Learning about what it was like to be living in ancient Greece, Egypt or Rome or experiencing warfare in medieval times was taken up a few notches when organisation History Up Close returned to the College for incursions with Year 7 and Year 8 students over the past two weeks.
On Wednesday 24 April, our Year 7s spent the day getting a hands-on experience of the ancient world, taking the opportunity to touch and feel the what they had been learning about in class about ancient civilisations and also ask questions of the history experts. They also explored ways of fighting that were the difference between life and death on the battlefield
What students have learnt throughout their Year 7 History course will be demonstrated to them via discussions and activities designed to consolidate their learning.
A week later, the Year 8s got to dress as the elite of medieval England, dress as knights or be soldiers holding up a shield wall to repel an attack as part of their learning on medieval history.
Students got out of their seats to wear a variety of armour and helmets and were given the opportunity to go into battle with different weapons of war. Some students formed a shield wall to defend against their classmates who are deadly archers (armed with tennis balls), similar to what medieval knights and soldiers would have done to protect their lands.
