Trips Articles

The Juniors visited Colchester Zoo in family week. We had a lovely day wandering around and spotting lots of different animals as well as learning from one of the keepers about how we are affecting the earth and what we can do to make it a better place. Everyone...

"Fieldwork is an essential ingredient of geography because it provides a 'real-world' opportunity for students to develop and extend their geographical thinking; it adds value to classroom experiences" (Geographical Association www.geography.org.uk) With this in mind,...

The Junior Poetry Inspiration Trip was a great success. The weather was fair, the riverside walk, bubbling stream and golden rape field were exhilarating and the children were inspired.  The magical garden    I walk into the magical garden of nature, and I can see ...

The juniors recently enjoyed an Anglo-Saxon experience day at Braintree museum. They learned to write in old English runes, and heard the story of Beowulf. The most exciting part of the day (when the staff got to join in with the fun) was the re-enactment of the...