East of England
Beyond the School Gate:
Extending your programmes for children, schools
and families
Venue: The Athenaeum, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LY
Date: Monday 7 July 2008
Time: 10.30 – 15.30
Cost: £5 Gem members, £10 non-members (includes lunch and refreshments)
Transport: The nearest car park is Ram Meadow, off Cotton Lane to east of town
centre, near the Abbey Gardens. Bury St Edmunds train station is 20-25 minutes
walk from the Athenaeum.
A GEM East and MLA East of England workshop to help you…………..
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Find out how the Learning Outside the Classroom manifesto can help you
Fenella Hunt, Heritage Coordinator for GEM will introduce the newly launched Quality Badge scheme -
Participate in workshops showcasing activities beyond the curriculum
volunteering – study support - curating your own museum - loan boxes -
Find out how Extended Services can help you build partnerships
Jim Buchanan, consultant working with extended services across the region, will outline opportunities for museums to link with this major national initiative
The day will be
particularly interesting to those who want to increase the educational use of
their service and collections, develop out of school hours learning activities,
and find out about how your current work can link into the extended schools
agendas.