Destruction and Restoration. Winchester Cathedral Learning Department 3
History - Ideas, Political Power, Industry and Empire: Britain 1745 1901 TOURS AND ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS Age: 14+ The Victorians in the Cathedral. The Victorian Legacy Restoration and War Memorials. History - First World War Age: KS1 5 Winchester Cathedral & the First World War. Persuasion. Explores topics such as why did so many men volunteer to fight? What about the boy soldiers who lied about their age to join up? Poetry and Painting. How news about the Front manifested itself in poetry and painting. Poppies. How, why and who we remember. We will explore the questions: Where was God? What was the role of the Church in general and the Cathedral in particular? What about conscientious objectors? Winchester Cathedral Learning Department 4
Art in the Cathedral Age: KS1 5 Christ through Art. Stained Glass, Gargoyles, Medieval Tile prints, Icons, Calligraphy or Illumination. Discover Christianity in Art from Gormley s Sound II to Christ on the Tube. English & Literacy Age: KS1-5 Poetry, Prayer or Prose - Using the Cathedral for inspiration. Science & Maths Age: KS2 Carved in Stone & Wood Marvellous Materials, Flooding and the Cathedral. Sacred Shapes and Numbers. Sacred Shape Challenge, Press prints. Winchester Cathedral Learning Team Cheryl Bryan (Director of Learning) Tel: 01962 857224 E-mail: Cheryl.Bryan@winchester-cathedral.org.uk Emma Hart (Learning Officer) Tel: 01962 857285 E-mail: Emma.Hart@winchester-cathedral.org.uk Winchester Cathedral Learning Department 5