02 · Education & Cultural Outreach

Education & Cultural Outreach

Turn a suit of armour into a lesson in science, history and skilled making.

FAC builds sessions around what your audience needs to learn, from elementary school through undergraduate study. Public schools, library systems, historical societies and community organisations can discuss volunteer or in-kind delivery alongside paid programming.

The STEAM programme scales from a single station to a rotating multi-station session. Live forge work is considered only where the venue permits it; cold-forming demonstrations and recorded material provide alternatives.

Offering 01

STEAM Workshop Programme

Three linked strands bring materials science to life. Impact physics explores how curvature, thickness, articulation and padding affect force and energy transfer. Chemistry and metallurgy compare steel grades, hardening, tempering, brittleness, material fatigue and corrosion protection such as blueing, parkerising and oiling. Blacksmithing follows flat stock into fitted plate through dishing, raising, planishing and heat treatment. Supervised armour handling and demonstrations are adapted to the learning level.

Typical duration: Two to three hours for a single station; half or full day for a rotating multi-station programme.
What FAC brings: Display armour, sample and cutaway plate stock, examples of grades and finishes, impact demonstration materials, a fighter demonstrating movement under load and instructors.
What the host provides: Tables, suitable floor protection, institutional supervision and an agreed demonstration area. Live forge work additionally requires venue permission, suitable ventilation and an agreed fire-safety setup.
Paid rate [1]: [RATE TBD] — scoped to stations, instructors and duration.
Volunteer / in-kind terms [2]: [TERMS TBD] — public schools and library systems may request volunteer delivery, subject to instructor availability and agreed costs.

Offering 02

Historical Talk

An audience-specific presentation on medieval combat, arms and armour with a kit display and questions. Suitable for civic groups, university classes, historical societies and library programmes; the content and depth follow the audience.

Typical duration: About one hour, including questions.
What FAC brings: A speaker, armour for display and supervised handling, and presentation material where requested.
What the host provides: Seating, suitable display space, and a projector or screen if slides are included.
Paid rate [1]: [RATE TBD] — request a scoped quotation.
Volunteer / in-kind terms [2]: [TERMS TBD] — volunteer or in-kind delivery is subject to an agreed scope and availability.

Offering 03

Squire Workshop

An introduction to stance, footwork, guard positions and the safety culture of the sport. Participants use loaner sparring gear and foam weapons; no armour or prior experience is required. Format and supervision are agreed for the participants’ ages.

Typical duration: About two hours.
What FAC brings: Loaner sparring gear, foam weapons and instructors.
What the host provides: A clear, flat activity space, the agreed supervision arrangements and completion of participation requirements before the session. See the participation note below.
Paid rate [1]: [RATE TBD] — request a scoped quotation.
Volunteer / in-kind terms [2]: [TERMS TBD] — volunteer or in-kind delivery is subject to an agreed scope and availability.

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Share your location, proposed date, audience size, venue and the offering you are interested in. Let us know if you want to discuss a paid engagement or a volunteer / in-kind collaboration.

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