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4 September 2013
Normandy
Staying in an old chateau with extensive
grounds, Lower School enjoyed their long
weekend in Normandy where, in addition
to experiencing the local cuisine, they got
a glimpse of a wide sweep of history when
they visited the Bayeaux tapestry and the
D-Day beaches, taking them from the
Norman conquest of Britain in 1066 to the
Allied conquest of Normandy in 1944.
Berlin
Fourth-year historians went to Berlin over
the May half term to see some of the
historic sites associated with the Cold War
and the Nazi regime. Taking in the Stasi
prison, the DDR museum, the Holocaust
memorial, the 1936 Olympic stadium and
Sachsenhausen concentration camp, the
visit provided the group with plenty of food
for thought.
Salamanca
Lower-sixth formers learning Spanish
spent a week in Salamanca. Staying with
host families they studied at a language
academy during the mornings, toured
the sights in the afternoon, sampled the
nightlife in the evening and altogether had
a very enjoyable time!
Out and About in Europe Moldova
The 10th anniversary of the Moldovan
Project saw eleven sixth formers
help the charity Agape to organise
a summer camp for children in the
town of Ialoveni. There were plenty
of English lessons as well as lessons
in art and craft, and of course there
was plenty of sport. The camp was
extremely popular and 50 or 60
children attended every day.
France and Flanders
Third-year historians visited the
battlefields of the Great War during
the Easter holidays. They saw
both English and German trench
systems near Ypres and visited
Tyne Cot cemetery where 11,956
Commonwealth servicemen are either
buried or commemorated, casualties
of the fighting in the area between
August 1917 and November 1918.