Year 7 Discovery Week: A journey through time, place and community
Our founding cohort of children started their time at Mulberry Academy London Dock on an adventure around London. As they reflected on their time starting at secondary school, they explored the Meridian Line and Royal Observatory in Greenwich, and climbed aboard the Cutty Sark to discover its tea-trading history.
They learnt about the story of the River Thames running alongside the school, exploring 400 years of Docklands history at the London Museum, while navigating the flora and fauna at the Crossrail Place Roof Garden and pursuing the Canary Wharf Art Trail. A day trip to our neighbouring Tower of London introduced students to the tower as a palace and a prison, and the variety of events through its history since Normans built the fortress in 1078.
At Gorsefield Rural Studies and Outdoor Activity Centre in Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex, children built shelters and campfires, and trekked through the fields, climbing trees along the way. The learning didn’t stop there: every child also took part in a mini First Aid course, learning CPR, how to deal with choking, head injuries, burns, breaks and asthma, and they attended a Maths Conference to reflect on the size of our new school building.
