School children and leisure centres
Educational activities are organised around 3 themes at Paleospace: palaeontology, astronomy and the fauna and flora of the marsh.
Visiting Paléospace
- ⇒ Unguided Visits : the group, accompanied by their teacher, look around the museum at their own pace visiting the various areas. Treasure hunt leaflets (available upon request) help to structure the visit.
- ⇒ Visits with an audio guide in English : provide pupils with an interactive experience whereby they can choose amongst over 30 commentaries and find their way round in their own time.
For nursery school and first grade children (4-6 yrs)
- ⇒ Guided tour of LES VACHES NOIRES CLIFFS : exploration and explanation of the geological site, collecting and identifying fossils. First year nursery school to first grade. 2 hrs - 1 class - 4.70 € each.
- ⇒ Guided tour of THE MARSH : Discover the fauna and flora of the marsh: Look at the plant and animal life, that which lives in the water, and that which lives in the air and on land. First year nursery school to first grade. 1 ½ hrs - 1 class - 4.70 € each.
- ⇒ Jurassic Odyssey guided tour : Interactive guided tour of the museum with various aids (images & fossils). First year nursery school to first grade. 1 ½ hrs - 1 class - 4.70 € each.
Primary school children (7- 10 yrs old)
- ⇒ Jurassic Odyssey guided tour : Guided tour of the museum discovering animals from the seas of the Jurassic period. Pupils are called upon to participate throughout the tour by an accompanying scientist. 1 hr - 1 class - 4.70 € each.
- ⇒ Guided tour of THE MARSH : Discover the fauna and flora of a wetland. 1 ½ hrs - 1 class - 4.70 € each.
- ⇒ LES VACHES NOIRES CLIFFS FOSSILS WORKSHOP : Act the apprentice palaeontologist: drawing, comparison, identifying fossils. 1 hr - 1 class - 5.00 € each.
Secondary school children (11- 18 yrs old)
- ⇒ Jurassic Odyssey guided tour : Exploring the geology and palaeontology of the Jurassic Period. 1 hr - 1 class - 4.70 € each.
- ⇒ Guided tour of LES VACHES NOIRES CLIFFS : An introduction to geology on the ground: observation of rocks, cross section drawing, analysis of erosion and collecting fossils. 2 hr - 1 class - 4.70 € each.
- ⇒ Guided tour of THE MARSH : Find out about the fragile eco-system of a wetland. 1 ½ hrs - 1 class - 4.70 € each.
Practical Information :
All these activities must be booked in advance for groups of 15 pupils or more.1 group leader free for every 15 pupils.
To request a quote, please fill out form .
Or contact Audrey Gaudin 0033 (0)2 31 81 77 60 or commercial@paleospace-villers.fr
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