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Work Experience by Susan
It was my father who insisted I try for the placement in the museum. The planning for work experience in Knox Academy is long and complicated, and I wanted to focus on more pressing matters. With Prelims looming just three … Continue reading
Work experience
Hello my name is Murray and I have just completed my work experience with the East lothian council museum service, which I have thoroughly enjoyed and believe has been of great use to me. As the title suggests work experience is when … Continue reading
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Tagged east lothian, exhibition, Haddington, helmet, John Gray Centre, museum, Musselburgh, origin, primary, roman, royal, school, service, work experience
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CPD Share: Using Archaeology in the Classroom
Yesterday evening (22nd Feb) I went along to a fab CPD session in Haddington Town Hall co-hosted by Catherine Knops of Archaeology Scotland (AS) and our very own Education Officer, Sarah Cowie. The session was all about introducing local primary teaching … Continue reading
A visit to the Highlands!
On Monday I spoke at an event in Inverness about museums working with schools. The event was for museums and visitor centres from across the Highlands and Moray areas. I was speaking about our classroom museum programme we deliver with … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, Culloden, Highlands, Jacobites, Moray, schools
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A week of Chariots and Victorians!
Last week, I spent Monday and Tuesday in Dunbar Primary (John Muir Campus) visiting all the Primary 2 classes to help them make a museum. I started by talking to them all in a huge assembly, then I went round … Continue reading
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Tagged chariot, new museums, schools, Victorians
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A warm Glow-y update for winter!
We had a lovely Christmas lunch yesterday with staff and volunteers from our 6 different museums – Prestongrange, John Muir’s Birthplace, Dunbar Town House, Musselburgh Museum, the John Gray Centre and North Berwick. Dunbar Town House and the John Gray Centre … Continue reading
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Tagged creative learning network, Glow, John Gray Centre, museum, new museums, school, volunteer
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Work Experience
Hello my name is Blair, and I have just done my work experience here and I enjoyed it very much and was quite interesting too. Work experience is a part of school where you’ve to go to work for 5 days roughly … Continue reading
Work Experience
Hello, my name is Kallan and I have been doing work experience at East Lothian Council Museum Service for the past week. Work experience is when a pupil from a school goes out to work for a week just to see what … Continue reading
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Tagged Haddington, John Muir, museum, museums, Prestongrange, work experience
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The last miner’s house
Another quick post from PG before we close for the winter, this time focusing on the ‘Last Miners’ House’, the 1960s living room we set up this year in the Powerhouse. It has been a very popular display, bringing up … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, exhibition, memories, Prestongrange
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Another note from Prestongrange
Despite the autumn leaves falling later this year and a freak few days of heat at the very end of September to throw us off, the end of the season is almost upon us. And what a season it’s been! … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events, Exhibitions, John Muir, Prestongrange
Tagged "John Muir's Birthplace", events, hallowe'en, Prestongrange, winter
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