Home Education Workshops (7-12 yrs)
Home Educators are always welcome at National Coal Mining Museum. Every month you can get a deeper understanding of the museum with our specially tailored workshops.
The workshops are aimed at children aged 7-12 but is not exclusive to those ages and we welcome older and younger siblings. For older siblings why not book our Home Educators workshops for 12-16 year olds.
Siblings under five are welcome to come along free of charge and we will try and include them where it is appropriate, but the focus will be with the main group of children.
Adults in the group do not need to book onto the Workshop.
The Underground Tour is not part of any of the workshops. However, for £7.50 each, you can book onto a tour here or contact Reception on 01924 848806 or email.
Wednesday 1, Thursday 2 and Friday 3 October 2025
STEM: Discover the world of renewable and non-renewable energy as you design and build your own working wind turbine. Put your creativity, problem-solving, and STEM skills to the test in our hands-on engineering workshop, complete with a resource shop to fuel your innovation.
Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 and Friday 7 November 2025
Art and Wellbeing: Learn the art of sculpture and contribute to our light-up event by creating a large diamond willow lantern. Be part of our marching lantern parade in November with your colourful creation.
Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 January 2026
Geology: Explore the three main rock types, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, through hands-on classification. Then model the rock cycle with a fun, edible chocolate experiment!
Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 and Friday 13 March 2026
Science Week: Explore the journey of coal from seam to steam in this Science Week special focused on change and adaptation. Apply problem-solving and engineering principles to design a system that transports coal from the coal face to the factory.
Wednesday 22, Thursday 23 and Friday 24 April 2026
Nature and Wellbeing: Explore nature and biodiversity, and discover ways to attract more pollinators into our natural spaces. Use heritage craft techniques such as papermaking, seed bomb creation, and herb planting, you will make eco-friendly tools to support local ecosystems.
Wednesday 3, Thursday 4 and Friday 5 June 2026
Science: Complete the citizen science survey Earthworm Watch in association with the Earthworm Society of Britain. Investigate earthworms and how many we have in the Museum landscape.
We cannot issue a refund on these workshops due to non attendance or change the workshop to another day. Thank you for your understanding.
