Day four of the Geography Naples trip is almost complete. Another day of diverse activities to inspire our students! Buffalo
Mozzarella tasting, Greek temple ruins, limestone caves and now home to pool and pack!
Day 3 of the Geography trip was hot! The views from the top of mount Vesuvius were stunning despite pesky bugs. Then Herculaneum was fascinating to see how Romans lived. The buildings were so well preserved. A great finish to the day for some with the CDS hotel pool Olympics!
Day Two of Geography trip to Naples saw us have an amazing day visiting the island of Capri! A laser boat tour of the caves and tour of island on narrow roads in little blue buses! Despite heat and crowds everyone has enjoyed the great experience! Collins with a swim at the end
Day one of the Bay of Naples Geography tour is complete! Great fun at the organic farm learning about how Extra virgin Olive Oil is made, making our own delicious pizza, shopping in Sorrento and then making our own Gelato! Yum!
Thank you to former Head boy, Jake Baker who gave up his time this afternoon to speak to year 12 and 13 Geographers about his experience of studying BSc Geography at the University of East Anglia. Invaluable opportunity to hear first hand of how to prepare for university study !
A fascinating trip to the Watford District synagogue for year 9 as part of Autumn enrichment day. Learning all about Judaism and the Jewish community in the UK and in Watford. Lots of fantastic questions and experiences.
Super job from our People and Planet group who did a litter pick outside the front of school at lunchtime today. Thank you to @CroxleyDanesPA for finding out litter picking equipment.
Such an inspiring talk today for our y9 & 10 students delivered by endurance athlete @Conway_Sean - showcasing what #determimation & #selfbelief can achieve. He even joined our y10 for their #raceforlife. Big Thank-you to @CroxleyDanesPA for supporting this event.
Year 8 Enrichment Week trip to see the conservation efforts of the Cassiobury Rare breeds farm. Students were excited to see the amazing selection of animals, birds and fed the goats and alpaca.
Day 2 in Berlin. An excellent guided tour of sachsenhausen camp, shopping and trip up the Reichstag. Cultural exchange with American students too! Very exciting.
Day 1 of the Year 10 History trip to Berlin went well. After a very early start and hour long delay, we completed almost 20,000 steps looking at the difficult recent history of Berlin including checkpoint Charlie, the wall, the reichstag and to tower
Great day for some coastal fieldwork - we explored a range of techniques for the NEA starting with field sketches in Swanage and ending with Sand Dune transects in Studland.
Day 2 in the Azores: early start but no Whales due to sea conditions. The team battled through the rain to the caldera of Sete Citades and picnic. Awesome creativity on the black sand beaches and then into the lava tubes of Ponta Delgada to finish!