Biology Field Trip
At the end of the Easter holidays, 70 Lower Sixth biology students departed for Dale Fort field studies centre on the southern tip of Wales for a week. Located on a somewhat isolated cliff face, the group used the surrounding beach environment of the Fort in order to learn exciting things about limpets and collect data for their A2 ecosystems coursework which provided participants with a rather hands on challenge.
Throughout the week however, students’ familiarity with the ecosystem organisms improved, as terms such as Patella vulgata almost became part of our vocabulary. It also became increasingly clear that limpets and periwinkles could do little to remove the determination of all to wreak havoc and have a good time.Through the eternal work the Solihull School spirit prevailed as many ‘tricks’ were played on fellow inmates. Students managed to use their own impressive initiative to make the work more bearable, subjecting themselves to copious amounts of coffee and hard-core dance music. In addition to this, classrooms became a second home, with hand built mountains of cups and sweet wrappers forming part of the modified environment. The creation of the famous pat ball game will undoubtedly also continue as an integral part of sixth form life. The biology field trip was an experience we will never forget, combining plenty of hard work with a great amount of fun. We would like to thank the biology staff (Mrs.Wild, Mr Brattle, Mr Babb and Mrs Buckle) for their patience, help and for making the trip possible.
Catherine Parr