History of Derby Day - Home Educators

Derby Museums are running a 'History of Derby' session for home-educated young people on Thursday 3 December, from 10am to 12.30pm. It's held at The Wardwick, inside the Derby Museum & Art Gallery on The Strand, and it's led by Learning Programmer John Banks of the museums' learning team.

The morning starts with a talk that uses objects from the collections to trace the city's history. It's not just a lecture, though: once the talk is over, the young people get to handle and draw real-life and replica objects from the museum's stores. It's one of those sessions where you actually get to touch the things you'd usually only see behind glass, so it's a good fit for kids who'd rather do something than just sit and listen.

There's a bit more going on behind the scenes, too. The session doubles as a listening exercise for the learning team, who're asking families and young people what they'd like from their local museums as a home education provision. There's an optional short questionnaire at the end if you fancy having your say on what the museums should be doing for home educators. After the session, families are encouraged to tour the three museum sites, so it can easily stretch into a full morning out.

Tickets are £7.80, and adults go in for free. Parents and children aged four and under also attend for free and don't need to book, so if you've got a little one in tow, you only need to book for the older children. It runs from 10am to 12.30pm at The Wardwick, Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand, DE1 1BS.