Breadalbane Academy pupils discover Iron Age life
Last updated | 08/02/2012
First year secondary pupils studying history at Breadalbane Academy will this week be finding out more about life in Iron Age Perthshire when they visit the Scottish Crannog Centre near Kenmore.
Over two days (Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th February 2012), 90 young people from the school are taking part in a range of activities.
Each day, groups will learn about the use of digital photogrammetry to record and interpret archaeological remains and artefacts and also experience a taste of the Iron Age by trying their hand at baking bread and making butter, building fires, cooking and using tools from the period. Pupils will take back what they have learned to the classroom to develop the information through research over the next few weeks.
The visit has been supported by funding from the Living Communities project, which Perth & Kinross Council is working on in partnership with the Gannochy Trust, with the aim of encouraging children and young people to make links in their learning with local culture and discover more about their communities.
Following the pupils' visit, the Crannog Centre will also be co-ordinating WinterWeek+, a week-long event from 11th-19th February, designed to bring the Kenmore area to life for families during the mid-winter break. Further information about WinterWeek+ is available at
www.winterweek.co.uk
