Form 3 Tudor Day

Last Friday, Form 3 continued learning all about the Tudors by travelling back in time and experiencing some aspects of Tudor life on their visit to Barley Hall. 
The children started the day by dressing up in traditional woollen Tudor costumes and being separated into groups to start their activities.  Some children spent the morning under the strict instruction of a Tudor teacher in a traditional classroom where they learned how to write using a quill and brushed up on their Latin phrases.  The other group took a tour of the house and learned all about what it would have been like in the Tudor times and how to set the tables correctly for a Tudor banquet.  They also had a chance to make some Tudor soap using animal fat and added herbs to make it smell more pleasant. 
The children came together at lunchtime to dine in the Great Hall where they feasted at long tables and then switched over to do the same activities the other group had experienced in the afternoon.  Luckily no-one needed to use the Tudor toilet as modern ones were available! The children really enjoyed entering into the Tudor spirit and a lot was learnt from the day.