Fun and learning at Beningborough Hall

York University PGCE English and History students spent a happy day at Beningborough Hall -  experimenting.  With the shackles of precise learning objectives removed and thrown into an unfamiliar environment, the challenge was to work together to use the house - and include drama.  With the help of some great costumes, the expertise of our house guide John and the adrenaline caused by perhaps being seen by members of the public, the students produced some engaging and varied work.  More importantly, a vast range of ideas about learning had been triggered by the day.  Discussions ranged widely from the potential for cross-curricular collaboration, to the reinforcement of learning by being active in the house after hearing the history, and from the use of portraits to stimulate literary creativity to the potential for really engaging with change and continuity.

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