School visits provide an alternative to a tour in Chester. Many schools either find it difficult to come into the city or do not wish to spend the whole day out of school so a visit from Roman Tours will add a new dimension to the classroom experience without having to make arrangements for travel, parental permission etc.

To compensate for the lack of historical remains we usually bring two soldiers of different ranks to give a fuller picture of the military structure.
Sessions usually last for a morning or an afternoon depending on the requirements of the school. An added advantage of a school visit is that more pupils can be involved in the session, than would be on a tour.
We usually work in a classroom or school hall and go into more detail about the soldier, than the place he lived though it is covered. Instead of historical remains we take along various bits of the soldiers marching equipment from his pots for cooking to a small bag of make-up for his girl friend.
We have a considerable amount of information that can be put across during a visit but we are open to requests from the teachers to suit the needs of their planning.
The visit will be interactive - i.e. dressing a pupil up in armour, a Roman drill on the playing field, marching with pre made shields and forming the infamous testudo (tortoise formation) so the teachers can throw paper balls at the students to illustrate its effectiveness against missiles and how team work was at the heart of the Roman army.

Throughout the morning or afternoon session the soldiers maintain their characters and continue to treat the students as recruits to the mighty Leg XX.vv. Outreach sessions are ideal for schools as they are easily tailored to match the teachers requirements and they are a fun and unique educational experience for both the pupils and the staff..