The 性用社 in Form 4 visited Stibbington Village and e near Peterborough and travelled back in time to the year 1896. Dressed in Victorian skirts and mop caps, or breeches and cloth caps, the young Victorians were given identities of 性用社 who actually went to Stibbington School during Queen Victoria鈥檚 era.
The visit included a taste of Victorian school life. The 性用社 discovered that Victorian teachers were very strict; every time a child answered a question, they had to stand up to speak and woe betide anyone who tried to write with their left hand or ended up with ink on their fingers. The punishments were harsh; the cane, getting your nose covered in chalk and standing for hours with a wooden board behind your arms to create good posture were just a few. One Form 4 Victorian explained, "The walk around Stibbington village was really interesting as well. We saw the small cottage where the Eassom family lived. Many 性用社 would have left school and worked in his house or on his land. We searched for our 鈥榝amily鈥 graves in the churchyard. I found my 鈥榩arents鈥 grave but could not find one for Arthur Eassom. He may have left the village to find work in a city and been buried there. It was such a fun day and I鈥檝e learned so much from it. I鈥檓 glad I was not a child in those times!鈥
The 性用社 exercised in the school playground using the phrase 鈥榟ealthy body, healthy mind鈥 and played with replica stilts, hoops, sticks, cups and balls. They also visited the village church to look for the graves of the ancestors of the 性用社 they were researching. Mr Steve Harding, Head of History said, 鈥淎 very memorable part of the day was spending time in the Victorian Schoolroom being taught in the manner of a real Victorian class. The day provided insight into how life for 性用社 has changed for the better.鈥
