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A list of free, online, boredom-busting resources!


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Virtual tours
Museums from around the world - Virtual, online tours
Future Learn - Explore the architecture and history of Rome, walking around a 3D digital model of the ancient city, with this free online course.
Virtual Tours - Virtual online tours - including zoos, landmarks in foreign countries, etc.
Aquarium – Georgia aquarium allowing you to tour under the sea
Virtual farm trips - American dairy association
Virtual field trips - Created for children, but they look great for adults too!
Online learning
Open Culture - 1,500 free courses from top Universities
Open Culture - learn 48 different languages online - FREE
University of Alabama - Free online archaeology and Egyptology Uni courses (create an account to log on)
Open Learn - Free, online courses, Open university
BBC languages - Learn languages online free
FrenchTeacher.Net - Free French study packs
Sociology courses - Free online study
Creative courses - Free online study
Cambridge University Press - ALL 700 textbooks are currently available FREE in HTML format
Cambridge university - Higher education/Undergraduate courses and resources
Royal institute - Christmas lectures. A series of lectures presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an entertaining manner.

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Periodic videos - Science-related YouTube videos
Infobase databases and video streaming collections - Username: JCS_Distance and Password: 

learning to access:
iDEA - An international programme that helps you develop/demonstrate your digital, enterprise and employability skills for free
U3A - Online courses for mature students
Blocky games - Games to help beginners learn computer programming skills
Scratch - Beginners computer programming games/projects
T.K.S.S.T - Smart videos for curious minds of all ages
Geography and nature
Tutorful - Top Geography websites, YouTube videos, and resources
Project Noah – Global site where you can view and share wildlife
Seterra - Free world geography, online quizzes
Online film festival - Resistance in the Rainforest
Kent Wildlife association - Simple ideas you can do in the garden to help wildlife
World games - Geography games

Music
Concerts online - Various concerts held without audiences to stream online for people having to stay at home - list of live streaming concerts
Free Opera - Dates confirmed until the end of March. Check the website via the link for future dates to be added
Free classical orchestras - Live streaming performances
Free Chamber music - Live streaming
Berlin Philharmonic orchestra - Live streams and performance archive
Announcements/lists - of worldwide performances being streamed
Livestream concerts list - artists and bands
Bands and artists - streaming performances
Full-length concerts - watch online free
Celebrities performing on social media
Facebook Virtual Choir - Duet with a choir online
Chris Martin (Coldplay) streaming from his home - YouTube
Arts and culture
J P Brewer - View classic paintings online
Walter's Museum - houses the highest artistic achievements from nearly every corner of the world. View some of the past, present, and future exhibitions
Rob Biddulph an artist posting draw-along videos via Twitter here
Google Arts and culture - Learn something new every day!
British Museum - Free videos
BBC Radio 4 - The History of the world - podcasts
Marquee TV - streaming arts and culture
Teaching history - 100 objects from museums across the UK with resources, information and teaching ideas to inspire your students’ interest in history
Exploration of the day - Artistic website connecting people from around the world
Drama Online - Online theatrical performances
Literature online
Gutenburg - Download free books, e.g. Shakespear, Edgar Allen Poe, Frankenstein, etc.
Solomon Kingsnorth - Books in PDF, Word and audiobook format - Alice in Wonderland / Wind in the Willows / The Railway Children / The Jungle Book / Peter Pan / Black Beauty
Read great literature online - Free Ebooks, poetry, classic literature
Read Free Literature - also includes study guides
50,000 free ebooks - arranged by genre
Audible - Free for this period - Available in 6 languages
Miscellaneous & entertainment
Expeditions App- Free virtual Reality Augmentation app for all ages, to take virtual trips around the world to hundreds of destinations.
Podcasts - Free to download
Board Game arena - Play board games online free
Open culture - 1,150 Free movies to watch online
Dance Physique - free dance fitness videos online
Jamie Oliver - helps the nation with easy recipes, cooking tips, and ingenious hacks whilst many of us are staying at home. Jamie: Keep Cooking and Carry On starts Monday at 5:30pm on Channel 4
DIY and crafts - 25 foods you can re-grow at home from food scraps
UK parliament - Politics, history, citizenship, etc. Written for children and young people, but lots of very interesting information, including how laws are made.
Historical association - Learn about 20th Century history
National Trust sites - Free access to their sites - please check their website first for updates
James Dyson foundation - Challenge cards - how many can you complete?
Latest free stuff - UK site (if you are outside of the UK, google 'latest free stuff' and add your location)
Roll20 - Build your own game - or play games with others online
Anxiety/Mental health/loneliness
How to reduce high anxiety now: Thinking about past pleasant memories may help some people with immediate stress (article)

Prayer resources
Spiritualism - English version
Spiritualism - Spanish version
Catholic Mass - streamed online
Masses from around the world - streamed online
God stories today - telling the stories of ordinary people - YouTube
A list of free Home Learning resources for families and schools - School closures 
A list of free resources for special educational needs and disabilities and speech, language and communication needs - For families and schools 

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