Learning Activity Days

Our programme of free Activity Days run throughout the year.

These full day workshops, hosted at the Arboretum, allow students to explore topical themes alongside the Arboretum grounds and memorials.

To find out more and to book, please contact education@thenma.org.uk or complete our online booking form below.

Online Booking Form

Autumn/Winter Term 2025

Secondary school students taking part in activities in the Classrooms at the Arboretum

National Poetry Day

SOLD OUT

Key stage two students chatting and walking amongst the trees at the Arboretum

Mental Health Awareness Day

SOLD OUT

Secondary school students taking part in a classroom activity at the Arboretum

Celebrating Black History Month

21 October 2025

Flowers of Remembrance (poppies, cornflowers and marigolds) crafted from paper.

Guiding Lights

03 November - 07 November & 10 November - 14 November 2025

Spring Term 2026

Key Stage Two students exploring the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen Memorial

Holocaust Memorial Day

27 January 2026

To celebrate the The UK's first memorial for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender armed-forces personnel, we will be running a day exploring themes around the design and concept of the memorial, the themes behind it and reflections on lived experiences.

Exploring Pride

11 February 2026

Key Stage One visiting Stick Man at the Arboretum

World Book Day

05 March 2026

Students on a tour of the Arboretum, looking at the WRNS Memorial honouring Women serving in the Naval Service.

International Women's Day

09 March 2026

Key Stage Two students sat on a bench within the green Arboretum woodland landscape

Earth Day

22 April 2026

Summer Term 2026

Students taking part in the Anne Frank Day tree cutting

Anne Frank Day

12 June 2026

Two children in secondary school looking at names on the armed forces memorial

Windrush Activity Day

22 June 2026

Children participating in an act of remembrance at the garden of innocents memorial