EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
SCHOOL VISITS
Chawton House Library and Jane Austen's House work together to provide high quality visits to both sites for primary and secondary schools.
For example, at GCSE and 6th Form level, a visit to the two houses could include:
At Jane Austen's House:
- PowerPoint presentation on background to Jane Austen
- Tour of house
- Workshops relating to dress, manners and use of herbs
- Handling of real objects.
At Chawton House Library:
- Dance workshop in replica clothes
- Short tour of ground floor rooms
- Talk in the library.
Please contact Louise West, Education Officer at Jane Austen's House, for further information and to book visits:
Louise West
Education Officer
Jane Austen's House
Chawton
Alton
Hampshire GU34 1SD
T +44(0)1420 83262
For school visits to look particularly at the estate and traditional farming methods, please contact Sarah Parry on 01420 541010 or sarah.parry@chawton.net.
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Sixth form college students hear about works related to their studies of Austen in the Library reading room