Schools and Overseas Students

Teachers and School Groups

We have for many years encouraged school children and their teachers to visit the Museum. Many return year after year. Our introductory session covers Cook's Yorkshire background, his naval career, the great voyages of exploration, and his ideas on topics such as diet, scurvy, or encounters with previously unknown peoples.

There are many links to the curriculum, and we are happy to tailor visits to your particular needs in, for example, art, history or science.

• Risk assessment on request
• Teachers Pack £7.00
• KS 2-4
• Plan on 1¼ hours minimum
• Dedicated education room
• Experienced education volunteers
• 30 minute introductory session
• Tour of the Museum
• Place to leave bags, toilet facilities
• Wheelchair access to first floor; DVD guide to upper floors

Learn about our Outreach Activities

We can advise on What else to see in Whitby and where to stay.

Overseas Student Parties

We welcome parties of overseas students. We took 40 groups last year, from France, Spain, Germany, Denmark and other countries.

• Introductory sessions in French, Spanish or English
• Printed Guide in French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Dutch and English
• Tour of the Museum
• Allow 1¼ hours minimum

Cook ranks overseas as one of the great European explorers. A celebrity in his lifetime, accounts of the Voyages were translated into many languages. There are a surprising number of Countries with Links to Cook.