Girls from 1G and 2C recently enjoyed a fun-filled Victorian Week, marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Nottingham Girls' High School.  Comparing and contrasting schools in the late 1800s with education today, they explored the NGHS archives which are held in the Senior School Library.  There, they pored over photographs from the early days and were able to explain how uniforms have evolved over time.  They also inspected old registers, noting how girls' first names have changed over the years,

      Victorian Week gave Years 1 and 2 opportunities to be creative; they produced their own artworks inspired by William Morris, sketched portraits of Queen Victoria, and practised the observational drawing of flowers.  The girls also experienced life in the past by donning outfits of the rich and poor, handling artefacts,  learning about dining etiquette and deportment, and sampling school life around the turn of the century,

      The week culminated with a study visit to the immersive room at Nottingham Central Library, where the girls enjoyed an interactive session in the world of the Victorians.  The curators were very impressed by our pupils' depth of knowledge - what an action-packed week, filled with learning and discovery!