Lower Sixth trip to Snowdonia

November 10th 2014

At the beginning of October Lower Sixth girls studying AS Geography took part in a field trip to Snowdonia National Park in Wales. The purpose of the trip was to enhance the girls’ understanding of topics they are currently studying including the impact of glaciation and tourism, as well as further teaching on rivers, coasts and rural settlement.

When the girls first arrived in Snowdonia their task was to complete a skills-based piece of work as an introduction to the area and the work they were going to complete while on their trip. The following day they visited Cwm Idwal and Nant Ffrancon Valley to look at the features of a glacial landscape. They then travelled down to Llandudno to see the end of where the glacier would have been.

Whilst in Llandudno the girls also took the opportunity to learn more about the nature of tourism within the Llandudno and in Betws-y-Coed area and explore the impact of rural change in the area. The girls had a chance to speak to locals and tourists about the changes and facilities in both these towns.

Head of Geography, Mrs Collins, said “The trip to Snowdonia was a great success and a fantastic experience for the girls. Since the trip the girls have shown an excellent understanding of the work covered and have been able to apply their new field work knowledge to their classroom studies. Fieldwork is an essential aspect of teaching and learning in Geography to be able to take this outside of the classroom is a great opportunity for the girls.”