The museum's educational service
The museum's educational service is committed to forging links and exchanges between the museum and educational institutions by:
- assisting with the organisation of school visits
- the development and publication of documentation
- teacher training
- direct contact with pupils by the museum

The educational service's remit does not include organising guided tours around the museum complex. However, the following services are available:

PRIMARY SCHOOLS
1. Themed Visits
Prehistory
Habitats, jewellery, harvesting, hunting, fishing, etc.
Arms and tools
Palaeolithic clothing
Wildlife discovery: animal sounds

The Gallo-Roman period
Argentomagus, the town and its monuments
The child in Roman Gaul
Everyday life (house, work and business)
Religion and the gods
Funerary rites
School

2.Presentations
Prehistory
Tracking games
Fire-lighting
Lighting oil lamps
Javelin throwing with launchers
Sound archaeology (sound experiments with natural materials)
Painting with natural pigments

The Gallo-Roman period
Writing on wax tablets
Lighting oil lamps
Games
Sport

3. Activities in conjunction with external exhibitions (for further information contact Michel Parrotin).
other themes can be arranged with Michel Parrotin. You can discuss your ideas, dates and practical arrangements with him on +33 (0) 2 54 06 04 67 or at ecrollinat@free.fr.

COLLEGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
1. Activity Presentations
Prehistory
How to make fire like prehistoric man.
Javelin throwing with launcher
Stone painting

Gallo-Roman Period
Experimental digs
Lighting
Writing on wax tablets
Medicinal, ornamental, culinary and tinctorial plants

2. Commented tours with precise themes
The child in Roman Gaul
Religion and the gods
Death
Everyday Life

3. Activities in conjunction with temporary exhibitions
In 2002: "Argentomagus: a new look at an ancient city".

4. Slide shows
Roman England
Roman Portugal
The child in Roman Gaul

5. Countryside Lectures
The Creuse Valley
Any them concerning ancient Rome, the Gallo-Roman period or prehistory can be arranged with Daniel Dufour on +33 (0) 2 54 25 86 17.

Preparations for a visit
Before bringing the children, a preliminary visit to the museum is advisable. Please note that entrance is free for teachers on Wednesdays.

HERITAGE DISCOVERY COURSES
Week-long heritage courses are jointly organised by the education authority in La Châtre, the AD/PEP and the museum. Classes are given by qualified teaching staff and professionals from the museum. They are suitable for primary schools up to year 6 and are organised as workshops with prehistory, the exploration of the Gallo-Roman site, the museum collections and an introduction to archaeology amongst their themes.

For further information:
AD/PEP Indre
10, rue Bourdillon
36 000 Châteauroux
Tel +33 (0) 2 54 34 56 24
Fax+ 33 (0) 2 54 07 22 72

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