Artefacts of the Ancient World! Learn and Draw Ancient Treasures.
In this multi-day class, we will head to a new ancient cultural area around the world each week, and learn to interact with artefacts independently. Students encouraged to draw artefacts as we go!
Josee Dimson
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(57)
What's included
5 live meetings
4 hrs 35 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Using a mix of discussion, photos, and lectures, I will take students through some of the most interesting ancient civilizations around the world. New museum engagement techniques will be used to help students engage with the material themselves, and hopefully engage with other museum materials in the future! We will begin our discussion of each artefact with a 5-minute individual brainstorm and drawing session with guiding questions. Then, we will discuss our thoughts and opinions, and I will give students the full background of the piece. We will cover, at a minimum, approximately 7 artefacts/paintings for each culture. All remaining time will be used to survey a few other interesting ancient pieces of my choosing! Students are encouraged to draw artefacts they see during the session - especially if they would like to discuss them with a parent afterward. This is a SKILL building class. Your student will be exposed to cultures and artifacts from around the world, but this is primarily to work on their skills in analyzing artefacts and objects with which they are unfamiliar. It is an introduction to different ancient cultures, but an artefact-centered one. Topic 1: Ancient Near East Topic 2: Asian Civilizations Topic 3: Early Global Trading (trade routes, shipwrecks, etc.) Topic 4: Ancient Americas Topic 5: Ancient Mediterranean (Will include Egypt!)
Learning Goals
The students will learn how to look at artefacts and make inferences based on their observations. By the end of the course, learners will be able to identify ceramics, bronze, iron and other materials and techniques.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
We will look at some ancient mummies, a topic which may be disturbing to some students. I will remind parents beforehand and pay close attention to the learners as we go through the lesson.
Supply List
This class requires the use of paper, colour pencils and a comfortable place to draw
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2022
4.9
57reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
I am a trained archaeologist, and I excavated at sites such as Mytilene and Kommos in Greece for many field seasons. I have travelled extensively through Europe, and I have taught Greek and Roman art, archaeology and mythology at Concordia University, Montréal. I held a position at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, where I created and led tours for children on the topics of Greek, Roman and Egyptian archaeology, the Medieval period, dinosaurs and natural history. More recently, I have taught labs on water science and solar energy to Kindergarten and Grade 1 students through Scientists in School. Since July 2021, I have had the pleasure of teaching many archaeology and ancient civilizations classes on Outschool. Reviews
Live Group Class
$14
weekly or $70 for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
55 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-9 learners per class
