Name: Bronze Age Roundhouse at Beeston Castle | Interactive Learning Experiences
Uploaded: 2020-06-08T04:10:31.000Z
Duration: 3 min 42 s
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I think Beeston is just an incredible open space in terms of mindfulness and wellbeing.

I think it's one of those places that I always come to

and feel just that little bit more relaxed

and it's got a fascinating and amazing history

and really lots to engage with when you're here.

They've been amazed by the sheer vast space

Being out and about, and being at these heritage sites

With all the students here we can really engage with them

from grinding flour to doing a little bit of weaving on looms.

If we're doing something maybe in the woodland

they get to do a little bit of foraging, so it's really about them taking ownership of their own learning.

There's no point in me standing up at the front and telling them

and we're in a really fortunate position here

that we can say:  'right, here's the materials, you figure it out

We'll experiment, we'll trial, and hopefully we'll get to where we need to go through that'.

When we get back to school,  we're moving on to the Iron Age.

So, the fact that the children have been able to see some of the actual tools

and some of the technology  and how life continued to develop

that will be fantastic for them to take in

but actually for them to see some of the shapes

of those arrow heads and spears that they would've had and that's our next chapter.

they're all different because the Bronze Age was metal,

The really exciting part for us at the moment  is the new Bronze Age roundhouse

which is an absolutely incredible project

that we've had here on the crag for the last little while.

Entirely volunteer built,  they've thrown themselves into it,

and now we've got a fantastic prehistoric classroom for students to come along,

able to see the wattle and daub, able to see the timber

and really immerse themselves in prehistory.

What we're going to get you to do in just a moment

is we're going to get you to build your own miniature version, okay?

That's perfect but don't forget the door!

it looks lovely, but it looks a little square!

Well done guys, fantastic, it's standing upright,

it's got walls and a roof, that is definitely a win!

Excellent guys, that is a fantastic house.

My favourite part of the day was the roundhouses,

and no animals could see you if the door was shut.

I think that one of the fantastic things about coming here

is seeing how you are inspiring young children,

and seeing them going away and really fostering that interest in history

So I think it's really uplifting for myself, to start that session,

and even in the shorter period of time that I've got with them,

It's the memories that they make and it's how everything then stacks on to it.

There's only so much we can do with them in a classroom

but you bring children here, and suddenly they understand the vocabulary that we're using,

they understand what life was like for people in prehistory,

and they're able to have a better grasp of chronology

and I think that's what's important for our children,

that we do everything possible to stop and think

how can I make this magical for them, and make learning completely captivating.