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Schools & Education

Inspire your students with a whole host of workshops and resources designed to encourage engagement with art and culture.

Learn & Create with our venues

acw@sunderland.gov.uk
A person stands on a stage behind a microphone and in front of a grid of bright white lights.

Arts Centre Washington

Bring your class to Art Centre Washington with group discounts available for our exciting, year-round programme of music and theatre – including Christmas performances! Email for more information.

acw@sunderland.gov.uk
National Glass Centre
School children interact with a museum display with blue walls and glass cabinets. A teacher gestures to one of the cabinets and the children look up at it.

National Glass Centre

Delve into a world of glass and contemporary art with your class with workshops for all ages and subjects.

National Glass Centre
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
A group of children are led by the group leader through a glass room filled with tropical plants. Hidden in the greenery to the left is a statue of a dinosaur.

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Explore a rich collection of history and nature with workshops for all subjects and our museum loan service.

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Lesson plans and resources

Download Pyrex100 Resource

Pyrex 100

Celebrate innovation and creativity in Sunderland and the world! The pack contains a history of Pyrex – invented in the USA and produced for over 80s years in Sunderland. Exploring various subjects, offering ideas and resources for cross-curricular projects and activities.

Download Pyrex100 Resource