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Maya Workshops for Schools
Provided by
Historic Workshops
Maya Civilisation Workshop for Schools – Engaging Hands-On Learning
Bring history to life with our Maya Civilisation Workshop! Pupils explore Maya writing, pottery, and maths through hands-on activities. Led by experts, the session includes artefacts and engaging challenges. All resources are provided, making it hassle-free for schools. A fun and educational experience for pupils studying the Maya!
Age Groups
Y3 - Y6
Workshop Activities and Presentations
The day's activities and presentations includes the following:
Sacrifice!: As pupils enter the hall, they will witness a Maya priest standing behind an altar, where a figure, painted entirely in blue, awaits sacrifice. The priest will then demonstrate how the Ancient Maya conducted their rituals—without the most unsettling details, ensuring a suitable yet captivating experience for children.
Maya Writing: Using traditional materials like bark paper, reed pens, and ink, pupils will have the chance to experiment with the Ancient Maya writing system, discovering how they recorded their language.
Maya Pottery: Pupils will get hands-on with clay, shaping and designing their own Maya-inspired pottery, just as the Ancient Maya did to create their everyday items and ceremonial pieces.
Maya Maths: Introducing pupils to the unusual symbols of the Maya number system, this session challenges them to decipher the values and solve numerical puzzles just like the Maya once did.
In the last session of the day, pupils will explore what became of the Maya after most of their civilisation declined. What lasting impact did they leave behind?
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Cost
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1 Class £395+VAT** |
2 Classes £480+VAT** |
3 Classes £565+VAT** |
4 Classes £650+VAT** |
Ancient Egyptian, Maya, Ancient Greek, Roman & Kings and Queens workshops +£10 per class (to cover the cost of resources used, such as papyrus, clay, ink, bark paper).
Prices include travel, unless the only available workshop leader is too great a distance away from your school. We will then email you to inform you of the price to see if you still wish to go ahead.
* 10% discount applies to the price of the workshop, excluding the cost of resources used (see above).
** Schools in: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Greater London + 10% of the price of the workshop (excluding resources used (see above).
Testimonials
A big thank you to Penny from Historic Workshops for the Maya session delivered to our school today. From the beginning, all children were engaged with their learning. Penny shared lots of artefacts and pictures with the children, answering questions as she went along. The activities that the children completed during the day were well planned for and challenged the children. I would highly recommend this session to any school studying the Maya Civilisation.
Clare Vernon, Alexandra Junior School, Stoke-on-Trent
I thought the activities were great and the children had great fun. Penny was lovely with the children and it was good for them to meet a real archaeologist and see the artefacts.
Mrs Mawdsley (Class Teacher), St Austin's Catholic Primary
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About This Provider (Historic Workshops)
Head Office:
Historic Workshops, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 2RB
We are the No.1 history workshop provider in the UK! In 2023-24 we delivered nearly 700 workshops! Historic Workshops travel to schools nationwide, to provide highly-engaging, hands-on learning that is second-to-none. We have more 5 star reviews and more testimonials than any other history workshop provider. Our 10 workshop leaders pride themselves in providing a professional service that aims to deliver each workshop to as many children as possible. All of our workshops can cater for 3 or more classes in a single day. Historic Workshops has delivered workshops to hundreds of schools nationwide! We have 8 workshop leaders and we deliver 15 different workshops from the Stone-Age through to World War Two.
