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.

Explore Our Other Themed Days for School Visits