OCTOBER
One-night residential study visit to Stratford upon Avon
CURRICULUM LINKS AND OBJECTIVES
HISTORY The Golden Age - daily life in Elizabethan England
ENGLISH William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
ACTIVITIES AND TASKS
Studying the plotline of A Midsummer Night's Dream and working collaboratively to perform the comedy using excerpts from the original script and props
Walking tour of Stratford upon Avon - visiting Shakespeare's childhood home and learning how to spot the difference between real Tudor buildings and later replicas
Hands-on workshops at the family home of Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden - Tudor housebuilding methods and interiors, dance, and making lavender bags, butter and sugar fancies
VENUES AND PROVIDERS
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust at Mary Arden's Farm, Stratford upon Avon https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/
Youth Hostel Association https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-stratford-upon-avon
History - learning how people from the past used local materials to build homes (in this case, by creating wattle and daub panels)
History - learning how the Elizabethan age of exploration beyond Europe introduced refined sugar to the English diet
Speaking and listening - coming to grips with Shakespearean English
English and drama - recreating scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream
History - a close-up look at Tudor construction methods
History - learning about herbal remedies