Sharing Shakespeare’s Story is part of the Museums and Schools programme and is funded by Arts Council England and the Department for Education. Part of the legacy of the project is the creation of this online exhibition featuring the children’s responses to some of the items in our collections. To view their responses please click on the collection images below, or search for a particular school using the search bar. 

William Shakespeare was an ordinary boy from Stratford-upon-Avon who grew up to do extraordinary things. The children taking part in Sharing Shakespeare’s Story have achieved more than they imagined possible when they started the project. As a teacher said of the experience “It is sowing the seeds for children’s cultural, literary and historical experiences and understanding”

St Joseph's Catholic Primary

Birmingham

In the autumn of 2017, children from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School spent a day working as guides for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.  These children from Birmingham did a fabulous job guiding at Mary Arden’s Farm.  They informed visitors from across the world, as well as other pupils from their school, about what life would have been like in rural Tudor England.  St Joseph’s Primary encourages and supports their pupils ‘in developing their own self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence’.  These traits were noticed by both staff and visitors.  Well done to everyone!

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