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Ancient Egyptian Workshop for Schools

Ancient Egypt – Interactive Learning & Hands-On Activities

Discover the wonders of Ancient Egypt in this interactive workshop! From mummification to Egyptian games, artefact handling, and city building, children will explore history through hands-on activities. Led by expert presenters, this unforgettable experience brings the past to life, ensuring fun and deep learning. Perfect for primary schools looking to inspire young historians.

Format

Our sessions have been thoughtfully developed to be as engaging and hands-on as possible. We use a carousel format to provide all of the sessions for up to 4 classes! That's a full day (9-3) for ALL!

Age Groups

Y3 - Y6

Introduction - Mummification – Helping Empa Reach the Afterlife

Meet Empa, the village’s skilled embalmer, who has spent years preparing Ancient Egyptians for their journey to the afterlife. But now, it’s his turn to make the journey—and there’s a big problem… he was the only embalmer! The village scribe must step up, using Empa’s writings to figure out the intricate mummification process.

In this engaging introduction to our Ancient Egyptian workshop, the leader will attempt embalming right before the children’s eyes—resulting in unexpected mishaps, the removal of ‘squishy’ organs, and plenty of laughter. A hands-on, immersive experience that brings history to life!

Egyptian intro props

Other Activities

Egyptian Scribe – Children will get hands-on with ancient writing by using black ink, traditional reed pens, and genuine papyrus imported from Egypt.

Egyptian Games – They will enjoy playing two of the most famous board games from Ancient Egypt: Senet and Mancala, just like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.

Egyptian City Builder – Through an interactive PowerPoint activity, children will collaborate to plan and construct their own Egyptian city. Can they design the ultimate civilization?

Artefact Investigation – Ari will introduce a variety of replica Ancient Egyptian artefacts, many crafted in modern Egypt. Best of all, children can touch, explore, and examine every item up close.

Egyptian artifacts Egyptial board games

Workshop Leader

Joann Fletcher, Egyptologist (left) David Smith, Workshop Leader for Historic Workshops (right)

 

Photo taken at Highclere Castle

Egyptologis workshop leader

Testimonials

Please see the video below for a teacher testimonial:

Cost

1  Class

£395+VAT**

 2 Classes

 £480+VAT**

 3 Classes

 £565+VAT**

 4 Classes

 £650+VAT**

 

Ancient Egyptian, Maya, Ancient Greek, Roman & Kings and Queens workshops +£10 per class (to cover the cost of resources used, such as papyrus, clay, ink, bark paper).

Prices include travel, unless the only available workshop leader is too great a distance away from your school. We will then email you to inform you of the price to see if you still wish to go ahead.

* 10% discount applies to the price of the workshop, excluding the cost of resources used (see above).
** Schools in: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Greater London + 10% of the price of the workshop (excluding resources used (see above).

Testimonials

Thank you so much for your Egyptian workshop last week, itwas wonderful to see their learning/topic brought to life. All the children had a lot of fun and they learnt many new things from all of the different activities.

Victoria Cooper, Teacher,, Crazies Hill CE Primary School, Wokingham

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About This Provider (Historic Workshops)
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Head Office: Historic Workshops, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 2RB

We are the No.1 history workshop provider in the UK! In 2023-24 we delivered nearly 700 workshops! Historic Workshops travel to schools nationwide, to provide highly-engaging, hands-on learning that is second-to-none. We have more 5 star reviews and more testimonials than any other history workshop provider. Our 10 workshop leaders pride themselves in providing a professional service that aims to deliver each workshop to as many children as possible. All of our workshops can cater for 3 or more classes in a single day. Historic Workshops has delivered workshops to hundreds of schools nationwide! We have 8 workshop leaders and we deliver 15 different workshops from the Stone-Age through to World War Two.

Delivery Format
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Our sessions have been thoughtfully developed to be as engaging and hands-on as possible. We use a carousel format to provide all of the sessions for up to 4 classes! That's a full day (9-3) for ALL!
Available Regions
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Anywhere in England
Anywhere in Wales

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