Dear Parents,
Re: Year 11 English /
History trip to Edinburgh, Scotland: 30 September – 5 October 2014
We are
delighted to offer current Year 10 students the opportunity to participate in a
joint English/History educational trip to Edinburgh. The trip has been
specifically designed to strengthen the students’ knowledge and understanding
regarding Cambridge IGCSE Literature and GCSE History.
The trip aims
to provide students with insight into the historical and literary significance
of Victorian and early 20th Century Edinburgh, and will entail a
number of educationally rewarding activities. The provisional itinerary
includes:
History
·
A visit to Surgeon’s Hall Museum. The unique
collection has objects and displays illustrating the history of surgery and
dentistry over the last 500 years, with a particular focus on the significant
contribution made in Edinburgh. As well as exploring the science behind
important developments such as anaesthesia and antisepsis, the collection
offers a great opportunity to investigate aspects of social history.
·
A visit to the
Scottish National Portrait Gallery where the
exhibition Remembering The Great War
marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, providing an
insight into the people involved and the role that Scotland played.
·
A tour of Mary King’s Close which is buried deep beneath Edinburgh’s
Royal Mile. The city’s deepest secret; a warren of hidden streets that has
remained frozen in time since the 17th Century.
·
An opportunity
to visit The People's Story Museum
which explores the lives of Edinburgh’s ordinary people at work and play from
the late 18th century to today. Visitors can see displays showing a
bookbinder’s workshop, a wartime kitchen and much more, all packed with real
objects.
English Literature
·
A theatre
performance of Pat Barker’s play Regeneration which tells the story
of the First World War poet Siegfried Sassoon. Students have studied Sassoon’s
poetry about the horrors of WWI. Students will join an insightful talk, by members of the cast, about the
production before going in to watch the play.
·
A walking tour
of the Old and New Towns. The city of Edinburgh had a significant influence on
the creative imagination of Robert Louis Stevenson. The dark closes of the Old
Town provided an exciting contrast to the elegance and respectability of the
New Town, where Stevenson grew up. It was this contrast that led to Stevenson’s masterpiece The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
which BISB students are studying for their Literature IGCSE.
·
An optional
tour of The Writers' Museum which celebrates
the lives of three great Scottish writers – Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The envisaged
total cost of the trip is 215,000 HUF. This cost includes flights, insurance,
transfers, bed and breakfast in a youth hostel and all travel in Edinburgh. It
also includes tickets for the theatre and cinema, the conducted tours and
museum and gallery visits. It does not include meals, other than breakfast. The
estimated price is subject to fares for flights, the exchange rate and changes
to the teacher-student ratio. Any excess will be returned to parents on
completion of the trip.
In order to
book flights and finalise accommodation, we will require notification that your
son/daughter wishes to attend the trip.
The deposit
for the trip is 130,000HUF and is
non-refundable. Please complete the return slip and place the deposit in an envelope marked “Year 11 Edinburgh Trip”
and return to the Finance office, by 18
April 2014.
Please do not
hesitate to contact me directly with any queries regarding any of the above.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Allan
Ms Leach
Mr Gibson
Please complete the reply slip below.
"___________________________________________________________________
I enclose 130,000HUF
as deposit for the Edinburgh trip.
Name of student:________________________ Class: ____________
Signature: ____________________________ Date:
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