Cranford Review 2015

Holocaust Survivor Uri Winsterstein visits Cranford
On
20th March 2015 we were privileged to have Uri Winsterstein visit to tell us about his
experiences as a holocaust survivor and the impact this had on him and his family. This
was a unique opportunity, which allowed year 9 students to engage with a personal account of
such an historic time period. The aim of the testimonies is to preserve and record the life stories
of these special people. Our students were able to gain a more comprehensive understanding of
the events that contributed to the holocaust and importantly the impact on people in Germany and
across Nazi occupied Europe. The students had the opportunity to ask Uri probing questions in
order to further advance their understanding and seriously consider a challenging and emotional
topic with maturity. During period 5 a group of students were able to work with a specialist and analysed sources
and historical documents to further enhance their historical skills.
Michelle Cousins (Head of Humanities Department)
Visit to Hampton Court
The
year 12 A’ Level history students visited Hampton Court on
Wednesday 1st July 2015 in support of their studies on Henry VIII.
The day turned out to be the hottest so far this year with temperatures soaring to a
sweltering 32C. Despite this, students still had an excellent time and the trip was
successful in bringing their studies of Henry VIII and the English Reformation to
life. We toured the Palace using the audio guides to learn more about the kitchens,
state apartments and great hall before (unsuccessfully) attempting the maze.
Rachel Thorpe (History Department)
AS Geography
8
Year
12 geography students are required to participate
in fieldwork in preparation for an end of year AS
examination, so eleven budding geographers took the minibus down
the M3 to the world heritage site that is the Jurassic Coast.
The group visited many different places along the Jurassic Coast
like Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door applying practical fieldwork
techniques to enhance their understanding of physical processes.
The students undertook sand dune transects in Studland Bay and
completed a bi-polar analysis at Swanage Beach focusing on the
success of coastal defences.
We also visited Boscombe beach in Bournemouth to consider the
human impact on the coast and assess an area that had undergone
rigorous rebranding and then evaluate the rebranding success back
in the classroom.
Both I and Mr. Myers were very proud of the way the students
approached their investigations and their hard work throughout
the day.
Rory Clifford (Teacher of Geography)
Field
Trip to
Swanage
In
Field Trip
to Windsor
June 2015, year 10 GCSE
geography students went on a trip
to Windsor to discover the negative and
positive impacts of tourism on the town,
as part of our Geography coursework
During the trip, we collected numerous
types of evidence such as: the amount of
litter in certain locations, the amount of
congestion and the amount of pedestrians
going towards or away from certain
well known attractions such as Windsor
Castle and The Long Walk. Collecting
this evidence assisted us in supporting
our reasoning and also made our data
presentable with accurate results.
In addition we gathered answers by
questioning members of the public as
a part of primary research about their
thoughts and opinions on Windsor.
Although the weather was not always
the best, the trip was still enjoyable
and educational as we still managed to
accomplish our task.
Divan Odedra (year 10)