During the school year, the Holocaust Centre dedicates as much time as possible to school visits. A visit to the Centre offers students a rare and important educational experience, fulfilling curriculum requirements, but also stimulating their thoughts in a much wider sense.

We want our visitors to learn from the Holocaust and consider the implications of past events for the world in which we live today. Our programme and speakers strongly emphasise the need to think and act upon the challenges that currently face us.

A typical school visit involves:

• an introductory talk, supported by a short film
• viewing the Holocaust exhibition
• visiting the memorial gardens
• hearing first-hand the experiences of a Holocaust survivor
• questions and discussion of contemporary issues
• time for personal reflection and feedback

A visit workbook is provided for students.  This helps them to focus on important aspects of the exhibition and gardens and encourages them to consider the causes of persecution and genocide.

Please note that depending on group size, the party may divide into smaller units.

The timing of each activity can be adjusted to fit your travel times and your pupils’ needs.

Speaker times are relatively fixed to facilitate speakers’ travel arrangements.

Start 12.30-1.00pm

Finish: 2.00-2.30pm

This timing can be adjusted, however, if sufficient notice is given.

Visit focus: Some schools may prefer a greater focus on contemporary issues and the Citizenship curriculum. Citizenship Days are also available, aiming to widen the perspective to global issues of rights and responsibilities.

For other subject areas, e.g. English and Art, the Centre supports the curriculum and provides a thought-provoking and motivating environment.

Lunch Options:

• Packed lunches can be ordered
• Students can buy reasonably priced rolls and snacks in our coffee shop
• Students can bring their own packed lunches to eat in an area set aside for this purpose.

Costs:

• £6.50 plus VAT per student
• free entry for accompanying teachers

Enquiries:

Please contact the Holocaust Centre for further details:

Email Malcolm Burrows or call 01623 836 627

Click here to make a School Visit Enquiry

Please note: This is a preliminary enquiry. A representative from the Centre’s administrative office will contact you to arrange further details for your visit. Please also note that because of high demand, we may be unable to give you the exact date you request.

Click here to find out about one teacher’s experience at the Holocaust Centre

Of the Berlin street: “At this point, I felt things really clicked into place and the children began to understand day-to-day life for Jews.”  The carriage was engaging and poignant; children really got to see what happened in reality, but in a sensitive way.”  “The home was atmospheric and children got a real feel for life in Germany in the 1930s.”

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