Grassmoor School Visit to the University of Nottingham by Dr Larissa Allwork.

August 15, 2016, by Matt Davies

Grassmoor School Visit to the University of Nottingham by Dr Larissa Allwork.

Dr Allwork is Impact Fellow at the Centre for Hidden Histories, this article originally appeared on their website 15th July 2016.

WW1 postcard: one of the artefacts that Grassmoor students brought along to be digitised in DHC.

On 13th June 2016, 25 year six students and their teachers from Grassmoor School in Derbyshire spent the day at the University of Nottingham learning about the First World War and being introduced to digital technology for young historians.

At the end of the trip, the students were asked for their feedback on the day’s events. Of the twenty-four respondents, everyone seemed to have enjoyed the day and described the different ways in which they

DHC manager Matt Davies working with a student from Grassmoor Primary.

Here’s what some of the students thought about their visit to the University of Nottingham in their own words:

“The Digital Humanities Centre was my favorite part of the visit. ”

Connor Mills, Age 11

“Today was really fun and I loved it, especially when we did research about John Kenderdine. Overall, I loved it and I would definitely come back again. ”

Amy Chemwell, Age 11

“…I want to be like one of these people who has taught us today! I would like to thank everyone for helping me…learn new things. I would like to visit this place again because it has been really interesting. I have learnt everything I wanted to learn. ”

Millie Slater, Age 11

To read more about a recent related event at Grassmoor Primary called ‘Class of 2016 presents the Class of 1916’ please follow this link.