Educational Visits

Year 4 spent a wonderful afternoon at the Source in Stratford watching a modern twist of Shakespeare’s - A Midsummer's Night's Dream. Children enjoyed the music and jokes throughout the performance.

Year 2 children enjoyed a trip to the Florence Nightingale Museum. They learned about the life and work of Florence Nightingale and explored how nursing and healthcare have changed over time. The children took part in engaging activities and enjoyed discovering interesting artefacts and historical information linked to her achievements.

On the 28th April, 3Y visited the William Morris Gallery. Whilst there, children went on a tour of the gallery learning about the story of William Morris and completed a block printing activity inspired by patterns and techniques that William Morris used. The children had a fantastic day!

To help with their learning in History, Year 5 went to the Ragged School Museum, where they learned lots about what it was like to be a child in the Victorian Period.

At the beginning of March, Year 5 pupils from across our Trust came together for a memorable pilgrimage to Rome. Children from St Edward’s, St Helen’s and St Joachim's travelled during the second week of Lent to explore the rich Christian history and heritage of the city.

The annual year 5 visit to Holland was once again a wonderful experience for the pupils. They got to explore and travel over to Europe and learn so much about History and other cultures.

This half term, year 3 visited the British Library in Kings Cross. At the library they completed a workshop about Artistic Books. They studied how books can come in all different shapes, styles and sizes. They then had a go at creating their own artistic book.

Year 6 recently visited Kempton Park racecourse for a day of practical Maths activities. The children learned about measurements (imperial and metric), estimating, averages and more. The children then got to watch a few races and see the jockeys with their horses in post-race interviews. The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and saw how maths is used in everyday life.

Year 6 had the opportunity to go and see the pantomime Cinderella at the Peacock Theatre. The show was entertaining from the beginning to the end and featured modern pop songs that the children loved singing along to. The audience was encouraged to clap and shout, which made the pantomime feel even more exciting and interactive. We are thankful for the PwC for providing this opportunity to the children each year.

As part of our Great Fire of London topic, Year 2 children took part in a range of exciting, hands-on activities. We went on a walking trip around London to look at different buildings and discussed which materials would burn easily. The children learned about Christopher Wren and how he helped rebuild London using stone buildings, including churches. They dressed up in 1666 costumes and enjoyed role-play as people from the past. Using building blocks, the children designed and built safer buildings, and they wrote like Samuel Pepys using quills and ink. These activities helped the children understand how the Great Fire started, spread, and changed London.