During half term, 40 Year 9 students went on Wren Academy Enfield’s first ever international trip.

We set off from the Academy at 5.30am and were in the Royal Palace of Madrid at 5.30pm.  Students enjoyed visiting the stately rooms and had plenty of photo opportunities in the palace grounds. 

On Saturday, our day was full of excursions, with a guided tour of Las Ventas Bull Ring followed by lunch and a tour of Real Madrid’s stadium, the Santiago Bernabeu.  On our penultimate day, we visited the Retiro Park and got the chance to walk amongst peacocks and then explored the city centre and its shops.  In the evening, we watched a live flamenco show and tried some traditional Spanish food, followed by some churros, with chocolate of course!

Our students thoroughly enjoyed the experience of learning about Spanish culture first-hand and made some life-long memories with their peers.

Some quotes about the trip from some of the students who attended can be seen below:

“I really enjoyed the year 9 Madrid trip. I enjoyed seeing a new culture and all of the site seeing we did and quality time spent away from screens and with friends. I look forward to future trips!” Kaydie, 9 Piccadilly

“The visit to Madrid was very fun and I learnt many things on this trip. The thing that I mostly enjoyed was the Las Ventas bull ring. Learning about how popular this traditional event is, was very surprising. I had a lot of fun.” Kamil, 9 Holborn

“Our trip to Madrid was an amazing experience with my personal highlight being the bullring where I learned a lot about the exciting tradition in Spain. All teachers were very kind and we all had a lot of fun!” Tim, 9 Walbrook

“I had an amazing time and made lots of memories!” Olivia, 9 Ludgate

“It was such an amazing trip. I loved learning more about the Spanish language and culture, and I really appreciate being given the opportunity to do so. We all had such a great time, and we all made so many memories!” Sophie, 9 Bow