Journeys

Resources and Visits:

The National Gallery
We visited the National Gallery where we looked at three paintings depicting very different journeys. “The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba”, “The Death of Eurydice” and “Calais Pier”.

Here is what one child had to say about her favourite painting:

"The Death of Eurydice. Eurydice was walking in the forest and a poisonous serpent bit her so she died and went to the underworld. Her husband Orpheus was so sad and desperate that he went to the underworld. He made a long, long journey and anyone that he met said “you cannot pass” so he played some music on a lyre and they let him pass. That is my favourite painting as it had a magical way about it."

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The children performed the play by Alison Chaplin to an invited audience of parents and family. The children were involved in creating props and costume for this production.

Future visits include:

The Museum of London where we will go on a journey through the ages of London

Battle Abbey to find out about the Norman invasion.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin