Half-term Art trip to Berlin

The October Half-term Art Trip this year was to Berlin. Thirty boys from years 8 to 11 and three staff travelled and were accommodated at a hotel close to the city centre.

Over the five days ,six galleries were visited along with evening visits to ‘Checkpoint Charlie’ and the city’s ‘radio tower’. The boys were issued with a sketchbook each and worked with great enthusiasm and success during the trip, drawing favourable comment from other visitors and staff in the galleries.

During the evening briefings, prizes were awarded for the days sketching and photography across a range of themes including ‘Urban viewpoints’, ‘Textures and patterns’ and ‘Flora and fauna’.

Those who won awards included; Noah Max and Nikhil Patel (Y11), Salman Dhalla and Jacob Trup (Y10), Yousuf Hussain, Josh Warner and Hubert Bialek (Y9).

The boys’ behaviour, their enthusiasm and interest were all exemplary and their considerate manner in the hotel was commented on by the hotel manager.

All in all this was a most successful and enjoyable trip providing a host of happy memories for all concerned.