Our School Projects
Masham before the Great War - life in Masham between 1910 and 1914
Funder: Heritage Lottery Fund
A week-long local history project with Year 5/6s (9-11yr olds) at Masham Primary School in June 2014. Pupils explored the types of sources available for local history study including 'reading buildings', maps, photographs and online sources to answer the question "What was Masham like in 1914?". Groups of pupils uncovered life at school, work, play and home as well as businesses and health care. The pupils also 'interrogated' locals and visited the County Records Office in pursuit of the facts. The findings were shared with 10,000s of visitors and locals during the Tour de France Weekend in July 2014
See our Prezi here
Nidderdale AONB - Leeds Pals, POWs and the Home Front - Schools Activity Days
Funder: Nidderdale AONB
In conjunction with the AONB we are providing an Activity Day for staff and pupils from schools across the AONB. Based on the knowledge and skills gained from the Masham project above we are helping schools to discover their own local history - using sources and their local clues. Staff are also receiving Continuing Professional development in Local History as part of the day.
We have also been supporting the twinned activity between Masham and Kell Bank Schools and 2 Leeds Schools as they explore the journey and stories of the Leeds Pals who trained on the moor above Masham. This is in conjunction with Leeds Museums.
In 2014/15 we are excited to be working with the English Heritage: Heritage Schools Programme as well as securing two new funded programmes:
Health and the impact of the Great War
Funder: Heritage Lottery Fund
Working with local secondary pupils we will be investigating how the Great War impacted community health - both in terms of learning from the battlefield but also how caring for the returning troops and those affected on the home front changed how we care for each other in the community. We will also be touching on the Crimean War and WW2. Pupils will also be undertaking positive health promotion within their school.
Maple Creek Memories
Funder: Harrogate Borough Council
Working with the HOPE community project young people will be talking with residents of our local sheltered housing accommodation about their Masham memories. We will be using vintage advertising as a stimulus and working with an artist to encourage involvement.
Funder: Heritage Lottery Fund
A week-long local history project with Year 5/6s (9-11yr olds) at Masham Primary School in June 2014. Pupils explored the types of sources available for local history study including 'reading buildings', maps, photographs and online sources to answer the question "What was Masham like in 1914?". Groups of pupils uncovered life at school, work, play and home as well as businesses and health care. The pupils also 'interrogated' locals and visited the County Records Office in pursuit of the facts. The findings were shared with 10,000s of visitors and locals during the Tour de France Weekend in July 2014
See our Prezi here
Nidderdale AONB - Leeds Pals, POWs and the Home Front - Schools Activity Days
Funder: Nidderdale AONB
In conjunction with the AONB we are providing an Activity Day for staff and pupils from schools across the AONB. Based on the knowledge and skills gained from the Masham project above we are helping schools to discover their own local history - using sources and their local clues. Staff are also receiving Continuing Professional development in Local History as part of the day.
We have also been supporting the twinned activity between Masham and Kell Bank Schools and 2 Leeds Schools as they explore the journey and stories of the Leeds Pals who trained on the moor above Masham. This is in conjunction with Leeds Museums.
In 2014/15 we are excited to be working with the English Heritage: Heritage Schools Programme as well as securing two new funded programmes:
Health and the impact of the Great War
Funder: Heritage Lottery Fund
Working with local secondary pupils we will be investigating how the Great War impacted community health - both in terms of learning from the battlefield but also how caring for the returning troops and those affected on the home front changed how we care for each other in the community. We will also be touching on the Crimean War and WW2. Pupils will also be undertaking positive health promotion within their school.
Maple Creek Memories
Funder: Harrogate Borough Council
Working with the HOPE community project young people will be talking with residents of our local sheltered housing accommodation about their Masham memories. We will be using vintage advertising as a stimulus and working with an artist to encourage involvement.