18 Sep 2012
The teachers of Thomas Reddall High School took close to 60 year 7 students on an excursion to Sydney on June 22nd.
Our journey began at 8.30am with a train trip to Circular Quay. From here we walked through the historical Rocks area which is filled with ancient buildings and cobble stone streets. We climbed the famous Argyle steps which take you up onto the Harbour Bridge.
Once up on the Bridge, we made our way to the southern Pylon. We climbed over 200 steps inside this Pylon. There was a museum which has photos and stories documenting the construction of the Bridge.
We then climbed another 50 steps to reach the observation area, where we were greeted with a most magnificent and windy 360 degree view of Sydney Harbour. Only one child had ever experience this.
After our climb, everyone walked over the Bridge to the northern side, and touched the Northern Pylon, so that they could tell everyone they had crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge on foot.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Quay, we had a representative student Brooke Mobbs take photos and showcase to us pictures of the Bridge from the Opera House perspective.
We ended our tour with a picnic in a park in front of The Contemporary Art museum, watching the ferries coming and going in the Harbour.
Throughout the day, students behaved in an excellent manner, showing maturity and consideration to others at all times. They made the teachers proud and demonstrated what a well-mannered group they were.
As part of the experience, during the weeks that followed, students made paintings of the Bridge in Art classes, calculated the amount of traffic crossing the Bridge each day in Maths, and even completed models of the Bridge in Technology Mandatory.
