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Back to the Future, blending theatrical magic with
01 Cooking lesson in Madrid Spanish department trip
02 Voss ski trip nostalgic storytelling. The trip offered a rich blend
03 Prado Museum of culture, sport, and art, leaving students inspired to Madrid
04-05 Ski trip to Voss
06 Year 9 Battlefields trip and with lasting memories of the Big Apple. Twenty-four Spanish students from Years 9 to
Lower Sixth enjoyed a cultural trip to Madrid in
Football trip to Barcelona February half term, accompanied by Mr Nash,
Mr Dawe, and Mrs Trainor. Blessed with lovely
Forty-two boys headed off on a football trip to weather, they explored artistic masterpieces like
Barcelona. The U14 and the U15s both played Picasso’s Guernica, Velázquez’s Las Meninas,
some great teams, including a top flight Denmark and Goya’s haunting Black Paintings. Cooking
academy and great local Spanish sides. The boys lessons in tortilla, paella, and tarta de Santiago
had training and a game every day and also got were great fun, alongside a visit to the impressive
to watch Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona. The boys Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, now modernised
were also able to use the great facilities of the and showcasing Real Madrid’s record 15 European
hotel swimming pool and gym area for recovery. trophies. Shopping on the Gran Vía and chocolate
Alongside their matches, the coaches set up a con churros at the iconic Chocolatería San Ginés
5-a-side football tournament which the players rounded off a fantastic trip that celebrated both
got to enjoy in the mornings. The trip gave the Spanish culture. ¡De Madrid al Cielo!
players a new perspective of football and a chance
to experience a different side to the game. There
were many lessons the boys were taught from this Ski Trip
experience. A fantastic tour for all! A group of 29 students and four staff embarked
on an exciting and memorable ski trip to Voss,

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