On Monday, the P7 classes enjoyed a fantastic trip to Queen’s University, Belfast as part of our Robert Hart project. The trip was organised by David Weir from Craigavon Historical Society and funded by The National Lottery. Our day started with a lovely Spring walk through Botanic Gardens and a visit to the Palm House to see lots of beautiful flowers and plants. After that, we continued on to the Tropical Ravine and were lucky enough to walk through both the Temperate and Tropical zones, and to see the various different plants and flowers from all over the world. We then visited the Naughton Gallery were we got to see the silverware that Hart had been gifted during his lifetime.
We had a quick stop for lunch and then it was time for our visit to the Special Collections Library, situated inside the McClay Library. In here, the children listened to Dr Emma Weisz, a researcher on the Robert Hart project at Queen’s. We also had the opportunity to view some of Robert Hart’s diaries and have a go at reading them. This was very difficult. Other artefacts relating to Robert Hart were also on display: paintings, photographs, music sheets, coins and much more.
We had a wonderful time at Queen’s and were tremendously lucky to have been given the opportunity of going on this trip.
