Touch the Stones!
There's nothing you’re 'not allowed' to touch in our Museum's Cloister Gallery display – it was designed so that visitors of all ages would be able to get the sense of the architectural history of this beautiful building. With the help of the innovative Gallery display your pupils can engage in a range of activities from simply soaking up the slightly chilly atmosphere in the Cloister, working out what a sarcophagus is, drawing the patterns on their favourite stone or working out a timeline illustrated with patterns from the stones. A series of three worksheets on the Cloister Gallery is available to download.
Meet the Vicar!
The Rector of Dorchester is a qualified teacher with ten years teaching experience and a further ten years experience of talking to children about 'The work of a Vicar' (not to mention doing it!). Re-enact a wedding or baptism, look at our vestments and see how the Church uses colour to distinguish its seasons, learn about the Communion Service and look at some of the Abbey treasures! Why not visit your own parish Church and then make a visit to the Abbey and compare the Churches and the work of the clergy that serve them? (The Rector is available for a limited number of sessions each month).
Knights and Monks!
Dorchester Abbey's rich history gives springboard points for teaching about the daily round of the monks who lived here in the middle ages or the crusading knight whose tomb is to be found behind the Birinus shrine. You might like to learn about and draw these or we can arrange for an experienced teacher to come and give a drama visualisation session for your pupils.
Godly Play
A Godly play session on the Lord's Prayer or the Parable of the Lost Sheep will give your pupils a time of quiet reflection and 'wondering' – an opportunity to experience Christian spirituality in a quiet, reflective and non-intrusive manner.
I-Spy Leaflet
This is a quiz sheet based on a walk around the Abbey for school visits or for parents and children to enjoy together. You may download it on the main Education page or purchase an A3 copy in the Abbey (price 20p).
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