Social History Programmes

Social History Lessons

Grades	Lesson	Venue	Time
R-3	Tiny Tots	Slave Lodge	1hr
5	Ancient Egypt	Slave Lodge	1.5 hrs
2-4	Music	Slave Lodge	1hr
2	Our Flag	Slave Lodge	1hr
4-7	What is History	Slave Lodge	1hr
2-12	Historical Walk of the Castle	Castle	1.5 hrs
4-5	The Company’s Garden (Lesson & Walking Tour)	Company’s Garden	1.5 hrs
6	The History of Medicine Lesson	Slave Lodge	1.5 hrs
2,4,5	The Khoikhoi	Slave Lodge	1.5 hrs
2-4	Life at the Cape in the 18th & 19th century	Koopman’s de Wet House	1hr
4-7	Places of Worship (Lessons & Walking Tour)	Religious sites	1.5 hrs
3.4.7.10-12	Slavery at the Cape	Slave Lodge	1.5 hrs
4 to Adults	History of the local area: people, places, buildings, sites & museums. (V&A Waterfront Historical Tour)	V & A Waterfront	2 hrs
R-3	Diverse Religions	Bo-Kaap Museum	1hr
3-12	Festivals & Customs	Bo-Kaap Museum	1.5 hrs
6-12	Kaapse Afrikaans	Bo-Kaap Museum	1hr
10-12	Slavery Tour: Colonialism & Imperialism	Bo-Kaap Museum	2 hrs
4-Adults	Bo-Kaap Walking Tours	Bo-Kaap Museum	1.5 hrs
10-12	Heritage & Ideologies	Museum sites	1-3 hrs
10-12	The History of Apartheid 1948-1990	Bo-Kaap Museum	1hr
7-12	Rock Art	SA Museum	1-1.5 hrs
4-6	San & Khoi	SA Museum	1hr
4-6	Early South African Societies	SA Museum	1hr
6	Great Zimbabwe	SA Museum	1hr
4-7	Archaeology	Castle	1hr
6	Trading & Life at Sea	Castle	1hr
10-12	Human Rights & Resistance	Museum Sites	1hr
10-12	How did the world change from 1450 to 1850? (The Castle and the Cape)	Castle	1.5 h hrs
R-9	Ghoema & Glitter: Celebrations & Festivals	Bo-Kaap Museum	1.5 hrs
10-12	Ghoema & Glitter: Responsible & Sustainable Tourism	Bo-Kaap Museum	1.5 hrs
6	Transport: Developing of Shipping (Boat rides optional)	SA Maritime Centre	1.5 hrs
6	Transport: Developing of Shipping Shipwrecks (Boat rides optional)	SA Maritime Centre	1.5 hrs
8	Transport: Developing of Shipping Containerisation (Boat rides optional)	SA Maritime Centre	1.5 hrs
10-12	Industrial Revolution	SA Maritime Centre	1.5 hrs
10-12	Glimpsing Hope, Marching for Peace	At the Crypt Memory and Witness Centre, St George’s Cathedral, Cape Town The booking officer is: Ann Cox, Tel: +27 (0)21 424 7360.	1hr

Social History Interactive Workshops

Grades	Workshops	Venue	Time
R-9	Story-telling	Museum Sites	4 hrs
FET	History project writing skills	Museum Sites	4 hrs

General Tours of Social History Exhibitions

All ages	People of Southern Africa Rock Art	SA Museum	1hr
All ages	Slavery Ancient Egypt Weaponry Toys Ceramics Mandela (Temporary exhibition) Quilting (Temporary exhibition) Music	Slave Lodge	1hr
All ages	John H. Marsh Collection The Mendi The Union Castle Line Container Ships	South African Maritime Resource Centre	1hr
All ages	Built in the style known locally as late Georgian, the house is furnished to give an impression of life in a well-to-do English home during the early years of the British occupation some 200 years ago.	Bertram House	1hr
All ages	Koopmans-de Wet House is the oldest house museum in South Africa. It is one of only a few remaining late 18th century town-houses in Cape Town. It boasts some of the best pieces of Cape furniture and silver in the country, in addition to a priceless collection of ceramics.	Koopmans-de Wet House	1hr
All ages	The Bo Kaap museum tells the story of the local community within a national socio-political cultural context.	Bo-Kaap Museum	1hr
All ages	Simon Van der Stel’s Manor House Cloete Cellar Orientation Centre Wine Cellar Tour	Groot Constantia	1hr
All ages	Castle: Ammunition stores Interrogation chamber & Dark Hole Dolphin pool William Fehr Collection: Paintings, portrayals of frontier wars, ceramics, furniture, etc. Council of Policy room Lady Anne Barnard banqueting hall Military Museum: Khoi, English & Dutch regiments Signal systems Weaponry Frontier Clashes South African War	Castle of Good Hope	1hr

Direct programme enquiries to the Social History Educators

Tel: +27 (0)21 467 7227/ 481 3817