Buddhism Session Information

This session is taught as:

• a half-day session at the Oriental Museum
• a half-day outreach in your school

The content of these sessions does vary as we have the galleries to use at the museum, but we try to keep them as similar as possible.

This session can be combined with Hinduism and/or Sikhism to make a full day at the museum. Please email us if you would like more details about the programme for a full day.

Visit to the Museum:

• Object Handling and Investigation circle time – the children see, hold, and explore objects from our collections. We ask them to form a theory about what they are and what they are used for.
• The Story of the Life of the Buddha – in this drama activity, children will act out the story of the Buddha’s journey from naive prince to enlightenment. 
• Meditation – children take part in short guided meditation to experience this important part of many Buddhists’ practice.

Need to know:

• The half day at the museum runs from 10am – 12noon. If you are combining this with other sessions to make a full day it will run 10am – 2.15pm approximately and is entirely taught by members of our Learning and Engagement Team.
• The maximum number of children we can take on one day is approximately 60 children.
• The cost of the visit is £4 per pupil for the half day session and £6 per pupil for the full day. All accompanying adults are free.
• Lunch can be eaten in our classroom spaces, or if the weather is good and you would like to, we do have a small grassy area where you can sit and have a picnic.
  
  Directions to the Museum

Session costs