Fairlynch's Education Outreach officer Lizzie Mee discusses Millais' 'Boyhood of Raleigh' with children from Drake's School East Budleigh during a visit to the Museum
Museums, naturally, believe that they
have an important educational role in society.
However, expecting schools to seize an
opportunity of working with a local museum is not always realistic. Teachers
have their existing commitments, and school leaders need plenty of notice in
such matters.
Fairlynch Museum was awarded a Heritage
Lottery Grant in May 2018 on the condition of engaging local schools in an
educational programme about Sir Walter Raleigh and his times.
It seemed a natural and worthy aim: East
Budleigh, the village of his birth, has a thriving primary school, as does
Budleigh Salterton, where Millais painted ‘The Boyhood of Raleigh’. The
King’s School in Ottery St Mary, founded in 1545, is said by some to be where
Raleigh received his early education.
So the Museum engaged the services of an Education Outreach consultant,
Lizzie Mee, to plan and implement an effective programme. This has now concluded with the end of the
Raleigh 400 exhibition at Fairlynch.
Fairlynch Chairman Trevor Waddington wrote on 14 November on behalf of the museum’s trustees to thank Lizzie
for her ‘excellent’ report which is reproduced below.
‘Thank you especially for your drive, enthusiasm
and professional delivery of the R400 education outreach programme,’ he added.
‘I would be pleased to recommend your services should you require this in the
future.’
We hope that those involved in education, as well
as other museums, will find the report of interest.
FOR THE RALEIGH 400 CALENDAR OF EVENTS WORLDWIDE IN 2018
CLICK ON http://raleigh400.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/raleigh-400-calendar-of-events-in-2018.html
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