22 girls along with Mrs Collins, Mr Green and Mrs Wingfield made a round trip of more than 800 miles when they went to the Isle of Arran for a GCSE Geography trip at the beginning of May.
At the beginning of the trip the girls soon learnt that a typical day in Arran consists of considerable amounts of rain which comes from all directions. However they refused to let this dampen their spirits and put a lot of energy into their studies over their 6 night stay. Luckily the sunshine was out for the majority of their time on the Island. Areas of study included the study of land use and geology, fieldwork related to the impacts of tourism in Gleann Easan and “mini investigations” on rivers, coasts and wind energy.
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Tuesday was highlight of the week when the group split into two halves and twelve girls chose to climb the highest peak on Arran – Goatfell mountain at 874m and the remaining girls visited the glaciated valley of Glen Rosa and the settlement of Brodick. Both trips enabled girls to get to grips with the effects of glaciation on the landscape as well as enjoying a wonderful walk with spectacular scenery.
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On the final day the girls split into groups for a day of intensive data collection for their coursework. Topic areas that the girls had chosen to look at included coasts and rivers.
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Mrs Collins said, "A very positive point to note on the trip was how impressed I was with the way that girls worked extremely well as a team. The trip to Arran was a superb opportunity for the girls to experience Geography first-hand and collect excellent coursework data."