Education

Explore • Experiment • Sail into the Future

From a first glimpse of our towering triple‑expansion engine to hands‑on knot‑tying on deck, SS Freshspring’s learning programme sparks curiosity at every age:

Schools & Colleges – curriculum‑linked STEAM workshops on board or in your classroom, complete with ready‑made lesson packs and a clear‑side model engine you can power with compressed air.

Families & Youth Groups – scavenger hunts, uniform dress‑up, bell‑ringing and adventures that turn history into play.

Sea Cadets & Scouts – badge‑ready sessions in seamanship, engineering and leadership, mapped to your syllabus.

Whether you step aboard or borrow our Engineering Kit, we bring heritage and hands‑on science together to inspire the next generation of problem‑solvers.

Need something different?

Our Learning Team will tailor sessions to your objectives, age range or timetable.

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Schools & Colleges

Bring STEAM alive with curriculum-aligned workshops on board SS Freshspring or in your classroom. Each session includes turnkey lesson packs and a transparent, balloon-powered model engine that turns theory into motion.

On-board & outreach activities

• Rope-making and essential knot-tying
• Safe archival-document handling
• Harnessed mast-climb experience
• Morse-code messaging challenge
• Immersive VR tour
• Full guided walk-around of the ship
• Borrow our Engineering Kit

A complete six-lesson STEAM module (Years 5 – 6, easily adapted to KS3/4) featuring:

• Clear-sided working model engine
• Teacher handbook with step-by-step plans
• Pupil worksheets and assessment rubrics
• Portable artefact box for hands-on discovery

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Families & Youth Groups

Hands‑on maritime fun for curious minds and little adventurers

From ringing the ship’s bell to hunting for hidden “crew”, every activity is designed to turn history into play. Perfect for families, Scouts, Guides and home‑ed collectives.

What You Can Do Today

• Explore the crew’s cabin – see how sailors slept and stored gear.
• Try on naval uniforms & hats – snap the perfect photo.
• Ring the bell & blow the bosun’s call – learn traditional signals.
• Master nautical knots – reef, bowline and clove hitch.
• Self‑guided scavenger hunt – spot the “new crew members” hidden around the deck.

Sea Cadets & Uniformed Youth

Badge-ready seamanship & engineering experiences

A dedicated offer for Sea Cadet units, Scout Explorer sections and other uniformed groups looking to log skills and time at sea.

Core Activities

Everything in the Families programme plus:

• VR engine-room walk-through – map components to course modules.
• Advanced knot & rope-work clinic – eye-splice, short splice, whipping.
• Engine-room tours for badge sign-off (Marine Engineering & Seamanship).