We'll Meet Again - A Unique Wartime Day for Schools
Twice a year STEAM runs its very successful two-week ‘We’ll Meet Again’ wartime event for schools. Bookings are being taken for:
- Monday 29 September to Friday 10 October 2008 (FULLY BOOKED)
- Monday 2 March to Friday 13 March 2009
About the Day
Live the War for a day and immerse yourself in the sounds and sights of the Home Front. The displays at STEAM are transformed to recreate the era of the Second World War. All staff dress in period costume and teachers and pupils are also encouraged to arrive dressed 40s style to add to the wartime atmosphere. You could even bring a rationed lunch! Many more ideas will be found in the We’ll Meet Again Preparation Pack that you will receive prior to your visit.
We have a superb collection of original handling artefacts and authentic costume from WW2 for the children to enjoy and try on throughout the day, as well as a meticulously researched reconstruction of a public Air Raid Shelter and an Evacuation Carriage.
Each class is allocated a Minder who will greet you on arrival, escort you around the carousel of five interactive workshops and manage the timings of your visit. All of the experiences are delivered in different styles and planned to provide a range of diverse learning opportunities, including role-play, simulation, story telling, dressing up, speaking, listening and questioning, empathy, observation, imagination and reflection.
The Pupils’ Experience
- Meet the ARP Warden. Sound the air raid siren and the All Clear and run for cover inside the public shelter.
- Share the anxiety and excitement as your class become evacuees on the station platform and climb aboard a WW2 carriage. Unpack an evacuee’s suitcase and lunchbox. Impress your host families on arrival in the countryside.
- Join the Home Guard, ‘Take Your Gas Mask Everywhere’ and solve our Propaganda Puzzle.
- Meet the people who lived through the War and find out their childhood memories.
- ‘Dig For Victory’ in the Land Army and ‘Look Out In The Blackout’. Discover how ingenious tricks helped families to cope with shortages and ‘Make Do And Mend’.
- Find out what happens to Betty’s family when War breaks out. Work for the Women’s Voluntary Service or in the munitions factory.
Further Information and How to Book
To find out more or to make a booking call the Education Manager, Helen on 01793 466640 or e-mail steameducation@swindon.gov.uk.
Similar Experiences
Places on this event are limited. You may be interested in our World War II Discovery Sessions, which are available all the year round. For details please see: Discovery Sessions.
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