From Chichester to Cuckmere Haven - geography field trip embeds classroom learning
At Cuckmere Haven, the children using tennis balls to demonstrate longshore drift, the geological process of movement of material (sand, clay shingles and/or pebbles) along a coastline.
“It was a brilliant way to understand longshore drift ,” said one Year 6 pupil, “because it made the process come to life.”
Our Year 6 pupils have studied coastal and river processes in the classroom and had the opportunity to further embed their learning during their geography field trip to Cuckmere Haven, the Birling Gap and Cuckmere River with our geography team, Mr James and Mrs Pollock. During the day, alongside longshore drift, they looked at river processes like meander formation and at the Birling Gap the learnt about chalk formation and coastal erosion.
“On trips like these the children learn first-hand about river and coastal formations. The erosional landscape surrounding the spectacular Seven Sisters (now ‘Eight Sisters’ as due to coastal erosion, one has split into two) is very interesting for our pupils to compare and contrast with our local coastline in West Wittering, where the coastline is extending at East Head as a result of longshore drift.”
Head of Geography, Mr James
Our geography trips play a crucial role in helping students grasp geographical concepts and sparking curiosity and critical thinking.
