The College Shanghai - Dulwich College Shanghai

Educational Trips
Field Trips
Trips to the Maritime Museum, the History Museum and a Lecture on Life and the Universe
ADVENTURES ON THE HIGH SEAS:
Year 2 visits the China Maritime Museum.
Year 2 Trip to the China Maritime Museum
Year 2 visited the new China Maritime Museum in Lingang
New City, Pudong, timed to coincide with our unit on
‘Exploring the World with Zheng He’. Prior to the visit, the
students had learnt about Admiral Zheng He’s voyages on
his treasure fleet of junks.
We spent some time admiring the building’s exterior,
which towered above us looking like the sail of a giant
ship. As we entered, gasps echoed around the hall as the
students saw the life-size replica of one of Zheng He’s
ships, complete with billowing sails.
Each floor was split into different sections: On Level 1,
the students learnt about early Chinese navigation, ships
structure and equipment and, in the Hall of Seafarers,
how to tie knots. On Level 2, they were able to walk
inside a cross-section of a submarine, see the uniforms of
navy men and women around the world and learn about
maritime affairs and sea safety as well as navigation and
ports. The highlight of the whole day, however, was in the
Hall of Seafarers, where the children entered a mock ship,
wearing 3-D glasses, to see what it would feel like to be
aboard a moving vessel, before letting off steam in the
ship-themed play area.
–Ms. Rebecca Allen, Year 2 Group Leader
Year 6 Shanghai History Museum Trip
In February, Year 6 students went on an exciting trip to the
Shanghai History Museum, located just below the Pearl
Tower. As we entered the museum, everyone gasped at the
sight of the vintage cars, old style rickshaws, and many
more models of 1930s transportation all around the hall.
Every step you took would bring you a new, spectacular
exhibition.
Each student just whipped out a pencil and started
sketching. Some of our sketches were rough, some
detailed, some not, but it was just because there were too
many things to draw. Paintings of old Shanghai streets
enhanced our understanding of how people commuted
in old Shanghai, and what their surroundings looked like.
Lifestyles in modern Shanghai are very different.
Upstairs, there were 3-D scenes of how villagers lived and
how they earned a living, complete with sound effects.
One scene featured a young maiden grinding rice into
powder; another depicted a young cloth weaver. Another
hall showed scenes of opera houses, ballrooms and rice
wine factories, with figurines showcasing period attire.
-Ms. Janine Malin, Year 6 Class Teacher
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