In November last year, I was invited on a trip to Roman Tarragona with the Latin class. I don’t have classes with this group at school but a couple of the students had prepared something to say in English and they asked me if I could check what they had written. Many students from first and second Batxillerat prepared an explanation of the things we would see during the day and they all did a brilliant job of presenting this to the other students.
The day started off with a visit to the aqueduct just outside of the city, the weather was beautiful and the surroundings even more so. We then got back on the coach to head into the city, the next stop was the amphitheatre. This was a highlight for me as the amphitheatre is situated right next to the sea which was a lovely sight! At this point, the students gathered and two students, Marçal and Dina, explained to the others the connection between Tarraco and Julius Caesar. Both students did a great job and I was very impressed with Marçal who presented his part in English!
We then continued onto the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona where we saw remains from Roman Tarraco, including mosaics, sculptures, busts and daily life objects from the era. The next place we visited was the Volta del Pallol which is now an exhibition hall where you can see a large model of the Roman city. Here two students, Cristina and Alba, presented to us the buildings and urban planning of Roman Tarraco. Alba did a brilliant job explaining her section in English!
Afterward we went to the Praetorian Tower, where we went all the way to the top and saw some amazing views of Tarragona. You could see the Cathedral of Tarragona, rooftops for miles and the sea which was a great sight on such a beautiful day! We finished off our day with a trip to Tarraco’s Roman circus.
We had a brilliant day in Tarragona and I was very impressed by the hard work that the students put in to explain all the different things we saw during the day! Marçal and Alba in particular did a great job of taking on the difficult task of presenting in English!
Amy Willett