Great Academy Ashton Geography Department

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Week working along the coast in Kenya!

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Safari day in Kenya!

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129 cows and goats wormed in Kenya!

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129 goats and cows wormed today!

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This morning we wormed 129 goats and cows with the Masai tribe!

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Today we built a sheep pen to keep the lions out!

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@KayeSowler Signal is very limited and there’s no WiFi so no news is good news!

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Today we arrived at the wildlife foundation near Nairobi. All students are safe and well!

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Today our students head out to Kenya for 4 weeks to carry out community and environmental projects. Hopefully they’ll see the big 5 along the way!

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Camp Kenya 2025 sponsored walk this morning. Portland basin along the Ashton canal to central Manchester. Well done to all students for completing the 7.5 mile walk. #campkenya #campsinternational

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120 Year 10 students recently completed their GCSE fieldwork in Betws-y-coed, North Wales!

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Best of luck to all of our Year 11s sitting Paper 1 Geography tomorrow!!

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Today 8S explored the volcanoes of the world through VR to help understand features of a volcano.

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GCSE fieldwork risk assessment completed this weekend in Betws-y-coed, Eryri (Snowdonia) National park. Year 10 get your wellies ready!

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A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our students and their families. Enjoy the break and see you all in 2024!

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A massive thank you to all the Year 7 students that attended the disco tonight, What an amazing year group you are! All funds raised will go towards GAA’s expedition to Kenya in 2025. #GAAshton_news #campsinternational