All our pupils from Reception to Year 8 are very lucky to to have the coast nearby for educational trips, outings and boarding adventures.
Year 7 went to West Wittering beach, one of our favourites, to study the formation and management of East Head Spit and to explore coastal defences.
At West Wittering they learnt about how longshore drift can produce spits, such as East Head. In addition they learnt how the hinge and the sand dunes at East Head are protected from erosion by the seas, wind and humans, with use of: groynes, gabions, replenishment, planting, signage, fencing and boardwalks.
Mr James, Head of Geography
"The children, many of whom have spent many hours at West Wittering with their families, now view the area with a much greater understanding of the formation and management of the spit at East Head."
The children enjoyed using tennis balls to demonstrate longshore drift, the geological process of movement of material (sand, clay shingles and/or pebbles) along a coastline.
“It was a brilliant way to understand longshore drift because it made the process come to life.”
