38 | SOTONIENSIS 2020
Trips and Visits
Berlin
The annual History Department IGCSE trip to Berlin has, over the past ten years, become a highlight for those studying the subject in the Upper School. 2020 saw an exciting development when, for the first time, the History and Economics Departments teamed up to offer a joint trip. The two groups, totalling fifty pupils in all, shared key parts of the itinerary - visits to the German Historical Museum, the 1936 Olympic Stadium, the Holocaust Memorial and Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. The Economics students were also able to branch off on their own on occasion, enjoying guided visits to the BMW motorcycle factory and the Silicon Allee start-up campus. Any visit to Berlin serves to fire interest in the dark events of the twentieth century but the presence of IGCSE economists clearly added another layer of perspective and outlook that all pupils undoubtedly benefited from. Huge thanks are due to Miss Yerbury, Miss Barron, Dr Filtness and Mr Nichols for offering their services and thus making the trip possible.
Mr Diver and Mr Sheppard
