"Our day began in the early hours, but the sun was shining and we were on our way to France. We arrived at Vimy Ridge, a Canadian trench and saw huge crater holes and walked through a reconstructed trench. Our next stop was the Germany cemetery, this was important because there were 45,000 Germans in a small area. In the afternoon we went to the Somme where we explored a full scale battlefield and the Thiepval monument with 72,000 names of soldiers still missing. It was the most moving experience."

By Josh, Yasmine, Kaushik and Kai, Year 8