Learning Opportunities at Croxteth 2008
Croxteth Hall & Country Park (holder of the Heritage Education Trust's Sandford Award for excellence in Heritage Education for over 25 years) offers innovative programmes for 2008, Liverpool's Capital of Culture year.
We now have the Liverpool Rangers based at Croxteth. Known as the Ranger Interpretation Service (RIS), they will enable us to continue to deliver a wide and varied high quality education programme.
Our guided programmes available at Croxteth offer some new learning opportunities along with some old favourites such as 'Upstairs Downstairs', 'Hands on History', 'Mini-beast Detectives', 'Maps and Maths' and others.
The new 'Learning Opportunities 2008![(PDF [2.1Mb] opens in new window)](/images/PDF.gif)
' booklet containing details of all our education visits is now available. It will be mailed to schools who have regularly used Croxteth, and is available to download on this website.
As in previous years we are offering a 10% discount on booking charges to all Liverpool LEA schools (Selected visits do not attract the discount - see booking form or Learning Opportunities 2008 booklet for details).
Use the menu bar to the left to explore our visits, resources, booking information, risk assessments and background information. If you want to discuss your requirements in person, please contact the Education Officer on 0151 233 6912 or the schools booking line on 0151 233 6905. Alternatively drop us an e-mail and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
Here are just some of our guided, seasonal and special visits on offer this year.
Please check programme availability before booking by calling 0151 233 6905 - booking forms may be downloaded.
NEW for 2008
Halls and Houses(KS2)
As Liverpool stages its year as European Capital of Culture, we invite schools to visit two very different but remarkable buildings; St. George's Hall with its Great Hall and Victorian law courts and Croxteth Hall, a former home of the Earls of Sefton.
New Storytelling for EY, Foundation and KS1
The Horse in the House
The storyteller, a former Governess, reminisces about stories told to her by her grandma about her own Victorian childhood when she played in the house with Lord Sefton's children.
Spring Awake! KS1
Help Mrs Spring wake up the plants and animals in the Walled Garden. This continues to be one of the most popular seasonal visits for younger pupils to enjoy learning about Spring.
Harvest Helpers KS1
A companion visit to Spring Awake! to help harvest fresh produce from the garden.
Meet the Vikings!KS2
Yes once again the Vikings will be making camp in Croxteth. Luckily they are now mostly peaceful people willing to share information about how they live.
Mischief Fair KS2, KS3
Our innovative story 'trading fair' returns, this year with the theme of Work, tying in with National Poetry Day.
Victorian Christmas 1898 at Croxteth Hall KS2
Lord and Lady Sefton need a lot of servants to help prepare for the festive season. Leeters of application should be addressed to the Agent. Young ladies and gentlemen will of course receive their invitation to join the celebrations over the Christmas period!
Santa visits Home Farm Any age!
Santa has kindly agreed to visit Home Farm, where he knows he will get to see a lot of children!
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