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Henry Moore Studios & Gardens in Hertfordshire is currently closed for winter, reopening in April 2025.

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Education group visit & workshop

Sculptural Encounters: workshops for local schools (KS2)

9:45–13:00

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

A group of school children taking part in a sculpting workshop, they are listening to the workshop leader and the table in front of them is littered with clay objects in progress

About this event

Engage, inspire and challenge your students with these workshops looking at 2D and 3D making. The sessions aim to encourage creativity and experimentation using a range of activities and materials.

During the session your students will use 2D and 3D making techniques, and consider ways of seeing art in the everyday, using the unique resources on our site. They will interact with the outdoors, sculptures, and visit Henry Moore’s Maquette Studio, where he did his creative thinking, small model making and collected inspirations he found in the everyday natural environment.

Your group will develop sculptural skills, be introduced to figurative and abstract ideas and language, and gain knowledge of a great artist in a historical and cultural context.

We have developed this workshop in response to this year’s theme of Encounters. Students will be able to record their experiences and observations, produce a small model maquette from terracotta clay to take back to school, and develop visual literacy in relation to their own lives and local area.

A table full of terracotta clay sculptures.
School workshop with Church Langley Harlow. Photo: Sophie Greenstreet.

Schedule of activities

 

Time Activity
9:45 Arrival and welcome
10:00 Collective starter activity, including time outdoors
10:30 Main workshop
11:30 Time for lunch, in the picnic area
12:00 Free time for sketching and photography
13:00 Departure

Booking information & FAQs

Workshop dates

The workshops take place on three Wednesday during the Summer Term.

Wednesday 7 May
Wednesday 11 June
Wednesday 2 July

 

Who are the workshops for?

These workshops are free for primary school juniors. Sessions include activity suitable for the Key Stage 2 curriculum.

To help develop our relationships with local schools, priority will be given to those in the district of East Hertfordshire, and neighbouring areas with Sculpture Town/New Town narratives including Harlow, Stevenage, Welwyn and Hatfield.

Group sizes

We can accommodate a maximum of 30 students per session.

Primary schools: we require at least two supervising adults per 15 students.

Coaches

Due to the narrow lanes leading to our site, we have a coach length limit of 11 metres.

Book a workshop for your group

 

Essential documents for your visit

If you are planning a visit, or have already booked one, please make sure you have downloaded and read the documents below before you arrive.

Booking form

Other events at Studios & Gardens

This season our busy events programme draws inspiration from the natural world with creative workshops, artist talks, film screenings, and open archive sessions. Many events are included in an annual ticket to the Studios & Gardens, allowing visitors to return as often as they wish to explore new elements and ideas. 

Education group visit & metal workshop, in partnership with Ore Projects (ages 16-25)

Education group visit & workshop

Education group visit & metal workshop, in partnership with Ore Projects (ages 16-25)

9:45–14:30

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

Getting here

We’re located just 27 miles north of London in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.

Directions & parking

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

Dane Tree House
Perry Green
Much Hadham
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EE

UK

T:  01279 843 333
E:  visitorservices@henry-moore.org