Y7: Ancient Egypt Come 

to Life

When studying ancient societies, it can sometimes feel distant and difficult to connect with. Learning facts about the experiences, battles and beliefs of these civilisations can sometimes feel like a memory game. However, it can also inspire great creativity and imagination about what life was like in a different time. This term, the year 7 Humanities teaching team has been made proud by the beautiful and thoughtful museum displays created by our students.

Our classes were tasked with researching a topic of Ancient Egyptian society and creating a “museum display”: pyramids, the afterlife, art, literature and social roles in the community were among the various options for students to pick whichever they were most drawn to. The purpose of these physical displays was not just to have something pretty to look at during classroom presentations. The intention was to represent what the students had learnt and have the opportunity to show off their understanding about the ancient Egyptians in a more visual way. This was exemplified by step-by-step dioramas of the mummification process, adding jewellery and canopic jars into handmade tombs, creating a “Book of the Dead” with quotes of the spells and hieroglyphs inside and many more unique displays. 

This went beyond just retelling facts; these displays showed engagement and curiosity about different eras of history and encouraged parents and teachers that many of our students will remember the values of history well beyond their schooling. In this modern, technological world, it was refreshing and exciting to see so much interest and creativity in building real-life models, replicas and dioramas to show off what they’ve learnt about the lifestyle and values of such a fascinating piece of history. We hope that the year 7s have seen the value of effort and creativity in applying their knowledge.