TECHNOLOGY was swapped for quills and chalkboards as pupils went back to Victorian times to commemorate a humanities week.
All 174 junior school pupils from LVS Ascot made a trip to Reading Museum last week to help them discover what life was like and how it has changed since 1803.
The students took part in interactive sessions, dressed up in Victorian clothing and even experienced what it felt like to don the infamous dunce’s hat.
Throughout the humanities week, pupils also took part in lessons in ethics from head of philosophy and religion, Simon Martin, on what life was like in past times.
“One of our aims is to develop caring, confident citizens for the future,” said principal Christine Cunniffe after the week, which concluded in presentations being given to parents by pupils.
“And our children as young as four demonstrated the confidence during some excellent presentations.
“These are skills they will be able to take forward to the LVS Ascot senior school when they become involved in technology competitions, debating, and performing arts productions.”
Another highlight from humanities week was an assembly on the history of LVS, which opened in 1803.
And it has been honoured by the patronage of the reigning monarch since 1836 when a Royal Charter was granted by King William IV.
The Queen has been patron since she ascended to the throne in 1952.
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