For schools

Discovery day, a visit and a choice of workshops

This tour has two points of interest:

The château and its gardens

A 13th-century fortified castle with a medieval and a 15th-century Renaissance dwelling. The main feature of this site is theomnipresence of water, both for defensive purposes when it surrounds the château and for pleasure when it flows around the gardens.

The Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions

Discover daily life in the village of Ainay-le-Vieil in 1914, the rural world, its customs, its life and the wealth of trades that existed at the time.

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Discovery of a multi-faceted discipline adapted to all levels: nursery, primary and secondary school.

Juggling

It is to allow the child to perfect his skill, his touch, the control of his gestures. (balls, scarves, diabolos, devil's club, plates, clubs...).

Gym & balance

They will complement motor learning with a focus on self-control (2 wheels, 4 wheels, unicycle, ball, wire, American roller...).

Clown mimes

They will develop an aspect of communication through expression techniques.
Clown tricks, facial expression and gestures.

Baby circus: introduction to the circus for young children

Animation proposed by a qualified youth and sport instructor (B.E.A.T.E.P and B.E.E.S.A.P.T)

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Become a rider on our mechanical horses and take part in the castle tournament.

• Dressed in costume, you'll relive the high points of the age of knights,
• you can build your own castle and create your own coat of arms,
• Discover the handling of weapons through different games (sword, crossbow, spear).

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This animation allows you to discover a wide range of traditional games, enriched with their history and context.

"Play and you will become serious" Aristotle

Discover the history of games from antiquity to the present day.
Through a variety of games, iconography, quotations and anecdotes, we'll trace the origins of games and their evolution. There will be a special focus on the Middle Ages.

Playing: about twenty games from different periods are proposed.
Through various techniques, the children will be asked for their skills (physical, strategic, relational).

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The Lhyns Dhë Lhunn company presents: discovering the science and art of heraldry & creating your own coat of arms

The history of the coat of arms from the Middle Ages to the present day

What is a coat of arms? What is it used for? Who can have a coat of arms?

Explanation of the rules

But also science, language, symbolism & heraldic art with a visual: a small painted wooden coat of arms + photos + drawings (an essential step in creating a coat of arms).

Setting up and creating a personalized coat of arms

The children imagine and make their own coat of arms, taking into account the information they have received (paper & paint technique).

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Musical awakening

Vegetable garden words (kindergarten - 1st - 2nd - 3rd grade)

Based on a story, children will discover and play with the lyre, a 4-stringed instrument. They'll create their own score and form a little show orchestra.

Kindergarten - 1st grade :

• Create a partition,
• "Pom-pom-poù-radis-radis".

CE1 - CE2

• Create a partition,
• "Ladybug or butterfly".

Brigitte will demonstrate how a radish becomes a trumpet and an apple a percussion instrument.

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A 2-stage workshop

Discover the history of cinema

Through the manipulation of optical games: magic lantern, zoetrope, praxinoscope, phenakistiscope, folioscope and more. This phase will enable you tograsp the illusion and decomposition of movement to understand how a drawing can come to life and be immortalized on film.

"Build your own Thaumatrope

Each student creates his or her own optical toy.

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The Lhyns Dhë Lhunn Company

Activities in the park and gardens, focusing on the hidden life of the château

Through games, observation, stories and anecdotes, children will discover the flora and fauna of the region, and learn about the links between man and nature.

Bring clothing suited to the environment and the weather (closed shoes, boots, raincoat), as well as water bottles.

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Using plants and helping the environment in a playful way

We'll take a stroll through the château's garden to discover themedicinal and dietary uses of cultivated and wildplants. We'll talk about our place and that of plants in our environment. (approx. 45 mins.)

We'll then garden in real snail shells, in which we'll plant succulents. Sedums and orpins are easy-to-grow, hardy plants (one mini Japanese garden per child).

We can also make clay spinning tops and pirate dice, in which the children hide flower seeds and throw them like "seed bombs " to embellish their environment. (approx. 45 min.)

This workshop offers a gentle progression of learning and action to protect the environment through experimentation that each child can take home with them.

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