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Year 6 D-Day Interdisciplinary Day

Year 6 pupils recently took part in a D-Day interdisciplinary day in the Hub – the fast approaching 6th June, will be 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings. It was a full day’s activity starting with the girls learning about the D-Day invasion and how Dorset was so important to its success. They learnt how it was the largest seaborne invasion in history, marking the beginning of the liberation of France and western Europe. Pupils looked at engineering and how this was used to create all manner of clever designs to allow the allied forces to mass such a large scale attack.
The girls then worked in groups to create their own 4 person landing craft using wood and plastic barrels. In the afternoon they had to use the rafts they had made in the swimming pool and take part in a series of challenges rowing one side to the other.
Thanks go to Mr Morris and the Design team for creating this important learning experience for the girls.
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