In these informal, free drop-in workshops, kids of all ages can explore the way ancient children learned, and try their hand at a range of fun and educational activities including:

• Learn how to read and write the way the Romans did, using a tablet and stylus without word division or punctuation.

• Try doing mathematical calculations in Roman numerals using dried beans and a counting board – discover what multiplication was like before multiplication tables had been invented!

• Read the fables of Phaedrus and think about their morals, like Roman schoolchildren, or try learning Latin the way an ancient British student would have done, with a bilingual textbook.

• Make your own Roman ink and learn to write with it.

• Discover ancient geometry using wet sand.

• Find out how to make a magical gem.

• Learn how to spin yarn and to sew (Aug 19 and 20 only).

For more information on the ancient schoolroom, see www.readingancientschoolroom.com.