A View from the Classroom - Museums
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Anticipation, Expectation and Reconnaissance
Visits off site are viewed with anticipation and expectancy. One of the first visits I arranged was in the summer term of my first year of teaching in Stroud, Gloucestershire. I thought this would be an excellent opportunity for the children in a lower junior class to explore a real castle. As the school was within a reasonable distance of a castle in the Welsh marches, I duly talked to the head teacher, booked a coach, wrote to the organisation overseeing the site, and sent letters home to the children's parents and guardians.
I did a Saturday reconnoitre of the site soon afterwards. I found a splendid example of a ruined keep, surrounded by...
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