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EDITION 52 10th May 2019
The weekly newsletter for the Holyport College family
Year 10 trip to Berlin at Easter I have never been on a school trip abroad with this school so Berlin was my first, I would definitely say that it was worth it. Something that stood out to me in Berlin was the efficiency of public transport, I enjoyed that we made use of this, it gave us a immersed experience of the culture. I learned something new every day without realising it, the sights and places we saw were enjoyable as well as educational. Although our feet ached at the end of the day, I wouldn’t have chosen not to do it and I could probably do it again! The hostel that we stayed at also offered plentiful and delicious food- a taste of Germany. The rooms felt comfortable (especially at the end of the day…). Overall Berlin was a fantastic experience and I feel that all of my friends would agree that we could go again! - Zsófia Olah
Berlin was an incredible experience! It was loads of fun and there were so many opportunities. One of my favourite parts about this trip was going up the TV tower. This is because at first I was terrified of going up there because of how high it was, however knowing my friend, Zsofia, was feeling the same made me feel more comfortable and so we went up together. The elevator up the TV tower went up at 6 metres per second, you could watch it go up through the glass on the ceiling of the elevator. All the walking was definitely worth it, especially as we were lucky to have good weather—Darcy Ellis
The whole time in which I was in the camp I felt numb. Even without the family connection, the overwhelming knowledge of the anguish that was experienced where we stood was nothing like I had ever felt before. The day before we had been complaining about the amount of walking that we had done, but faced with the horrors that people of the past had to endure made those complaints now seem superficial and shallow. Visiting a concentration camp is an important part of educating yourself as well as widening your historic understanding and I am very grateful to have been able to visit. My great-grandmother survived two death marches and went to many different concentration camps, she passed through Sachsen Housen briefly on her way to Bergen-Belsen which she spent the last three months along with Anne Frank, before being liberated by the British troops ( one of the army officers there being a relative from my fathers side.) - Eloise White
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