Our Trip to Schuby: Petting Starfish and Jogging by the Sea

After about an 8-hour drive, the 6th-grade class finally arrived in Schubystrand. Very cozy cabins were waiting for us at the camp. In the evening, we were treated to a delicious meal. We often walked to Damp, a small town with a harbor and an ice cream shop right by the sea—it was very beautiful.

We went on three big field trips. The first field trip was to Multimar (a marine museum) in Tönning. There were two workshops there: a research lab and a whale house. We really enjoyed the research lab; there, we petted starfish and fed and observed barnacles under a microscope. At the end, there was a little scavenger hunt. We didn’t enjoy the whale house quite as much because we had to give a presentation on whales.

Our second field trip took us to a swimming pool. It was really cool at the pool! There were some totally awesome slides: a tube slide that was a lot of fun even without a tube. Half of the 6th-grade class slid down the tube slide together—without tubes, of course. There was also a steep “Speed-Hot Slide,” but you were only allowed to go down it alone because it was so steep.

 

Workshops in the Viking Village

On our last field trip, we went to Haithabu, which is an old Viking village and Viking museum. There were various workshops to choose from. The activities included archery, Viking games, and runes. We really loved that the workshop leader showed us the replica Viking huts and told us a lot about Viking life inside them. We were fascinated!

Several times a week, we had the chance to go to the beach and swim in the ocean, fly kites, or collect seashells. It was absolutely wonderful when we went jogging with Mr. Bepperling in the morning as the sun was just rising over the ocean—that was an amazing experience!

One morning, we went on a hike to the cliffs. At the cliffs, we found many beautiful stones and identified them right there using the books we’d brought along—including a sea urchin fossil, a zebra stone, several chicken gods, and even more beautiful stones and shells.

All in all, we’d say that the class trip was really wonderful and full of exciting experiences for all of us!

By Mira, Lotta, and Ella (6a)