HISTORY students turned to the past to secure their futures by absorbing the wonders of a world heritage site to inspire their learning.
Year 10 history classes from The King’s Academy, Coulby Newham, spent the day at Rievaulx Abbey, near Helmsley, for a controlled assessment with 25 per cent of their GCSE marks up for grabs.
As well as soaking up the atmosphere of the Cistercian monastery whose earliest buildings date back to the 1130s, the students had to complete a detailed worksheet.
History teacher Lucy Dear said: “The scale and beauty of Rievaulx never fails to move the students and inspire them in their studies. They fully appreciate that what they are experiencing is more than 900 years old and has literally stood the test of time.
“Students not only work well on the day but they carry back to the classroom the memories of their field trip which shows the relevancy of studying history.”
Student Rebecca Donnison, 15, said it had been a memorable day out.
She added: “Rievaulx is absolutely beautiful and for me the trip certainly helped bring history alive.”
