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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale kneels on a bloodstained sheet with school children kneeling beside her

Florence Nightingale workshops.

Our Victorian Fort provides the perfect setting for our on-site Florence Nightingale workshops.

KS1

Workshop Information

Children will step back in time to the Victorian period and meet ‘The Lady with the Lamp’. Acting as inspectors at the Portsmouth fort, children will have the opportunity to:

  • Meet Florence Nightingale and learn more about her remarkable story through interactive storytelling and role play.
  • Help Florence Nightingale by investigating the fort and checking that it is up to her standards.
  • Use role play, dress-up and object handling to discover what life was really like on a Crimean Battle Camp.

Curriculum Links

History: The live of significant individuals in the past.

Duration

The day consists of three 45-minute workshops and a 1-hour break for lunch. The day starts at 10am and finishes at 2pm.

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When you email us, please provide the following information:

  • Name and address of school, organisation, or home educated group
  • First, second, and third choice of date
  • Number of pupils and number of adults
  • If you require coach parking
  • Any other additional information you’d like us to know (e.g special education needs) 

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Email: education.fn@armouries.org.uk