As part of our class IDL theme, we have been learning about the events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic, why the unsinkable ship sank and those passengers and crew members who were affected on that fateful night.

During one of our class discussions, we suggested to Mrs Chalmers and Mr Dunn that it would be an amazing opportunity to visit the Titanic Museum in Belfast to see first hand artefacts from this historical event. Never did we think that our wish would come true!

As you can see from the photograph below, we are all very excited to be travelling to Belfast, even though it is still very early in the morning!

 

On arrival at Cairnryan we were amazed at the sheer size of the ferry and couldn’t believe that we had our very own cinema and selection of interactive games….. we felt as though we were on board the Titanic travelling in  First Class.

To stay focused and calm during the journey we asked Mr McCann to lead a mindfulness meditation.

Inside the museum we were able to follow the timeline of events from construction of the Titanic, view the interactive grand staircase, take a journey through time with the workers at Harland and Wolff, learn about the different cabins for passengers in different classes and watch from above as the Titanic is slowly excavated from the depths of the deep ocean floor.

 

WOW! As you can see from the photographs above, the museum provided us with so many great learning opportunities. We were all sad to be travelling back home! We did however have a scrumptious meal on board the ferry travelling back home.

We would finally like to thank Mrs Stewart for all her hard work behind the scenes organising our outing and to Mrs McFarlane and Mr McCann for providing us with so many memorable memories.

It was the best school trip by far!