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Carole
Webster - Alverton School
As part of our History
Project on Invaders and Settlers, we took our year 5 and
6 classes to Bodrifty farm where
the Mustills (Fred and Penny) have built a Replica Celtic
Roundhouse, just a couple of fields away from the ancient
Iron Age
Settlement on their farm. They offer a variety
of activities, designed to give the children a taste
of what life might have been like for the Celts, as well
as deepening their understanding of how historians gain
their knowledge of the past.
The activities we chose to do were, spinning wool with
drop spindles, making models and artefacts from locally
dug clay, an archaeological dig, as well as sketching
and story telling.
All of these activities took place in the Replica Roundhouse
so that we felt we had been transported back in time.
We also visited the actual settlement.
The children loved everything about the day.
Many said
it was the best school trip they had ever been on.
From
a teacher’s point of view the day was very well
organised. Fred and Penny are wonderful with the children
and their commitment and enthusiasm for the project is
very evident, as is their knowledge of the Celts.
The
children came away with a richer understanding of Celtic
life and an experience that no book or video could have
given the, They keep asking if they can go again!
Carole Webster – Alverton School Penzance.
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in the settlement
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