Buddhism Session Information

This half day session can be taught: 

• at the Oriental Museum 
• as an online session 

The content of these sessions does vary as we have the galleries to use at the museum, but we try to keep them as similar as possible.  

This session can be combined with Hinduism and/or Sikhism to make a full day at the museum. Please email us if you would like more details about the programme for a full day. 

Visit to the Museum:

• Object Handling and Investigation – a circle time object session where the children can see, hold, and explore objects from our collections. Can they work out what they are and what they are used for? 
• Gallery Explore – using our challenge cards the children will explore the gallery and use it to find out information about Buddhism. 
• The Story of the Life of the Buddha – in this drama activity, children will act out the story of the Buddha’s journey from naive prince to enlightenment. 

Need to know:

• The half day at the museum runs from 10am – 12noon or, if you are combining with other sessions to make a full day, 10am – 2.15pm approximately and is entirely taught by members of our Learning and Engagement Team.  
• The maximum number of children we can take on one day is approximately 60 children. 
• The cost of the visit is £6 per pupil, and free for all accompanying adults. 
• Lunch can be eaten in our classroom spaces, or if the weather is good and you would like to, we do have a small grassy area where you can sit and have a picnic. 

Directions to the Museum

Online Session:

• Object Investigation – you will be sent an email with resources to print out before your session. This will have a set of sheets with high-quality photographs of a selection of our objects on them. We will model with the children how we would like them to investigate the object on their sheet using a different one and encourage them to use their historical enquiry skills as well as any prior knowledge to form a theory about what they think the object is and what it was used for. Having independently worked on the object on their sheet, we will hear some of their theories before revealing to them what archaeologists believe them to be.  

Need to know:

• An online session for KS2 is one hour in length. 
• Session times are 9.30am – 10.30am, 11am – 12noon, and 1.30pm – 2.30pm, but we can accommodate slightly different timings. Please ask at the point of booking if this is something that would be helpful for you.  
• You will need to book a short test call with us to check that you can see and hear us on the whiteboard in your classroom. These are available at 3.30pm, 3.45pm and 4pm. 
• We ask that you book separate sessions for each of your classes so we can keep them as interactive as possible. 
• You will be sent an email with resources to print out before your session. 
• The cost of the sessions is £35 per class. 
• If you would like to combine your online Buddhism session with Hinduism and/or Sikhism, the session would expand to be two hours in length and be £45 per class. 

Session costs