On Wednesday, 26th June, G30 students will be heading out of school to carry out Geography fieldwork skills, including basic data collection techniques and observational skills, through practical activities and investigations in our local river environment.
This fieldwork will consolidate the students’ understanding of river geography, which they have been studying in class, and allow them to see the impact of human activity along the Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside. The planned activities are designed to meet National Curriculum standards while engaging our students in practical, meaningful geographical investigation through observation and field sketching. Additionally, our students will have the opportunity to work with an expert from Tyne Rivers Trust, looking at the Interactive River model in Newcastle Central Library.
We will be travelling by metro and on foot, so students will need:
- Comfortable walking footwear and to be appropriately dressed for our changeable spring weather (optimistically a hat and suncream but also a raincoat).
- A packed lunch. (This will be provided for students who are entitled to free school meals if they request one.)
- A backpack with a pen, pencil, rubber, and iPad. Most bags are not waterproof, so we suggest putting kit inside a plastic bag inside the rucksack.
Students need to be in school at the normal time of 8:25 am, ready to be briefed at 8:30 am, and leave at 8:40 am.
We expect to return to school slightly later than the normal school day but no later than 3:45 pm. We will update our website should there be any delays.