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Centuries of Military Tradition in Historic Peninsula Barracks, Winchester.
The King's Royal Hussars
The Royal Hampshire Regiment
The Light Infantry
The Royal Green Jackets
The Gurkhas
The Adjutant General's Corps
 
 

School Visits for Key Stages 1 - 2

 
We're all different
The story of Purna, the boy fom Nepal
 

Key Stage 2 learning activities based at The Gurkha Museum and specially designed to support QCA Citizenship Unit 5 and HCC PSHE schemes of work.

This programme centres on Purna Bahadur Gurung, a nine year old boy who lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Pupils have the opportunity to explore aspects of every day life in the towns and villages of Nepal.

 
THEMES
 
  dress travel
  food school
  religions and festivals work
  language arts and crafts
 
RESOURCES
 

Introductory notes for classroom work prior to museum visit
 

Object handling sessions led by museum staff using :
 
boys' and girls' costume religious artefacts
jewellery and adornments photographs and ephemera
cooking and eating tools
 

Gallery trails for pupils to learn from the displays of historic and reproduction items telling the story of Gurkha soldiers recruited in Nepal by the British Army since the 1830s to the present day.

 
Suggestions for followup classroom work
 
 
For more information and to make a booking contact:
 
The Gurkha Museum
Tel: (01962) 842 832