Sixth Form A Level Geography trip to Belfast and the Antrim coast
Year 12 and 13 Geographers spent Monday and Tuesday this week in Northern Ireland.
Monday was spent in Belfast studying the 'troubles', redevelopment and the changing socio - economic profile of the city. This included a bus tour, research in the City Hall and a visit to the Titanic Experience. The group then had some R&R (bowling) and dinner in the SSE building which is a flagship redevelopment project in the city. After a good night's sleep and an even better breakfast the group travelled North to the spectacular Antrim coast where they studied evidence for recent sea level change and the development of the world famous Giant's Causeway. It was an extremely busy two days but the group had a great experience, learned a tremendous amount and were good company. Well done to all.
Gold DofE training River Parrett
The Year 12 Gold DofE Canoeists completed their first expedition training day last Sunday. Although we met at school in the rain, by the time we reached the River Parrett, the sun was shining and we all enjoyed some wonderful early autumn weather. In the morning the teams worked on their basic boat handling skills before taking the plunge in the afternoon working through a range of deep water rescue scenarios. This culminated in an 'All in' rescue where the entire group was in the river and all the boats were submerged! The group did fantastically well and learned many new skills. They were enthusiastic and positive throughout despite spending a significant proportion of the day in the water instead of in the boats! Very well done to all.
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