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Staff at the Preparatory School take every opportunity of organising educational visits to local centres of interest. Indeed, with a Tube Station on our doorstep, the City is only 40 minutes away and with classes no larger than 20, they are relatively easy to organise. In fact, last year every class went on at least three major outings as well as a whole school trip to the theatre.
One of the highlights of the academic year is a 5-day residential trip in the Summer to cities such as Paris and Edinburgh. As BCPS is one class entry, this means that pupils as young as 7 or 8 can be included - one of the many advantages of a small school.
Recent Trips:
Years 3 & 4 Trip to Milton Keynes Discovery Centre
On 20th January 2010 Year 3 and 4 visited Milton Keynes Discovery Centre to take part in a Roman Day. They participated in threee workshops including life in the Roman army, Roman Cooking and a Roman banquet. They also visited the remains of a local Roman villa and learnt about the layout.
The boys thouroughly enjoyed the whole day and they particularly enjoyed trying on the Roman soldier's armour. They soon realised how heavy it was and how much hard work it would have been to carry around all day.
Another highlight was the re-enactment of the Roman feast. The boys all had their own role to play including slaves and guests. They even got to make use of the vomitorium!
Year 4 History Trip to the Imperial War Museum
On Monday March 22nd, Year 4 visited the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth London, ably accompanied by Mr Fuller and Ms Wilton, This term, the boys have been studying the topic of World War 2, so this was an ideal opportunity to experience some of the artefacts and exhibits for real! The boys spent the morning looking at the exhibits from the 2 World Wars, including the "Trench Experience," which was extremely lifelike. We then observed displays of conflicts all over the world since 1945, followed by the exhibition of children's memories of World War 2, including evacuation and rationing, where they met and interviewed a real evacuee from the 2nd World War.
After lunch, the boys entered the "Horrible Histories, Terrible Trenches exhibition," which included a number of interactive activities, where they fully experienced the sounds, smells and sights of life in the trenches during World War 1.This definitely proved to be a truly memorable day and a thoroughly enriching experience for Year 4. May I extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr.Fuller and Ms Wilton for their invaluable assistance on the day.
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