DIXIT 14th July 2021
FROM THE GEOGRAPHY DEPT
Year 12 Geography Field Trip to Snowdonia “We’ve actually got here!” Those were Miss Lunney’s words of amazement and relief on arriving at the Field Studies Centre near Betws-y-Coed on Monday. Having firstly postponed then cancelled the 2020 trip for the current Year 13, then having to postpone the Year 12 trip by a week it was a massive achievement! This year the field course was slightly different to usual, with Covid protocols in Wales more strict than in England, not only did we have the entire centre to ourselves but each student had their own bedroom, toilet and shower - the height of luxury on a school trip! It was though still 5 days of intense work with classroom lessons after dinner not finishing until 8pm! Upon arrival, we went into the local town Betws-y-Coed. Students started to practice different data collection methods, including a survey about different smells —finishing our data collection by enjoying a delicious ice cream. On the second day, we went to Cwm Idwal, a relic glacial environment, where we looked for signs of erosion from a glacier such as striations, aretes, Ushaped valley and roche moutonnees. The drive in the minibus to the roche moutonee was a tiny winding road with a steep drop to the right! Experienced driver Miss Lunney had no issues, but Miss Tatton was relieved to reach the end! Tuesday was also a special day because it was Rafeek’s birthday, so the Geography teachers couldn’t let it pass without some singing, a cake and candles all before the (reasonably) important first semi-final of the football! On Wednesday, we headed to Llanberis to look at the impacts of rebranding from a slate mining village to a centre of adventure activities. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side, torrential downpours left us extremely wet, but they did not dampen our spirits or ruin the amazing views of the lake. In the slate museum the students learnt the history of slate mining and were very impressed by the still operational water wheel.
Hidden viewpoint in Llanberris 19
