Visit to the National Museum of Nairobi for our CE2 pupils

What better way to find out about prehistory than by looking at real bones, in the cradle of humanity? Our CE2 pupils began the year by studying prehistory, in both French and English. With their class teacher, they were able to look at documents to learn more about this period, and also read novels to discover the way of life of prehistoric man. With their EMILE teacher (Content Learning in a Foreign Language), in English, they were able to explore the concept of time.
Our teachers decided to take their pupils to the National Museum in Nairobi, which houses bones found in the region, which is rich in history. Many archaeological digs have taken place, and are still taking place, in Kenya and neighbouring countries: Lucy was discovered in Ethiopia, while the Turkana Boy was found in northern Kenya. During the visit, our pupils were given the task of filling in a questionnaire to encourage them to look for information in the museum to make links with their learning. They also took the opportunity to visit the whole museum, which has rooms devoted to East African animals, the history of Kenya and works of art.