What does it feel like to be over 4,000m up a mountain? In March, a group of Geography students in Year 10 were able to discover this for themselves first-hand on their trip to Switzerland. During their visit the group explored the Alps and crossed into France to visit the tourist resort of Chamonix and Europe’s highest peak, Mont Blanc. As the European headquarter of the United Nations, Geneva is at the heart of international diplomacy. Prince Henry’s students had the opportunity to sit in the gallery to watch a debate on human rights, translated into the six official languages of the UN. During their time in Geneva they also took in the International Red Cross museum and saw how since 1865 Red Cross workers have gone into help with humanitarian disasters and war zones. On the final day the students wandered around the buildings of Geneva Old Town, doing their bit for the local economy buying lots of Swiss chocolates!
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