Exploring the Eternal City

The Religious Studies Department enjoyed a splendidly sunny trip to Rome during February half-term. The group of Year 10 and 11 GCSE RS students made the most of the opportunity to explore the Eternal City – packing lots into their four days there.

The girls, along with their teachers and a guide from Kipling Tours, explored the ancient city on foot clocking up an impressive 22 miles on their pedometers. The excursions took in all the major sites of interest including the Colosseum, The Pantheon, The Vatican and The Trevi Fountain to name a few. 

The experience really brought to life what the girls have been learning in class and they found it particularly interesting to gain an understanding of how the city evolved over time and how Christianity took over from the ancient Pagan religions.

On the final day the group visited the Catacombs of St Sebastian, an ancient site where early Christians would meet to worship as they were banned from doing this inside Rome. It was also the site where early Christians buried their dead and it was fascinating to walk through the network of tunnels.

As well as sightseeing the girls also enjoyed experiencing Italian culture and sampling the delicious Italian cuisine, including some particularly special award-winning gelato!

The trip was a great success and it is certainly a tour the Department hopes to run again in future years.