Google globetrotters see sights by staying in school
Children leapt over the moon and went halfway around the world in a single lesson after winning a Google Expeditions competition.
The globetrotters and space explorers from Willesborough Junior School experienced the virtual school trips with special headsets that let them see the Great Barrier Reef and the moon’s surface.
Class teacher Lizzi Phillips entered the children into the competition, and the kids got the chance to follow in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong before exploring Roman ruins in the footsteps of Julius Caesar.
Miss Phillips said: “This was an exciting and unique opportunity for the children at Willesborough to experience cutting edge technology.
“Next term our Year 6 topic will be the Space Race, so we were able to bring this alive to enthuse and inspire our children to wonder about the exciting discoveries they will make. It certainly helped to bring the curriculum to life!”
Pupils enjoyed a virtual expedition on their school trip thanks to technology from Google