Email Captain John... explosive_education@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Captain John... (07905) 757 431

Click on the link below to visit my Welcome Page, where you can find details of Piratey Sessions too...
http://smugglershole.blog.co.uk/2007/06/

More Session tites to choose from listed below ...

To the Stars - And Beyond
By far the most popular session,..
After a mission briefing the young Pirates will find themselves exploring the nature and limits of materials and forces, then regroup into smaller teams and design, build and test their own Rocket.
After gathering either qualitative or quantitative data, allowing the designs to be revised, the Rockets may be suitable for use in competition against other schools and groups.
Using a simple and safe engine design, the Rockets are capable of speeds reaching 100mph. Participants will gain a real sense of achievement by seeing their data published in the competition table on the internet.
The Observation of Materials and their Properties, Forces, Design Technology and an introduction to Trigonometry and Investigative Procedures, are some of the Academic subjects which are featured in this session
Suitable for ages 8-13
Older age groups will enjoy a complete Rocket Design course, which also includes the Centres of Gravity, Centres of Pressure and Momentum and Inertia.

Rocket Fun Day
No holds barred Rocketry...
After being provided with the materials needed to create a Rocket, and being taught some basic design principles, the challenge is to work in small teams to create the craziest Rocket possible.
Before every launch, each Rocket is thoroughly inspected for safety purposes, before the fun can commence.
Suitable for all ages

Mission coast guard.
By the Victorian era many Ships carried Rockets which were used for line throwing. With no prior knowledge, an introduction into the properties of Rockets will be given. To conclude the session, the final task is to create a line-throwing rocket.
Suitable for ages 13-14.

Charting Treasure Island
Taking Navigation a little further into the realms of learning about maps and charts.
The crew will make and use tools to create surprisingly accurate charts to sail away with.
This session will also cover back bearings, keys, codes and more...

Sea gunner
The challenge is set to become the slickest gun crew on all the seven seas. Using special Actisafe Training Cannons (no explosives required) they will go through a real drill, to allow the safe and controlled use of the Air Cannon for supervised target practice.

Learn the Ropes
Making rope and learning knots is merely the beginning, leading into decorative knot-work and exploring the inner workings of the ropes and rigging onboard a Gaff Rigged Schooner.

Making treasure
Using traditional and natural moulding materials, several Artefacts will be made from personalised designs.
These will be filled with Pewter, by Captain John, to make the finished masterpieces suitable to take away.

The Black Flag flies
Learning the ways in which Pirates attacked, is the next part of the Pirate training. From Ship Tactics to Communications and many of the secret meanings of some of the most notorious Pirate Flags.
The task is to undertake the designing and making of a personalised Pirate Flag.

Shipwrecked
The Sailors arrive to find themselves wrecked on a distant shore, an old hand will teach them how to find water, build shelters and look for food.
The session is made complete with an Archery lesson.

Additional special event courses released throughout the summer. Check here for the news.

Booking Information and Prices

All sessions run for approximately Two Hours...
All sessions include Fun, Educational Projects to make and take home...
Group and Multiple Booking Discounts are available (if families wish to book for three or more sessions)...
Out of School and School Holiday Discounts are available (sessions are available at only Five Pounds each)...
A minimum of Three Pirates are required for a session to run (if you don't have three, I will add your details to the register for the next session)...

Group and School Bookings

During School Term Time groups can book any course either to be held on site, or arrange to have Captain John visit Schools within the Dorset area.
All Group and School Bookings come complete with all activity pack materials and link in with current National Curriculum subjects including History, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geography, Design Technology and more.
For Group events you can book Captain John for a day and can pick and mix the sessions to suit your learning needs.

How to find Smugglers Hole @ The Courtyard Centre...

The Pirate Ship is located at The Courtyard Centre, Lytchett Minster, just off the B3O67.
The Full Postal Address can be found in my Profile, the Postcode is BH16 6BA.

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