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Our Year 7 students explored Roman artefacts and exhibits at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. They took part in an archaeological discovery and a hands-on session at the Deva Experience, as well as enjoying a guided tour around Roman Chester.
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Year 8 students undertook a visit to Wroxeter Roman town in March. Wroxeter (or “Viroconium”) was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. The purpose of the visit was to give pupils a chance to discover at first hand the impact of Roman occupation in Britain. Not only did they explore the architecture of the site, but also they looked at documentary sources such as inscriptions and other written material. All this material ties in with aspects of Roman civilisation being covered in the Latin course this year.
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As part of their study of Classical Greek and Greek Civilisation, Year 9 pupils visited the World Museum of Liverpool. The aim was to explore aspects of Greek art in their historical and social context. Students examined the marble statues from the Ince Blundell collection (Roman copies of the original Greek bronze statues), and spoke about the mythological background of Greek gods and heroes. We also looked at some samples of Greek pottery, their decorations and uses. We finished our trip by exploring the impact of Greco-Roman architecture in Liverpool.
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Those studying Latin in Year 9 had the opportunity to visit Hadrian's Wall over May half term. The purpose of the trip was to give pupils a chance to discover at first hand the impact of Roman occupation in Britain and the Roman army, as studied in the Cambridge Latin Course III. We visited a range of Roman sites, such as Vindolanda, Housesteads Roman Fort, Corbridge Roman Town and Museum, The Roman Army Museum, as well as taking part in the annual Roman re-enactment event performed by Legio XX Valeria Victrix at Birdoswald Roman Fort.
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Our Year 11 students enjoyed a study day at the University of Oxford. An exciting programme was offered by the Classics Faculty with informative events and imaginative activities, which gave our students the opportunity to learn and think beyond the confines of curricula in one of the leading Universities in the country.
