Schools Project
We offer schools a mix of practical activities, discussions and role-play with cross-curricular interest including history, English, maths, science and technology. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Bedfordshire's Forgotten Abbey
These sessions are currently aimed at Years 7/8 and might typically include:
- The story of Warden Abbey and the Reformation, Warden Abbey Tiles
- What life would have been like in the Abbey and who did what
- The herbs the monks would have grown and why
- Making tussie mussies – a posy of flowers and herbs used in medieval times to hide horrible smells!
- Testing sugars in the grapes
- Illustrated letters/calligraphy
Please note: we cannot currently access the former site of the Abbey itself as it is operated as a holiday let by the Landmark Trust.
I loved picking the grapes and I got to press them into juice and drink it
– Robert Bloomfield (RBA) year 8
Other activities / age groups
- Practical sessions doing seasonal tasks
- Vineyard tours covering the vineyard year, the local food agenda, the community project and role of our volunteers.
- Putting science into practice e.g testing grapes for sugars, estimating yields, soil testing
- Doing observational drawing/photography
I enjoyed the practical work because it made a change from the academic school work. It was great to be outside all day. 10/10 would recommend