visit to Benjamin Franklin House is ideal for supporting the UK National Curriculum's Science, English, design & technology and history study units. Although particularly relevant to key stage 2 (6 to 10 year-olds), a visit can be tailored for all key stages, providing curriculum enrichment opportunities for pupils with a wide variety of interests.

• Science stimulates pupils, curiosity about the world around them and satisfies such curiosity with knowledge. At Benjamin Franklin House children develop critical and creative thought, understanding how major scientific ideas contribute to technological and cultural change

• English is a prime language for communication. Its literature is rich and influential, reflecting the experience of varied people throughout time and from distinct lands. A prime feature of each class visit is the Historical Experience (special tour of the House), where pupils develop listening and speaking skills in order to express themselves creatively and imaginatively

• Design and technology helps children become individual and team problem solvers. The second key component of a class visit is the Student Science Centre, where pupils question and test a variety of different Franklin-related inventions and ideas

• History is central to learning. At Benjamin Franklin House children learn about life in Georgian London and the advent of modern medicine, considering how the past influences the present and shapes the future

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