‘Geo-Explorers has been very exciting. Building our models taught me a lot more about volcanoes and I have enjoyed every minute!’
Joshua Stenhouse, Year 7
Other interesting talks have covered themes such as ‘Montserrat – Reclaiming Paradise after the Volcano’ and ‘Slum Tourism in Mumbai – Transforming thoughts on Global Poverty’. Some of the Sixth Form student-led highlights have included Oliver Gannon’s talk on his summer charity project work in Botswana and Michael Godson’s presentation on ‘Nuclear Energy’ as a panacea to energy insecurity A highlight of Michaelmas 2013 was the hosting of an afternoon talk by Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE. Visiting on the launch date of his new book ‘Cold’, Sir Ranulph spoke in great detail about his experiences in brutally cold environments. BBC Radio 4 presenter Justin Webb and Sixth Former Michael Godson interviewed Sir Ranulph and questions were taken from the floor. Some of the most interesting questions asked included; ‘What has been your most dangerous experience?’, to which Sir Ranulph recounted his loss of several fingers to frostbite on a solo expedition.
The Department is a Member of the Royal Geographical Society, with both groups of pupils and individuals attending Monday night Member’s Lectures and Open Days. This year, boys have attended lectures on themes as diverse as ‘Travels through Sierra Leone and Liberia’ and ‘UK Flood Management’. A particular highlight was a Year 12 and 13 outing to listen to the eminent Professor Iain Stewart. Iain is perhaps best known as the presenter of a number of science and geology programmes for the BBC since 2004: Earth: The Power of the Planet (2007); Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Volcanoes (2006), and most recently Rise of the Continents (2013). The boys were gripped by Iain’s talk on science’s hope of achieving the holy grail of earthquake prediction.
Justin Webb Interviewing Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
Limestone Caves, Brecon Beacons National Park.
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