28 March 2023

Last Wednesday, we got a glimpse of what our futures could look like on our trip to St John's College, Cambridge. Despite the 6:30am start and a 3-hour drive in the minibus and a people-carrier with Mrs Griffin and Mrs Taylor at the wheels, we were excited as to what we would discover.

 After our arrival at St John's College, we were met by the amazing admissions officer Elsie at Old Divinity where we also got refreshments. We got the opportunity to have a Q&A session with some wonderful current students and have all of our questions answered. This has made us all focus really carefully on what we want our future to look like. We then had a tour where we saw the beautiful campus, chapel, accommodation and modern facilities whilst also discovering a detailed account of the college's history. Once we were re-energised with a delicious lunch we experienced taster lectures on the subject areas we wish to pursue in the future as well as some getting to visit nearby museums. We also got to see a brief glimpse of what the city is like and were captivated!

Abby said with regards to engineering  “we had the opportunity to visit the Whippel museum in Cambridge, focussing on scientific models and what they uncover about the time they were invented. We were able to critically analyse these models and determine their relevance within the modern age of science; it was an insightful experience and something we would recommend to anyone interested  in current representations of scientific advancements.”

Overall, we would highly encourage others to also go on this type of trip in the future as you truly get a glimpse into what Cambridge is like and just how wonderful it is.

Thank you to those involved in organising this for us as we all came back with smiles on our faces, tales to tell and memories we will never forget.

Val P & Abby P (Year 12)