Educational Visits
We have a fantastic range of free (site admission
prices apply) workshops, outreaches and loans boxes for schools.
In July 2007 Geevor was awarded the Sandford award for Heritage
Education, an endorsement of the quality of service that we
offer to Schools.
Site admission per student—£4.05
Accompanying adults—free
Workshops- Free
Pre-site visit –Free
Loans Box (to accompany visit)- Free
Outreach (to accompany Visit) Free
Creative Learning Practitioner, Diane Spiers- Please enquire
for prices
To book
Please telephone us to provisionally discuss
your options and book the date of your visit - 01736 788662
Contacts
Jo Buckingham (Learning Development Officer)
jo.buckingham@geevor.com
Rebecca Gardner (Learning Development Officer)
education@geevor.com
Diane Spiers (Creative Learning Practitioner)
diane@geevor.com
Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Penzance. TR19 7EW.
Tel: 01736 788662.
Workshops
For all the following workshops, we encourage
a free pre-site visit, and outreach session and would encourage
you to make use of our loans boxes when available. All of the
following workshops include a guided tour of underground and
surface buildings, as well as hand drilling and other hands-on
activities.
We can tailor each visit to suit your requirements.
Telephone us to find out more and to receive
our free learning pack.
The Big Book Early years
Brand new workshop (Introductory site admission of £2
per student until end of Dec 2008)
Through our specially designed Big Book entitled
“Basil And Scraggs Go Underground At Geevor” students
are introduced to the themes of Cornish mining.
Light and Dark Early Years and KS1
An introduction to mining history exploring
light sources used underground.
Art Attack Early Years and KS1
An art attack style workshop creating the Geevor
head-frame using recycled industrial materials.
Early Mining KS1 and KS2
Examines the role that children, men and women
had in mining and how it affected their lives.
Experiments with rocks KS1 and KS2
Uses hands-on activities to explore the journey
from rock to tin product examining rocks, metals and tools on
the way.
KS3 and KS4
Please contact the learning team to find out
how we can help you tailor your visit.
We offer inspiration days and we are the perfect location for
Activities Week – please contact the learning team to
find out more.
FE and HE
For further and higher educational institutions
we organise bespoke packages to
assist you in accessing Geevor to your best advantage. Popular
visits we have helped
organise include Geography, Geology, Archaeology, History and
Heritage, which can take the form of field trips, research projects
and ice breakers for first year undergraduates.
Please contact the learning team to find out
how we can help you tailor your visit.
Special Workshops
Specialist Art workshops can be organised with
our Creative Learning Practitioner, Diane Spiers.
The new Geevor
Blog can be found here
Coming soon
Our amazing e-learning website is due to be
launched in August 2009.
Biodiversity trail and resources, developed in conjunction with
the National Trust, to be launched Spring 2009.
