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Celtic Harmony
Zaki Butt, ALP
On Monday 9 October 2017 the Alphas went to
Celtic Harmony Camp as part of our humanities
work on Prehistoric Britain. We were all very
excited as it was our first trip at Bancroft’s. We
all came to school dressed up in
our Stone Age costumes.
The journey began with a coach ride for
about 45 minutes. When we arrived we
went up a hill and in through a door that
took us to a prehistoric camp. There was
a small fire in a little hut and we all sat
around it. The guide talked to us about
prehistoric stages and then showed us
how to make bronze. Then we all split into
groups to do a set of different activities. The
first activity I did was warrior training. In
warrior training I was one of the Romans attacking the parents who were our enemies. I loved
it. We also made arrowheads using soap, traded, visited the gift shop and lots more. It was an
epic trip and everyone had an amazing time! I definitely want to go again. My favourite part of
the trip was the warrior training.
Imperial War
Museum
Joy Amouzou-Akue, 2AA
On Wednesday 27 September
we visited the Imperial War
Museum. It is a vast building
filled with artefacts from WW2.
When we got there we stored our luggage
away and we spoke to some survivors
who were evacuated called Jill and Peter.
They told us their stories and we asked
a lot of questions about how they felt
and about the different shelters – the
Anderson, Morrison and the cupboard
under the stairs. They used these to hide
in when bombs were going off. We then
explored the museum in our groups. My
group met two more survivors who were
three and five years old when the war
ended. We then went to the gift shop
and bought some souvenirs. It was a very
enjoyable day out and brought our class
work on WW2 to life!
Beta PGL
Ciarán Farnan, BLD
I had an epic time at PGL. I loved
the activities. My favourite was
the Giant Swing because it felt like
you were flying. I also enjoyed raft
building and the trapeze. Climbing
the wall was easier than expected.
The hardest thing to do was fencing,
even though I had done a fencing
course before. It was tricky to
remember the moves.
I learned things about myself such as that
I can stay away from home and look after
myself. I had not stayed away from home for
more than one night before so that was new
for me. I had to make decisions about what
to eat and because I have food allergies that
can be difficult. I think I coped well. I had a
really good time with my friends and was
happy that I got to share a room with them.
The funniest part of the trip was when Zara
fell off the raft and Thomas, my best friend,
fell in to help her. Having had the chance to
go to PGL I now know how to tie new knots
and I am quicker at building tents. I am now
able to build my brother’s tent for him in a
minute. Thank you very much for a fantastic
PGL. I will never forget it.