PRESTON PARK TRIPS GEOGRAPHY
Year 7 Geographers were taken off timetable for a morning or afternoon session this term to take part in a series of mini fieldwork activities around Preston Park. The students took part in an orienteering exercise where they raced against other teams to locate a series of hidden key words, this helped them to develop their map reading skills and their ability to work together as a team. The students also had the opportunity to relax in the rose gardens and wrote Haikus centred around what they were experiencing on a sensory level, encouraging creativity and a mindful attitude towards the natural environment. Finally the students conducted a traffic survey, looking at the types of transport and numbers of vehicles on the road to better understand human impacts on the environment and develop their data collection techniques. Back in the classroom, students evaluated the experience and interpreted the data they collected. The students worked extremely well and enjoyed learning more about both the physical and human geography of their local area, it was a fantastic opportunity for them to thrive outside of the classroom environment and get back into nature.
RAMPION WIND FARM TRIP SCIENCE
On Tuesday 20 June, Year 9s visited the Rampion wind farms on two chartered boats. All the students have successfully gained their entry level certificate in Science this year and the trip complemented the renewable energy unit they had been studying. The boats sped out to the 35m2 area of wind farms and the students got to see the colossal size of the individual turbines. They learned about how they were set up and maintained, and how they generate electricity. There was also a chance to explore the micro-ecosystems that surround the turbines - our tour guide proved this by catching a fish in seconds. On the journey back the waves had picked up and we were rewarded by being soaked with sea spray. Needless to say, the students loved it!
TRIPS DRAMA DEPARTMENT
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