In March, 60 Year 8 students from Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy took part in a History trip to the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.
Students had the opportunity to tour the museum, as well as participate in two workshops led by the museum staff, which supported this term’s learning on the causes and events of the First World War.
In the morning session, students participated in the ‘Documentary Challenge’ workshop. They were tasked with identifying three artefacts that they believed were important and to explain why people should visit the museum to learn about them. Some of the chosen artefacts included the gun that fired the first British shot in WW1, wreckage from the World Trade Centre following the attacks on September 11th, and an enigma machine used by the German Army to encrypt messages in WW2.
In the afternoon session, the students had the opportunity to meet veterans, Peter and Paul, who served in the British Armed Forces. Peter and Paul were very generous with their time and answered many of the students’ questions, which provided them with an insight into the experience of warfare.
Museum staff commended the students for their attitude and engagement with the workshops. They were also interested to learn about the school’s namesake, Sergeant Laurence Calvert, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in World War One.
This post is based on a press release issued by Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
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