Last Updated on: 21st November 2023, 09:01 pm
Visitors to Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire this summer will get the chance to experience life as a school child 2000 years ago, as experts from the University of Reading’s Ancient Schoolroom Project take up residence in the farm’s recreated Roman Villa.
From Tuesday 1st August to Monday 7th August, families can take part in a range of fun and educational activities, including writing on wax tablets, discovering ancient Latin curses and hearing Roman fables.
Professor Eleanor Dickey FBA, founder and director of the Ancient Schoolroom Project, said: “We are very excited to be bringing the Ancient Schoolroom to the Roman Villa at Butser Ancient Farm for the first time this summer. Butser Ancient Farm, as a centre for education, is the perfect location to bring our immersive fun and educational experience to life and share the fascinating way children were taught in the ancient world.”
The school room is based on meticulous research by academics from the University of Reading, who have used original Latin texts and archaeological finds to reconstruct what a Roman school and lessons would have been like.
Rachel Bingham, Creative Developer at Butser Ancient Farm said: “We’re excited to welcome the team from Reading University to our villa for the week to share more about what life was like as an ancient school child. Our roman villa, complete with mosaic floors and roman furnishings is the perfect setting for an immersive experience into life in the past and we’re looking forward to hearing the sounds of ancient Latin across the farm!”
Visitors to the farm will also have the chance to purchase Roman replica items from the school room including papyrus, wax tablets and ink from just £2 (cash only).
Butser Ancient Farm is open seven days a week during the summer holidays (up to the 3rd September) and the Ancient Schoolroom will run from 1st to 7th August.
For more information, visit www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on.
This summer, Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire is offering visitors a unique opportunity to take a step back in time and experience what it would have been like to be a school child 2000 years ago. With experts from the University of Reading’s Ancient Schoolroom Project taking up residence in the farm’s recreated Roman Villa from Tuesday 1st August to Monday 7th August, visitors can take part in a range of fun and educational activities, including writing on wax tablets, discovering ancient Latin curses and hearing Roman fables.
The school room is based on meticulous research by academics from the University of Reading, who have used original Latin texts and archaeological finds to reconstruct what a Roman school and lessons would have been like. Professor Eleanor Dickey FBA, founder and director of the Ancient Schoolroom Project, commented: “We are very excited to be bringing the Ancient Schoolroom to the Roman Villa at Butser Ancient Farm for the first time this summer. Butser Ancient Farm, as a centre for education, is the perfect location to bring our immersive fun and educational experience to life and share the fascinating way children were taught in the ancient world.”
Rachel Bingham, Creative Developer at Butser Ancient Farm, added: “Our roman villa, complete with mosaic floors and roman furnishings is the perfect setting for an immersive experience into life in the past and we’re looking forward to hearing the sounds of ancient Latin across the farm!”
This unique experience is included in normal admission prices to the farm, and visitors will also have the chance to purchase Roman replica items from the school room including papyrus, wax tablets and ink from just £2 (cash only). Butser Ancient Farm is open seven days a week during the summer holidays (up to the 3rd September) and the Ancient Schoolroom will run from 1st to 7th August.
For more information, visit www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on.
