Schools move lessons to local museums for learning experiment

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    'The project – “My Primary School is at the Museum” – bases whole classes in museums for their day-to-day programme of lessons, including lunches and breaks, to give children a completely different experience from the more usual occasional museum visit. ......Scott Brown, head of Hadrian Primary School in South Shields, which has moved its class of 29 nine- and 10-year-olds to Arbeia Roman Fort in South Tyneside, said: “I think the project has had a massive impact on children. It has really opened their eyes to what history can provide, not only in education but also in terms of stimulus and entertainment.”....... '
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    The Independent
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    Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/schools-move-lessons-to-local-museums-for-learning-experiment-a6926291.html
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
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