Ideal for secondary school students, their visit will take them and teachers alike on a journey exploring the history and culture of videogames. Learn more about booking a self guided visit or take a look at the exciting workshops we have on offer below!
Booking EnquiryA self-guided visit to the National Videogame Museum is a great way to support classroom and home learning for all ages! Take your time to show students around our galleries and use it to support your own teaching.
Self led visits are £9/student and your group can benefit from 1 accompanying adult free per 8 students. These are also our supervision ratios. Additional adults are charged at £12/head.
Head over to our booking information page for additional details about your visit including pricing, risk assessments and booking policies regarding your visit.
We also offer additional workshops tailored for KS3 and KS4 pupils. Each workshop lasts for 1 hr and will be delivered by our team of Learning Facilitators at the museum. Your workshop booking also includes 1.5 hrs to explore our galleries and play games! Find out more below.
Workshops are £10/student and your group can benefit from 1 accompanying adult free per 8 students. These are also our supervision ratios. Additional adults are charged at £12/head.
Workshops can accommodate up to 30 students. Workshop groups larger than 30 will be split and numbers larger than 60 will require multiple sessions. We can run two workshops per 2.5 hour visit.
Work together in groups to construct a DIY videogame controller to defeat the aliens in Space Invaders. Learn about the design of videogame controllers and how they work, and how adaptive controllers are used to make gaming more accessible to everyone.
Key Stage: KS3/4
Curriculum links: Computing, Design & Technology
Explore the history of videogame character design and the ways that technology has influenced the design of classic videogame characters. In this workshop students will receive a design challenge to recreate a familiar character in a pixel art style, and learn how to use the software ‘Piskel’. Then they will bring them to life with simple frame by frame animations!
Key Stage: KS3/4
Curriculum Links: Computing, Art & Design, Design and Technology
Before getting in touch, it may be helpful to take a look at our booking information, available sessions and booking costs here.
The National Videogame Museum is an Artsmark Partner!
We are proud to be working in partnership with schools and settings on their Artsmark Award journey. By supporting Artsmark settings, we’re helping put the arts at the heart of education, inspiring young people to create, experience and participate in high quality arts and culture. Find out more about Artsmark at www.artsmark.org.uk
To find out how the National Videogame Museum can support your Artsmark journey, email our Learning Officer Leah Dungay at leah@thenvm.org
