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Secondary school pupils touring the Birthplace Photography: Gabrielle McKone

The Katherine Mansfield Birthplace offers students and their teachers a unique education programme. Colonial Victorian life can be experienced by visiting the Birthplace where a variety of learning resources are available.  Tours with an English focus provide an essential background to some of  Mansfield’s most famous stories.

Tours and activities
Key subject areas: English, Social Studies, History, Technology and Tourism.

Tours:
Experienced guides provide tours in these curriculum areas.
$3.00/student (teachers complimentary).

Creative Writing Workshops: 
Creative writing workshops taken by Wellington writers at the Birthplace can be booked. Maximum 18 students per workshop. $20.00 per student. Check the Calendar for more details.

Resources
Resource Kits: resource kits for English and Social Studies can be purchased. $10.00/kit

Videos: the films The Doll’s House (20 mins), The Garden Party (20 mins) and the
documentary "A Portrait of Katherine Mansfield" (50mins) can be viewed on  request.

Cassette Tapes: recordings of the stories The Doll’s House and The Garden Party
                            read by Dame Kate Harcourt are available. $20.00/tape.

Information Sheets: information on the Birthplace, Mansfield and a chronological  list of her stories are available. $1.00/copy.

3D Model of the Doll’s House: the doll’s house can be constructed from this 3D   
model. $3.00/model.

Classroom Wall Posters: the Birthplace $4.00
Katherine Mansfield (portrait) $19.95
Katherine Mansfield (information poster) $15.00

Books: The Doll’s House and Other Stories  4 retold stories for ESOL students.
$13.95 (for a full list of books available please see Shopping)

Contact details:
For Bookings and Orders Contact:
The Education Co-ordinator
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace
PO Box 12006
Thorndon
Wellington
Ph/fax: (04) 473 7268

or use the form on this website