Year 9 & 10 History Enquiry. Trenches Trip 13th June 2017
Imagining The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: Surgery and Treatment .
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The History Department is organising a day trip to Ypres for students in year 9 & 10. This will take place on Tuesday 13th June for Year 9 and 10 historians. The purpose of the trip is to think about the British sector of the Western Front in theFirst World War and the medical services available for the treatment of the wounded and how they evolved as the war progressed.
This trip is not a requirement of the curriculum and it is entirely voluntary but such journeys are invariably of great educational and social value to the students. The provisional cost per student is £75.00 per student covering (travel, insurance, entrance to the Flanders Field Museum, Departmental Resources and the services of a History Guide Lecturer). This is payable by cheque , cash or wise pay, the schools online payment system. |
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Please also be aware, that at the time of travel passports must have 6 months validity and we recommend that any UK Passport Applications are sent off for immediately. Links can be found for these opposite. Passports will also need to be handed into school prior to the trip by Friday 9th June. The students will travel to and from France and Belgium by coach and channel tunnel and whilst there will have the opportunity to take part in a busy programme of activities. Here is the itinerary
Yours sincerely, Tony Hier, ([email protected]) History Teacher.
Yours sincerely, Tony Hier, ([email protected]) History Teacher.
Tuesday 13th June
05:30am Depart Thomas Tallis School
07:50am Depart Folkestone 11:00pm Essex Farm Advanced Dressing Station and Military Cemetery 11:45pm Lijssenthoek Casualty Clearing Station and Military Cemetery |
12:30pm Ypres and lunch
13:30pm Flanders Fields Museum 14:30pm Chocolate shopping 14:45pm Visit Menin Gate 17:50pm Depart Calais 19:00pm ETA at ThomasTallis School |
Would you like to explore some of the stories of those who participated in the FWW?Here are some things you may wish to think about and investigate in the stories in "Lives of the FWW". It is a free resource to investigate but you will need to register.
What did you find out? Talk to your friends and family about the development of your knowledge and understanding of the FWW. |
Imagining what it might be like to have been a soldier in the FWW?
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