Students from Woodham Academy have recently visited Berlin as part of a trip organised by the school’s History Department. Students were taken on a guided tour around Berlin where they were able to see the history of the city and visit significant historical landmarks they have been learning about in school. They visited the Reichstag Building and the Brandenburg Gate. On the second day, students visited Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp to see the conditions in which prisoners were held during WW2. This experience provided a true insight in to what life was like for the victims and hear their unique stories, this was an unforgettable experience for our students. Following our GCSE curriculum, students also had an educational talk at the Topography of Terror and visited the Memorial of the Murdered Jews. Alongside the Weimar and Nazi Germany curriculum, Berlin as a city also offered our students the opportunity to enrich their knowledge of the Cold War. Students visited Check Point Charlie and the Berlin Wall which had divided the city only 35 years ago and one of the most significant landmarks of the 20^th century. The division and issues of East and West Berlin were still prevalent to modern day society and indeed an

Alongside the history of the city, students also saw local sites such as the TV tower and the Olympic stadium which offered both a modern and historical perspective. Students throughout the trip demonstrated great respect and maturity embracing the schools core values. Head Boy Joseph B stated: ‘it was an amazing opportunity to visit a city that has such historical significance and is so focused on preserving the past’.