Sister Schools 2022 – Looking for classes!
Attention all KS2 and KS3 teachers! We are re-launching our Sister School’s Programme for Autumn 2022 and are looking for classes to participate in this fantastic opportunity!
In collaboration with Paul Revere House in Boston, Massachusetts (USA) the Sister Schools project is a Benjamin Franklin House programme linking schools in the UK with their counterparts in the United States.
Sister Schools allows children to participate in a fun and collaborative curriculum based on the amazing lives of Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere. Themes include our shared heritage, citizenship, and science and innovation.
The programme will last 6-8 weeks, include a free trip to Benjamin Franklin House, a virtual tour of Paul Revere House, school visits from the Education Manager and a Teacher’s Pack including pre-planned session outlines and activities.
We will be launching our new pairings in September 2022 and are on the look out for KS2-3 classes of 30 to participate in the programme. If you are interested in learning more about Sister Schools and would like to view the Teacher’s Pack, please contact our Education Manager (education@benjaminfranklinhouse.org).
Outreach: Become an Inventor
In May 2022, our Education Manager travelled to Watling Park Primary School in Edgware (London) to deliver one of our Outreach Programmes to two groups of Year 5 students. In each session, the pupils were asked to follow in Franklin’s footsteps and become inventors!
The classes produced some fantastic ideas, from innovative fashion booths to money guns, translator machines to friction shoes! At the end of each session, the pupils pitched their inventions to the rest of the class for the group to decide on which to invest in.
Our Education Manager has selected his favourites from the two sessions and these can be found in the gallery below!
Outreach: Become and Inventor!
In March 2022, our Education Manager travelled to Drew Primary School in Newnham (London) to deliver one of our Outreach Programmes to two groups of Year 6 students. In each session, the pupils were asked to follow in Franklin’s footsteps and become inventors!
The classes produced some fantastic ideas, from innovative water bottles to pizza guns, homework machines to snack-grabbers! At the end of each session, the pupils pitched their inventions to the rest of the class for the group to decide on which to invest in.
Our Education Manager has selected his favourites from the two sessions and these can be found in the gallery below!
