San Diego Trip
11 lucky students were picked to visit San Diego, which was funded by the Turning Scheme. The trip consisted of a visit to the Shivela Middle School in Murrieta, where the students spent a day in the life of a student in that school. They were given a T-Shirt to wear, a buddy for the day and attended all the lessons, breaks and lunches with the students. Our students behaved impeccably, they showed resilience and maturity and were a credit to the school. The head Mr Hamm, Mrs Hocking and all the staff were very welcoming and accommodating and gave Ms Lea and Mr Pinkney a tour of the school which was very interesting and informative.
On day two, the Group visited San Diego Zoo, which is an international non-profit conservation organization. They looked at all the different animal habitats and learnt a lot about the eco systems. They came away with lots of fantastic facts and information about zoo and it was an incredible day.
On day three, the group visited Balboa Park, which is an urban cultural park in San Diego, it is made up of natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, walking paths and contains around 17 museums in total. The students visited the Air and Space Museum, the Railroad Museum, The Natural History Museum, The Museum of Us and the Japanese Gardens. It was an amazing but busy day for the students, they did extremally well.
On day four, the group visited Belmont Park which is oceanfront historic amusement park located on Mission Beach, San Diego, where they tried lots of new activities. They then travelled to Oceanside where they seen the famous Top Gun house and some spectacular views along the beach.
The last day the students visited the USS Midway Museum which is a historical naval aircraft carrier located at Navy Pier. The museum consists of the midway carrier and military jets amongst other things, there was lots to see and do and the students has a fantastic time.
Throughout the trip many people commented on how well behaved and polite the students were, both on the airplane and also around the attractions. They truly were a credit to the school and we are so proud of them all. Well done team San Diego!