Shalom college History Tour September 2020
Ancient History
Topics explored:
Ancient Greece
Modern History
Topics explored:
The Rise of Hitler, The Cold War: Behind the Iron Curtain
Proposed Itinerary
Dates: Thursday September 17 - Monday, October 5, 2019 (School Holidays)
Budapest - thermal baths, Jewish Synagogue and Holocaust memorial, Cold War museums and food markets
Vienna - Church of St Charles, Schönbrunn Palace, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Opera
Berlin - Nazi Berlin sites and memorials, the Berlin Wall - including tour of the underground escape routes, Museum Island, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Athens - sites of Ancient Greece, including: Parthenon, Agora, Temple of Nike, Olympia and Delphi
Crete - Palace of Knossos, Cooking class, Greek Island life
Interested, but not a senior history student?
This tour has relevance to students of tourism, geography, senior art, study of religion, literature, senior drama and senior music. If you are interested, please join us!
Expression of interest:
Please complete the expression of interest form here.
Then attend the meeting on Wednesday November 13, and/or the parent evening on Wednesday November 20.
We are seeking to confirm numbers and take deposits by the end of the school year.
Student information session
Please attend a meeting at first break in C34 on Wednesday 13th November. Bring your lunch and head straight to the meeting to collect a letter outlining dates and costings.
Parent Information evening
An information evening for parents will be held in the Shalom College Staff Common Room on Wednesday 20th November at 5.45pm.
Organising teacher
Mrs Allen
allenp@shalomcollege.com
Modern History
Organising teacher
Mrs McKeown
penny_mckeown@shalomcollege.com
Ancient History