Middle School students will be travelling next week to the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England. This small island off the south coast of England is a beautiful place to visit. The trip will offer the following educational outcomes:
English
- Total English language immersion
- Studying extracts from modernist and Victorian literature (Forster and Tennyson) Tennyson Trail
Geography
- Consolidate learning of wildlife of the rainforests (Amazon World)
- Understanding of formation of geographical landscapes (Freshwater Bay)
History
- Motte and bailey castles; the English Civil War (Carisbrooke Castle)
- Understand Queen Victoria’s lifestyle and position (Osborne House)
- Consolidate learning of Napoleonic Wars (HMS Victory)
Science
- Geology (Fossil museum and walk, Alum Bay)
PSHE
- Group activities (Wightwaters)