Memorivos Education
Workshops & Projects
Examples of the kind of student history projects a classroom museum makes possible.
Eight ideas to start from
These are examples, not a fixed curriculum. Teachers set their own briefs, decide the depth, and adapt each idea to their year group and scheme of work.
Our Hometown
Research how the local area has changed: which shops closed, which streets were built, and what the town looked like when a grandparent was at school.
Then and Now
Find an archive photograph, stand in the same spot today, and compare the two. What has survived? What tells you the picture is old?
An Object With a Story
Bring in something that has been kept for a reason. Who kept it, when, and how do you know? Photograph it and write its label.
Oral History
Interview a family or community member. Prepare the questions as a class, record the conversation, and pull out what surprised you.
School Through Time
Explore how school has changed across generations — lessons, uniforms, playgrounds, journeys to school, and what stayed the same.
Local People
Research a person connected with your community and gather the evidence that shows what they did and why it mattered locally.
Family Memories
Explore stories, photographs and memories across generations, with attention to who is remembering and how they remember it.
Build Our Hometown
A whole-class project: every student contributes one piece, and together the class curates a historical community exhibition.
Each project follows the same classroom workflow: the teacher assigns it, students investigate and submit, and the teacher reviews the work before it joins the classroom museum.