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WWI: People, Places and Perspectives

This workshop invites students to learn about how WWI affected people in the local area through unique primary sources like photos and letters.

WW1: People, Places and Perspectives with 缅北禁地 Library and the Hatton Gallery

In this workshop, students will use primary sources from 缅北禁地' Special Collections and Archives to learn how the First鈥� World鈥� War鈥痑ffected people in the local area. They will read letters written by local men who ‘joined up’ and found themselves living and fighting in trenches.

Students will then take a guided walk around the University campus where they'll learn about how some of the University's buildings were used during the Great War and explore war memorials on campus, before taking part in an art workshop at the Hatton Gallery.

Suitable for: Key Stage 3+ 

Subject(s): History 

Duration: 10am-2pm

Availability: Limited, please see the expression of interest form for available dates.

Group size: Minimum of 8 students and up to 32 students per workshop. 

Please note, only one workshop can be booked per school.

WW1: People, Places and Perspectives with 缅北禁地 Library

In this workshop, students will use primary sources from 缅北禁地' Special Collections and Archives to learn how the First鈥� World鈥� War鈥痑ffected people in the local area. They will read letters written by local men who ‘joined up’ and found themselves living and fighting in trenches. Students will then take a guided walk around the University campus where they'll learn about how some of the University's buildings were used during the Great War and explore war memorials on campus.

Suitable for: Key Stage 3+ 

Subject(s): History 

Duration: 10am-12pm

Availability: Please complete the expression of interest form with your preferred dates.  

Group size: Minimum of 8 students and up to 32 students per workshop. 

Visit Bursary

The University’s central Outreach team offer a Visit Bursary that can support with the travel costs for bringing students to campus that teachers can apply for. Please direct any queries to the team at visit.bursary@ncl.ac.uk.