Sikhism Session Information

This session can be taught as:

• a half-day session at the Oriental Museum
• a half-day outreach visit to your school

The content of these sessions does vary as we have the galleries to use at the museum, but we try to keep them as similar as possible.

This session can be combined with Hinduism and/or Buddhism to make a full day at the museum. Please email us if you would like more details about the programme for a full day.

Visit to the Museum:

• The Golden Temple – the children will learn about this gurdwara, which is the spiritual centre for Sikhs worldwide. Using gold embossing foil, children will recreate the ornate carving of the Golden Temple and make their own image of it reflected in the waters that surround it.
  
  
• Object Handling and Investigation circle time – the children see, hold, and explore objects from our collections. We ask them to form a theory about what they are and what they are used for.

Need to know:

• The half day at the museum runs from 10am – 12noon. If you are combining this with other sessions to make a full day it will run 10am – 2.15pm approximately and is entirely taught by members of our Learning and Engagement Team.
• The maximum number of children we can take on one day is approximately 60 children.
• The cost of the visit is £4 per pupil for the half day session and £6 per pupil for the full day. All accompanying adults are free.
• Lunch can be eaten in our classroom spaces, or if the weather is good and you would like to, we do have a small grassy area where you can sit and have a picnic. 

Directions to the Museum

Visit to the Museum:

• The Golden Temple – the children will learn about this gurdwara, which is the spiritual centre for Sikhs worldwide. Using gold embossing foil, children will recreate the ornate carving of the Golden Temple and make their own image of it reflected in the waters that surround it.
  
  
• Object Handling and Investigation circle time – the children see, hold, and explore objects from our collections. We ask them to form a theory about what they are and what they are used for.

Need to know:

• For an outreach half day, we aim to arrive at school to begin teaching at 9.30am, fitting in around the established school breaks of your school, until lunchtime. Alternatively, we can teach this session during the afternoon, beginning just after your lunchtime ends and finishing shortly before the end of your school day.
• We can teach up to three classes on the same day on outreach, but early bookings are essential so we can allocate the required number of staff to make it possible. 
• The cost for half day outreach is £3 per pupil, with an additional flat rate charge of £20 towards transport costs.

Session costs