Form 1 visit the Yorkshire Museum

On Thursday, Form 1 took their first trip out to the Yorkshire Museum in York. The excitement actually began with a trip on a Park and Ride ‘bendy bus’ which dropped them right outside the Museum Gardens. Once inside the pupils undertook their first workshop where they learned all about the life of a Roman Soldier. They got to handle objects that were 2000 years old before dressing up as soldiers playing Roman games, taking the test to see if they could even become a soldier, and making their own charm. Even a trip to the toilets in the basement of the museum led to the discovery that a Roman soldier’s skeleton was found when the toilets were built. When the group went outside, there was a chance to practise some Roman drill formations. The children quickly understood these and created various formations including the infamous tortoise with their shields above their heads. After a quick bite to eat, the children then had a chance to build their own mini catapult. This was a real problem-solving activity that even had the teachers stumped but some catapults were made and they did actually work. The children did themselves proud and the museum were very complimentary of their behaviour and their enthusiasm during the visit.