Clydebank Museum- Education
Cultural Services promotes life long learning in accordance with West Dunbartonshire Council's Corporate Priorities and our Cultural Strategy.
Cultural Services have produced a number of information leaflets, all of which can be downloaded from the website and many of which are available from Clydebank Museum.
The museum welcomes visits from groups and schools. Booking forms and details of formal educational activities are available to download below. Risk assessments for schools and activities are also available.
More museum educational activities are being developed, including Victorian handling boxes and educational packs. Please come back and check the site for updates.
MUSEUM PROJECT CELEBRATED IN A ‘COOKBOOK’!
Clydebank Museum recently worked with Dalreoch Primary on a Curriculum for Excellence based project. It was felt this could be built upon using GLOW as a tool. Museums Galleries Scotland and Learning Teaching Scotland wished to support this and use the information and experiences gained to create a ‘cookbook’ that could be used in the future by other schools and museums when working on a GLOW based project. This cookbook is being launched by LTS AND MGS on May 27th 2011.
Dalreoch Primary school pupils aged 9-11 years old (Clyde Community) experienced ICT based Learning that focused on objects from the shipbuilding collection in West Dunbartonshire. Research and documentation was provided by various sources; Josiane Wyper St Andrews MPhil student, Local Studies, Dumbarton Film Club, Clydebank Asbestos Group and both museums. This was supplemented by a visit from two former shipyard workers to the school that was documented for the future.
As well as the in school activities, the project involved visits to the shipbuilding exhibit at Clydebank Museum, to the Titan Crane at the site of John Brown’s shipyard and to the Denny Tank at the Scottish Maritime Museum, Dunbartonshire. It also involved input from many partner organisations, experts and members of the local community. One of these was ‘Mr. McDonald’ the manager of the Harland and Wolff shipyard who kept the pupils in line as they designed their own cruise ships.
Mr McDonald ready to webcast
A Glow group was set up at local authority level (West Dunbartonshire) to hold documents and photographs provided by the museum which could be used as a resource for the Dalreoch project and for other local schools in the future.
A Glow Meet session was also run from the storeroom of the museum so that pupils could be shown objects related to the topic and have the opportunity to ask questions about them. This allowed the pupils to see a part of the museum not accessible to visitors and to see objects not currently on display. In addition to the Glow Meet session, pupils had to chance to handle a selection of objects in a ‘handling kit’ on loan from the museum.
a closer look at part of a toolbox
Blueprint by Dalroech Primary pupils
The project culminated in a spectacular Ship Launch where the community was brought together in a celebration of the achievements of the pupils.
The project partners, and of course the enthusiasm of the P5, P6 and P7 students of Dalreoch Primary School, was pivotal to the success of the project. Through the development of the Shipbuilding ‘cookbook’, this project leaves the legacy of a model for museums and schools to use Glow to support future collaborative work.
Clyde Community testing their models in the Denny Tank Museum
Dalreoch Primary's museum
Clyde Community's ship models on display
'I liked GLOW Meets when we were told more about objects and shipbuilding.' Dalreoch Primary pupil
'I had fun but want to find out more'. Dalreoch Primary Pupil
'I worked in John Brown's Shipyard and witnessed many launches dating from Royal Yacht Britannia in 1950 to the QE2 in 1967. HMS Experience matches both of them and will remain a fond memory' . Bob Dickie- Clydebank Asbestos Group.
Ship Launch at Dalreoch Primary
Design workshop at Dalreoch Primary
Waiters welcomed VIPs at the Ship Launch
Partners in the project
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Dalreoch Primary,
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Clydebank Museum,
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Denny Tank Museum (Scottish Maritime Museums)
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Learning Teaching Scotland,
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Museums Galleries Scotland,
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West Dunbartonshire Council Educational services– Quality Improvement Officer, Cultural Co-ordinator and Educational Support Officer, Local Studies Librarian.
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Dumbarton Film Club
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University of St Andrews (MPhil Museum and Gallery Studies)
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Clydebank Asbestos Group
Handling Materials Loan
GET YOUR HANDS ON SOME HISTORY!
School teachers and community groups are invited to book Clydebank Museum’s handling kits. These invaluable resources are linked to local history, and the Curriculum for Excellence and include objects that are part of Clydebank Museum’s collection. Accompanying information contains activities that can be used to bring these objects to life. If you enjoy getting close up to a bit of history you will relish the opportunity to get your hands on carefully selected artefacts.
Kits available are:
These Curriculum for Excellence linked resources are free to loan. Borrowers must arrange collection and return.
To book, please contact
Maeve Dixon
Learning Development Officer
T:0141 562 2401
maeve.dixon@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Knoxland Primary take part in their own Census
CLIMBING TREES – CENSUS PROJECT
To celebrate Local History Week and the release of the 1911 Census Libraries and Museums ran ‘Climbing Trees’, an innovative schools programme. Pupils enjoyed a delve into the Local Studies archives. Working at the library with professional staff with substantial local knowledge, pupils became detectives and investigated census records, maps and valuation rolls and discovered individual histories of fifteen key people from the area. Pupils also used the library’s IT equipment and the archives to explore their heritage.
A travelling exhibition, a creative writing project, storytelling and reminiscence activities were all offered to local schools.
Local History Week culminated in a Family Research Day in Dumbarton Library.
What the teachers said:
Provided useful information for all aspects of C for E and fits into any interdisciplinary topics. This also brings the real world into the classroom. Aitkenbar Primary K. Fleming
Pupils on Why they liked ‘Map Quest’
Because we got to use the old Dumbarton maps.
I enjoyed working in a group and using technology.
It was like searching for treasure on a map.
having a closer look at maps
captipupils enjoying Map Quest
in Dumbarton Library's new heritage space
Mobile Museum
A free touring Local History exhibition is now available to West Dunbartonshire schools. Libraries and Museums ‘Climbing Trees’ exhibition is available to loan and can be displayed in your school. It can complement learning on themes such as the Census, the Victorians and Local History. These easily installed banners contain photos and text that focus on Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven.
Why not visit our Climbing Trees exhibition in Dumbarton Library featuring photographs and information that will inspire you to investigate the archives to discover more about your local history. Census Teachers Notes are also available to schools in West Dunbartonshire.
The banners measure 7ftx2.5ft.
For more info please contact:
Sam Moore, Local Studies Librarian
T: 01389608965
E:samantha.moore@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Maeve Dixon, Learning Development Officer
T: 01389772148
E:maeve.dixon@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Maeve Dixon and pupils in Victorian costume at Dalreoch
West Bridgend School 1909 (photo courtesy of Dumbarton Library)
Victorians Teachers Resource Pack
A "Victorians" Teachers resource Pack was recently launched at Dalreoch Primary.
This learning pack on the Victorians links to the Curriculum for Excellence, and provides teachers with valuable resources to enable pupils to learn through activities, local photographs and handling materials from the museum collection. In learning about their past, our young people can begin to understand and value their heritage, and be inspired by the ingenuity and aspirations of their ancestors.
The photographs below show Dalreoch P7 pupils posing in museum costumes with the Resource Pack and a photo of their school taken in the Victorian era.
The Victorian Teachers Resource packs are available free to all Primary schools in West Dunbartonshire. Please contact Maeve Dixon on 01389 772148 if your school would like to borrow a resource pack.
Downloads
Below, you can download a number of items that may be of use to educational establishments and community groups.
These downloads are especially useful in planning pre and post visit activities.
General
World War II
Shipbuilding
Singer
Turkey Red
Fine Art
Social History
The Victorians
