Geevor Tin Mine School Resources
Address:
Pendeen, Penzance, TR19 7EW
Opening Times:
Sunday to Friday 9am-5pm (4pm from November to Easter)
Contact Person:
Jo Buckingham, Education Development Officer, education@geevor.com 01736 788662
Introduction:
Geevor is the country's largest preserved mining site. Here you can follow the story of how tin has been mined below ground and processed above ground throughout the centuries. We offer a wide selection of workshops to cover a wide range of curriculum and student needs. We have a cross curricular approach and frequently use art as a way of interpreting the site and its themes.
What We Offer
| Self-guided visit with materials | Facilitated Visit | Outreach Session | Loan Box | Pre or post visit materials | Worksheets & Trails | Teachers' Pack | Pre-visit for teachers |
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Details:
| Early/Victorian Mining | Facilitated Visit Workshop | KS1 KS2 | History Geography Science Technology Citizenship Art and Design | Outreach session, underground tour, artefact handling session, rock crushing activity, ore panning and mill tour |
| Adventures with Rocks | Workshop | KS1 KS2 | Science Technology History Geography Citizenship Art and Design | Outreach session, underground tour, rock challenge handling session, rock crushing activity, ore panning |
| Man and Machine | Workshop | EY KS1 | History Geography Science Technology Citizenship Art and Design | Outreach session, underground tour, group art attack activity |
| Light and Dark | Workshop | EY KS1 | History Geography Science Technology Citizenship Art and Design | Outreach session, shadow puppets, underground tour, artefact handling session |
| Out and About | Workshop | KS1 KS2 | History Geography Science Technology Citizenship Art and Design | Outreach session, underground tour site exploration, mill tour |
| Levant joint site visit | Guided Visit | KS3 | History Geography Science Technology Citizenship | Outreach session, underground tour, site tour of Geevor and Levant, cliffside archaeological walk. |
Additional Information
| Maximum no. for group visit | Number of children per adult (adults free) | Risk Assessment | Times | Other |
| Visit can be adapted to suit numbers | Early years - 4:1 Other - 8:1 | | Term time Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm |
The workshop fulfilled all my needs. It was pitched at the right level with lots for the children to do and well organised. The guides were very knowledgeable and had a good manner with the children...' - Stithians C.P School.
