Valentines Mansion offers an exciting new education programme for school children, exploring the house and gardens, and including role-play activities.

At Key Stage 1, children can enjoy a hands-on and playful workshop in the recreated Victorian kitchen, led by an experienced session leader. Activities include dressing up, role play, story telling and object handling.
The class can then work in groups exploring the mansion and gardens, using our wide range of Discovery Boxes.
Topics include: House & Homes, Senses, Habitats, Maths at the Mansion, Pictures

At Key Stage 2, children take part in ‘the Mansion Mystery’ interactive workshop, becoming history detectives by using objects and historical evidence to uncover who lived and worked at the Victorian mansion.
The class then work in groups exploring the mansion and gardens, using our wide range of Discovery Boxes.
Topics include: Victorian Design, Portraits, The Garden Journey, The Tree Challenge, The Servants
Download our free resources for primary schools here.

For more information call +44 (0)20 8708 8100,
or email valentines@redbridge.gov.uk.

Valentines Mansion & Gardens provide an inspiring new resource for secondary schools use.

Based on pilot work with Valentines High School, new resources have now been developed to support secondary school groups and their teachers in the use of Valentines Mansion & Gardens. Focusing on Art & Design, and Citizenship, these free resources include session aims and outlines, national curriculum links, pupil worksheets and examples.
Download our free resources for secondary schools here.

Pupils were sent on a ‘Recording Journey’, where they were encouraged to explore the mansion and gardens and document their findings using a variety of materials. Focusing on ‘pattern and detail’, they were drawn to the intricate fireplaces, coving, brick work and beautiful array of plants that surround the mansion. Information was recorded using cameras, sketches and rubbings.

Back in the classroom, pupils have created an array of intricate and individual print designs that reflect the character and history of the mansion.

Teacher Lara Windsor - “The Mansion is a hidden gem just waiting to be discovered. The pupils were amazed at its grandeur and excited by all it offered them as Art & Design students.”

Are you interested in gaining new skills or taking up a new hobby whilst in a beautiful historic setting? Valentines Mansion hosts a series of adult education classes run by the Redbridge Institute. The line up of courses is varied, with something for everyone.

For more information including costs, or to enrol for any of these courses, please visit the Redbridge Institute of Adult Education web site.