Workshops for Adults with Learning Disabilities

 

These workshops are free and usually last between 1.5 - 2 hours.

 

Whether you are visiting for the first time or a regular visitor, and you can be sure of a warm welcome.

 

Below are just a few examples of the remaining sessions we have to offer this year.

 

How to book

To book onto a workshop, or for further information, please contact us at outreach@glam.ox.ac.uk 

Or you can call / text or Whatsapp Hayleigh on our dedicated ALD workshop number: 07704601999

Music and Dance image. Photograph of a young Indian woman in a dance pose, wearing cream coloured traditional Indian dress and head accessories.

Tuesday 9th May, 10:00am - 12:00 noon: Music and Dance at the Pitt Rivers Museum

 

People all over the world love music and dancing. Come and listen to music from  around the world and learn a new dance with us.

Image for Cartoon Insects. Cartoon drawing of various insects carrying out human tasks. There is a beetle dressed as a chef with a plate of food, a bug dressed in dungarees sweeping garbage and a butterfly watering daisies.

Tuesday 13th June, 10:00am - 12:00 noon: A Bugs Life at the Museum of Natural History

 

Find out all about what bugs are and why we need them. In this interactive workshop we will investigate the world of insects and have the chance to handle live insect specimens.

Botanical Drawings Image. Photograph of foliage and bright flowers in a flowerbed against a stone wall of the Botanic Garden.

Tuesday 11th July, 10:00am - 12:00 noon: Botanical Drawings at the Botanic Garden

 

Enjoy looking at the different shapes and colours of plants in the Garden and creating beautiful drawings to take home. We will be on the lawn under the trees if the weather is nice, or in the conservatory if the weather is bad.

Travel Buddies

If you need any help getting to one of our workshops, we have teamed up with My Life My Choice who run a Travel Buddy scheme, offering travel support for people with learning disabilities. Travel Buddies are independent travellers with learning disabilities who have been trained to support others to get to places they want to go.

 

If you would like a Travel Buddy to help you to get to one of our workshops then call Rachael, the Travel Buddy coordinator, at My Life My Choice on 01865 204214 or send an email to rachael@mylifemychoice.org.uk, or you can talk to Hayleigh when making your booking.

 

Find out more information about the Travel Buddy scheme and an online request form on the My Life My Choice website: https://www.mylifemychoice.org.uk/pages/14-travel-buddy

 

My Life My Choice is a self-advocacy charity for people with learning disabilities based in Oxford. They run a Travel Buddy project, which provides support for people with learning disabilities.