OCTOBER
Study visit to Belton House, Grantham
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CURRICULUM LINKS AND OBJECTIVES
ENGLISH Visualizing settings and characters
HISTORY Changes in social history
ACTIVITIES AND TASKS
A full day of discovery, based on Helen Cresswell's children's classic, Moondial:
Exploring literary themes of time travel, ghosts and friendships
The Moondial Trail - experiencing the formal gardens as the author and protagonist did
Life 'below stairs' - reimagining the life of a servant character from the 1860s
VENUE AND PROVIDER
The National Trust at Belton House, near Grantham https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottinghamshire-lincolnshire/belton-house
Meeting an NGHS alumna at Belton House before exploring settings and scenes from Moondial
English and drama - reenacting a scene from Moondial, as a character runs away from ghosts
Drama - reimagining Moondial in role, in the real-life setting of Belton House's orangery and Dutch gardens
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