Papplewick School, Ascot, made their way to the south coast for the annual geography field trip to Dorset to collect primary data required for the students’ projects.

They endured driving rain on the journey but fortunately it held off during the data collection, though there was plenty of mud to make the slopes down to the river Corfe extremely slippery.

The boys collected data at two sites along the river with the aim of answering the hypothesis: ‘The river Corfe will experience the Bradshaw characteristics of a river from source to mouth’. The Bradshaw Model is a theoretical diagram showing the general characteristics a river should display from the start to the end.

Headmaster Tom Bunbury said: “They couldn’t leave without the international boys experiencing the Great British tradition of fish and chips by the sea while trying to ward off the seagulls! Let’s hope the projects the boys produce are as wonderful as the trip.”

 

About Papplewick  http://www.papplewick.org.uk

Papplewick is a day, weekly, and full boarding preparatory school for around 200 boys between the ages of 6 and 13. Situated in 15 acres of land opposite Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, Papplewick has an excellent record for academic achievement and feeds many of the UKs top independent senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Wellington, Stowe and Bradfield.

In the last two years the school has maintained its academic record, gaining no less than 22 awards to top independent schools, including a King's Scholarship to Eton. Through its strong commitment to sports, the school also builds skills of teamwork, sportsmanship and responsibility.

As well as academic, sporting and cultural excellence, Papplewick aims to provide boys with the confidence and security they need to fulfil their potential, and the school strives to promote enthusiasm for life, contribution to the community and kindness to others amongst all its pupils.

A recent (2013) report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) remarks that relationships between pupils and teachers are an outstanding strength of the school and are seminal in creating the strong sense of a mutually supportive and trusting community.