Ackworth School - A Quaker School for those "not in affluence".

Curriculum and activities.

1800-1809. 

Boys: 

Curriculum:

• English language.

• Reading.

• Writing.

• Spelling.

• English Grammar (in upper classes).

• Arithmetic.

• Geography (introduced in 1807 - taught only to sixty of the upper boys - map instruction and the drilling of the rudiments of geography).

Manual work:

• Waiting the table.

• Cleaning shows and knives.

• Helping in the bakery and the dairy

• Working in the garden or on the farm.

Girls:

Curriculum:

• English language.

• Reading.

• Writing.

• Spelling (one-hour a day).

• English Grammar (in upper classes).

• Arithmetic. 

• Housewifery. 

• Needlework (spinning, sewing and knitting).

• Geography (introduced in 1807 - taught only to sixty of the upper girls - map instruction and the drilling of the rudiments of geography).

Manual work:

• Mending the linen.

• Waiting at the Housekeeper's table where the members of staff took their meals.

• Taking it in turns to assist the laundress and the mantua maker.

Page updated 8th September, 2015.