We have two study days on offer at present. We are happy to try to tailor these sessions to meet your needs.

Body Image

A study day of activities on the theme of body image, with both creative and discussion-based workshops. The session uses Wellcome Collection's two permanent galleries as a starting point for considering body image in contemporary society, in the past and in different cultures. Advances in science and technology have enabled us to change, augment and repair our bodies in ways previous generations could never have imagined; we look at the ethical questions that arise from this ability and ask where it might lead us in the future.

The session develops enquiry, literacy, debating and creative skills and can be adapted to suit a variety of curriculum areas (so far, we have adapted it for art and creative writing).

HIV/AIDS

This half-day study session uses the Wellcome Library's HIV/AIDS poster collection to explore public health campaign techniques, the history of HIV/AIDS and contemporary sexual health issues. After analysing historical campaigns, students will be challenged to design their own poster or storyboard for a short film. One of the session leaders will be a sexual health worker, allowing students to explore any questions or queries they might have in a safe and informed way within a neutral environment.

The session has synergies with the Health and Social Care syllabus, but it could also be booked for an art and design group or as part of a students' sexual health programme.

If you would like to explore this topic further but can't visit us, you may find this new internet resource useful: http://learningpositive.com/

BOOKING

Please give us 4-6 weeks notice when booking. We do not have set days for workshops, but will try to accommodate your visit at a time to suit you. Please note that the galleries are closed on Mondays.

To book students on to either study day, please contact our Visitor Services team:
T 020 7611 2222
E info@wellcomecollection.org.

If you would like to discuss your particular requirements, or an idea for a future project, please contact the Youth Programme team:
T 020 7611 8361 or 020 7611 8659
E youthprogrammes@wellcomecollection.org

We do not have a dedicated space for students to eat a packed lunch, but if you have booked a full-day study session, the group will be able to eat in the workshop room.

What else can we offer?

We are keen to work with individual schools, teachers and youth leaders to develop new sessions and resources that meet the needs of young people. If you have a particular topic you would like to explore or a challenge we can help you meet, please get in touch. We would especially welcome suggested projects and activities linked to our forthcoming temporary exhibitions, 'Brains' and 'Superhuman'.

Forthcoming exhibitions

Wellcome Collection has an ongoing temporary exhibition programme, with major exhibitions lasting three to six months. They can offer schools very specific curriculum links and have the potential to support cross-curriculum projects.

We hope to develop resources (activity sheets, online trails and workshops) for schools linked to these exhibitions – but we want to do some more work on finding out what teachers would actually find useful before we begin.

In the meantime, you can request a tour of our temporary exhibitions from our Visitor Services team:
T 020 7611 2222
E info@wellcomecollection.org

 

Brains
29 March–17 June 2012

Rather than attempting to explain what the brain does, this exhibition will show what humans do to brains in the cause of medical intervention, scientific enquiry and cultural meaning.

Superhuman
19 July–16 October 2012

Human enhancement is an area of modern science that provokes both excitement and fear. This exhibition will question our assumptions about what an 'enhancement' is – it could be a pair of glasses, a prosthetic limb, a vaccination or a bottle of strychnine.