As part of the astronomy main lesson, Classes 7 visited the observatory. They got to do lots of experiments, learnt how to operate a robotic arm as they would on the space station, and use and learn about the telescopes. As the day turned to night we kept our fingers crossed that the sky would remain clear and then we were able to use a 135 year old telescope to see Saturn, its rings and its moons. The classes took great interest in the centre and pupils were overheard saying,' I was worried about my lip salve but the stars puts things into perspective' , 'each main lesson helps me look out into the World', ' seeing Saturn was amazing, its not just dots in the sky but something so much more' , 'the experiments were really engaging, especially the robotic arm.'

Rachel Gatehouse
Class 7 Teacher