History Tag Archive

The History Trip of a Lifetime: Ypres 2024

In the early hours of 22nd June, 30 pupils and 4 staff embarked on a four-day journey to Belgium and France to explore some of the key sites and events of World War One (WW1)....

A Busy Year for the History & Politics Department

Year 8 Visit to Carrickfergus Castle Our annual Year 8 sojourn to Carrickfergus Castle took place in June.  This fabulous medieval castle offered a hands-on learning...

A New Era for Year 10 History Gifted and Talented Programme

Since 2012 Wallace has enjoyed success with the Entwined Histories Project.  Our latest cohort of Year 10 top historians began a new project in collaboration with Co-operation...

History comes to life at Carrickfergus Castle!

For the first time in several years our Year 8 pupils travelled to the iconic location of Carrickfergus Castle to add the colouring of reality to their studies. The study of the...

A Wallace “Washington diary”

The privations and terrors experienced by those who journeyed to the USA in earlier centuries bear little resemblance to the experiences of today’s pilgrims. An intrepid group...

Harrowing Reminder of the Holocaust

On Wednesday 16th October, Wallace was very privileged to welcome Holocaust survivor, Tomi Reichental; to date he has visited over 500 hundred schools and spoken to over 100,000...

Great success in national History prize for Horrible Histories Club members

Three members of the Horrible Histories Club have won a prestigious national competition for young historians. The Young Historian Project seeks to encourage young people to be...

Another “Fantastic” Entwined Histories Project

Year 10 Gifted and Talented historians recently participated in Wallace’s eighth Entwined Histories Project in conjunction with Co-operation Ireland. This year’s project...

History Came Alive! Berlin / Krakow Trip 2017

“Memorable beyond words” was the general conclusion regarding this recent trip. Led by Head of History and Politics, Mr Neil Armstrong, supported by his departmental...

JOURNEY INTO THE PAST FOR CAROLINE

Wallace High School student, 16-year-old Caroline, has been stepping into the past with a journey of discovery around some of the World War I battlefields of Belgium and France....