At Gipsey Bridge Academy, we want our pupils to gain an understanding of British and ancient history and how this has impacted and shaped the world we live in today. We want to develop children’s knowledge, skills and understanding, giving opportunities to explore their personal and local history as well as historical events and people that have impacted on the rest of the world.
To learn more about the history of the town where we live, Boston, we have been learning about the journey of the Pilgrim Fathers. We found it fascinating that they were able to survive the treacherous journey over to America and amazed that they were imprisoned in the Guildhall in Boston town centre.
We had great fun in groups producing freeze frames in our drama activity. They were so well acted out with brilliant facial expressions, the rest of the class was easily able to identify the parts of the journey the groups were re-enacting.