Meet the Mill Worker

Museum Workshop

🔍 Discover and Explore

Step back in time and meet Nansi, a worker at Cambrian Mills, and discover what life was like in the Mill and for families in rural Wales. Through an interactive session, pupils will explore traditional washday activities, historic objects and the daily routines that shaped life before modern conveniences.

✏️ Take Part

Pupils will also enjoy a guided tour and learn about life and work in a traditional woollen mill, watch the Museum’s historic machinery in action by the skilled craftspeople and discover how wool is transformed from fleece to fabric.

ℹ️ About This Session

The museum staff are flexible and will do their best to accommodate to learners ages and needs. Length of sessions can vary. If you would like to complete a craft activity instead of a tour, please discuss with museum staff when booking.

School visits are available Tuesday – Friday, during opening hours. (Closed on Mondays)

Details:

Maximum of 50 pupils

Ages: Step 2 (Age 5-8)

Duration: 2 hours

Cost: Led by Museum staff – free of charge.

Curriculum

Expressive Arts

Exploring the expressive arts is essential to developing artistic skills and knowledge and it enables learners to become curious and creative individuals.
Responding and reflecting, both as artist and audience, is a fundamental part of learning in the expressive arts.

Humanities

Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about learners’ local community, Wales and the world, its past, present and future.

Learning objectives:

Gain a deeper understanding of the concepts underpinning humanities, and their application in local, national and global contexts.
Cynefin: Encourage opportunities for learners to discover the woollen industry and be inspired to investigate more about their own community and beyond.
Encourage enquiry and discovery.
Opportunities to be curious, question, think critically and reflect upon evidence.
Stimulate new and creative thinking.