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Schools' Workshops at St Mungo Museum for 2009 to 2010
Our Education Service provides programmes and resources for education providers from pre-school to higher education. This includes activity sheets linked to the collections, handling boxes and in-service training for teachers and other education professionals.
The award-winning St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art aims to promote respect and understanding between people of different faiths and of none. The museum is an exciting resource, which encourages children to engage with both world faiths and contemporary issues affecting society today.
St Mungo’s education programme has been developed to complement the Curriculum for Excellence. If your class has specific needs, please contact the Museums Education Service in advance so that we can facilitate your visit. Phone 0141 276 9509 or 0141 276 9506.
Pre-5s
Celebrations of the World
Pre-5s
£10
NEW
Put on your dancing shoes! Children will explore music and dance from celebrations across the world.
Storytelling
Pre-5s
£10
NEW
During this workshop children will find out more about our amazing Chinese objects through storytelling. The interactive nature of this session encourages children to imaginatively bring the story to life using props, dressing up and role play.
Primary
Storytelling
Primary 1–3
£25
NEW
During this workshop children will find out more about our amazing Chinese objects through storytelling. The interactive nature of this session encourages children to imaginatively bring the story to life using props, dressing up and role play.
Citizens of the World
Primary 1–7
£25
NEW
Intriguing objects from around the world will inspire pupils to think about diversity and identity. Through art and discussion this workshop encourages children to build respect for their own culture and for other cultures.
Welcome to St Mungo’s!
Primary 1–7
FREE
This interactive workshop offers an introduction to world religions and to the history of St Mungo Museum. Children will have the chance to participate in object handling and a mini meditation.
Bigot Busters! Tackling Sectarianism
Primary 4–7
£25
Q: What sometimes happens when you mix religion, football and politics together with intolerance?
A: Sectarianism.
Pupils will explore the problem of sectarianism in Scotland and ways to tackle it.
Christianity – Jesus, Saints and Pilgrims
Primary 4–7
£25
NEW
Children will learn about the life of Jesus, how Christianity grew, and about the lives of Celtic saints. They will investigate objects and share their insights and ideas. A mini pilgrimage and visit to Glasgow Cathedral will take place at the end of the session to put the workshop in context.
The Five Pillars of Islam
Primary 4–7
£25
NEW
Looking in groups at handling objects connected to the Five Pillars of Islam, pupils will be encouraged to express and discuss their opinions and then feedback ideas to the whole class. An interactive session about the Hajj pilgrimage concludes this workshop, when the key themes discussed are consolidated.
Gods and Gurus
Primary 4–7
£25
NEW
This session looks at the differences and similarities between one of the world’s oldest and one of the world’s new religions: Hinduism and Sikhism. Join us on a journey through many lives where karma is key and reincarnation a reality.
Judaism – Let My People Go!
Primary 4–7
£25
NEW
This workshop begins with a brief history of Judaism. Children will learn about the story of Moses freeing the enslaved Israelites, and take part in a drama-based interpretation of this. Then, focusing on the Passover festival, they will look at key sacred objects. They will work in groups and be encouraged to develop questioning and investigation skills.
For further information or to book, please phone 0141 276 9505 or 0141 276 9506.
Tours and Talks
Glasgow Necropolis
FREE
By arrangement – please email tours@glasgownecropolis.org
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis offer informative tours of Glasgow Necropolis, just behind St Mungo Museum, which can be tailored for schools. From these, pupils can learn a great deal about Glasgow’s history, such as about the importance of industrialists in the past. They also offer PowerPoint presentations about the Necropolis to schools.
ASL Programme
St Mungo welcomes bookings for ASL classes. Please contact us in advance to learning any learning needs. Phone 0141 276 9505 or 0141 276 9506.
Secondary
Temporary Exhibition
Famine – New works by Peter Howson
Until 28 September 2009
‘I think it’s important to have an exhibition about famine because it’s worldwide, it’s today, it affects everyone’, says Peter Howson.
After visiting this exhibition portraying the faces of famine, pupils will explore the work critically through discussion supported by a filmed interview of the artist at work. Don’t miss this opportunity to see new work by Peter Howson: the works will be sold at the end of the exhibition so the proceeds can support the restoration of St Mary’s Church, Calton.
Religious and Moral Education, Citizenship, and Modern Studies
Bigot Busters! Tackling Sectarianism
Secondary 1–6
£25
Q: What sometimes happens when you mix religion, football and politics together with intolerance?
A: Sectarianism.
Pupils will explore the problem of sectarianism in Glasgow and ways to tackle it.
Citizenship in Scotland
Secondary 1–6
£25
This workshop explores diversity and encourages young people to build empathy and respect for their own culture and other cultures. Pupils will work in groups to discuss themes relating to local and global migration.
Introductory Tours
Secondary 1–6
FREE
Free tours led by Learning & Access staff are available throughout the year. These can be general or focused on particular themes in the collection or in temporary exhibitions.
Download the What's On for Schools magazines
You can download the What's On magazines in PDF format through the links below. You need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to download and view the files. You can download the software for free from Adobe's website.
Primary
What's On for Schools, Pre-5, Primary, ASL (file size 2MB)
Secondary
What's On for Schools, Secondary (file size 1.4MB)
For more information about Glasgow Museums' Education Service, please phone 0141 276 9505 or 0141 276 9506.
