Key Stage 2 Themed Days for Schools

At Chiltern Open Air Museum, we have a range of immersive Key Stage 2 school learning experiences.

Each themed day includes two or three workshops where our educational leaders bring the theme to life with hand-on activities. The workshops take place in or around our historic buildings, giving students a unique and authentic experience.

  • Prehistory Workshop at COAM

    Prehistory Day

    Combine our popular Stone Age and Iron Age workshops for an immersive trip through time.

  • Toolmaking school workshop at COAM

    Stone Age Day

    Transport your students back in time with hands-on activities like fire-lighting, pigment drawing and tool-making.

  • In the Iron Age Roundhouse at COAM

    Iron Age Day

    Learn about the Iron Age in a replica roundhouse with our immersive activities.

  • Anglo-Saxon school workshop at COAM

    Anglo-Saxon Day

    Step into the Anglo-Saxon age with hands-on activities like rune carving and an archaeological dig.

  • Victorian Day school workshop at COAM

    Victorian Day

    Spend time in a Victorian schoolroom, and try activities like butter-making, wash day, lighting in the past or brick-making.

  • A smiling girl in the woodland at COAM during a school workshop

    Living Things and Their Habitats Day

    Discover the wonders of nature in a hands-on, educational adventure that brings the study of habitats to life. 

  • Goodnight Mister Tom themed workshop at COAM

    Goodnight Mister Tom Day

    A literacy focused day, inspired by the beloved book Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian.

  • Wolf Brother themed day for schools at COAM

    Wolf Brother Day

    Immerse your students in the stone age world of Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver. Through engaging storytelling, survival skill activities and nature exploration.

Explore Our Other Themed Days for School Visits