Velkomin! Komð þið sæll og blessaður!

In early March a group of Year 9 visited Iceland as part of a programme with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. The students selected for funded places based on their excellent work this year were Dajana Skoric, Sarah Ehirim, Daniel Churchward and Eliot Heath-Griffiths who experienced Iceland’s diverse and amazing landscape.

As part of an action-packed programme the group visited the Blue Lagoon or "Bláa Lónið" which is a geothermal spa and one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. The students were able to swim in the warm waters outside in temperatures below freezing with snow falling around them! The group also travelled to the Þingvellir national park where cracks or faults in the earth can be seen as two continental plates pull apart. With visits also made to the waterfalls at Gullfoss, the geothermally active valley of Haukadalur to see the geysers in action and a walk to the top of the Kerið volcano crater this trip was truly memorable and an experience which brings the practical implications of the study of Geography and Languages to the fore.

Well done to Dajana, Sarah, Daniel and Eliot for being excellent ambassadors for Elliott School during the visit.