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Key Stage 2

Browse our range of workshops and self-guided trails for Key Stage 2

We run a series of hands-on cross-curricular workshops for key stage 2 inspired by the art, history and architecture of the Old Royal Naval College.

All our Key Stage 2 schools workshops are free to state schools, except Tudor Study Day, which cost £200. Fee-paying schools pay £200 per workshop. Workshops will be invoiced at the end of the half term that the session takes place in.

Contact Us

To book one of our workshops, please fill in our Booking Enquiry Form. Please note: Enquiry forms must be submitted two months in advance of your preferred date.

For more information please call the Learning Team on 020 8269 4725.

Impossible Creatures

Key stage 2

Discover the classical monsters that feature in the Painted Hall through storytelling and role play.

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Pattern and Shape

Key stage 2

This interactive session explores the maths behind the stunning architecture and decorative work of the Chapel.

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Curator for a Day (Primary)

Key stage 2

Children curate their own display, deciding which items they would include to tell the story of the Old Royal Naval College

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Tudor Study Day

Key stage 2

In this living history day, children learn about life for both rich and poor at the Tudor Palace in Greenwich.

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Myths and Masks 

Key stage 2

Learn more about classical gods, goddesses, monsters and heroes from Greek Mythology in this interactive workshop.

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Painted Ceiling Investigators

Key stage 2

Students explore the Painted Hall to uncover the hidden stories of the painted ceiling and learn more about how the artists worked to produce the paintings.

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A Local History Study: Life at Sea and the Royal Hospital

Key stage 2

Research how life for sailors in the Navy and at the Royal Hospital changed from the time of Admiral Nelson to the reign of Queen Victoria

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Local history Study: Greenwich at War

Key stage 2

Discover how Lord Admiral Nelson’s body was brought to Greenwich and about his lying-in-state in the Painted Hall.

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Hidden Maps: Symbols and Meaning

Key stage 2

In this interactive workshop students will consider the variety of ways that the world has been, and continues to be, depicted in the form of maps and symbols.

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Local History: Lord Admiral Nelson’s Lying-in-State

Key stage 2

Discover how Lord Admiral Nelson’s body was brought to Greenwich and about his lying-in-state in the Painted Hall.

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Greenwich Sailors from Near and Far

Key stage 2

Learn what life was like for the sailors from all over the world who stayed at the Royal Hospital.

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