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Italy Trip

A group of 50 students and members of staff  from KSA went on a trip to Italy at the end of last month part of their geography and history studies for this term.

 

A group of 50 students and members of staff from KSA went on a trip to Italy at the end of last month part of their geography and history studies for this term.
The students from Years 8 – 10 went on the five day trip to the Bay of Naples from June 21st -26th and took in the historic Roman sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum and an exploration of Mount Vesuvius, the living volcano that destroyed Pompeii.
Humanities Teacher for KSA, Mrs Natasha Franklin, said: “The trip was a brilliant experience for both geography and history enthusiasts. Students engaged with all of the excursions and seemed particularly enthralled by Pompeii and Vesuvius. I loved going up the volcano and could have stayed up there enjoying the view for hours! The students were well behaved and were a credit to the school. I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did!”
Speaking to Year 9 Students Lydia Shepherd, Yasmin Anderson and Joshua Pegler on their return, they agreed that they had all had a great experience in Italy.
Lydia said: “It was fascinating and eye opening, especially in Pompeii. We went to places we might never get the chance to go to again and it was all very interesting.”
Yasmin added: “It was also interesting to learn about a different country’s culture.”
All three agreed Mount Vesuvius was definitely the highlight of the trip and Joshua added: “There were some great views from the top and there was a real sense of an achievement from the group when we all made it to the summit, great team work.”



More images of the trip can be found on the Latest Photos  on the website.