Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
We were very excited to take another step towards a return to normality last weekend as our Grade 11 IB Geography class spent two nights at ISB’s Environmental Wilderness Campus (EWC) Dec 9-11 as part of their field studies for the course.
This was the first time the EWC has hosted students since February 2021 and is the first of a number of High School trips that will use the EWC in the coming months. Our Grade 8 students will also be starting their trips back to the EWC in the new calendar year, which is exciting to see.
Our Geography students, accompanied by Ms Moffatt and Mr Picton, collected data in nearby rivers investigating how the characteristics of rivers change as they flow downstream. Mr Picton said “fieldwork is such an important part of geography and we are so lucky at ISB to have a dedicated campus for environmental and outdoor education.
Trips like this are a wonderful opportunity for students to transfer learning from the classroom to the ‘real world’, connect with classmates and demonstrate ISB values such as respect, responsibility and commitment’. We look forward to the planning of DELVE trips that are planned to take place in May and the continuation of such valuable learning experiences for our High School students.