Geography
Studying geography develops an awareness of global issues and challenges, provoking questions and providing answers about the natural and human world.
Geography at City
Studying geography develops an awareness of global issues and challenges, provoking questions and providing answers about the natural and human world.
Why study geography at City?
Geography is engaging, practical, exciting, and has never been more relevant.
Geography helps you understand your evolving and dynamic relationship with the world. There is a real beauty in looking at something outside your window or something on your walk to school and understanding how it got there.
Whether you're captivated by landscapes or intrigued by issues facing communities, studying geography will equip you with the valuable knowledge and transferable skills that will benefit both your personal and professional journey.
At City, we embrace the interdisciplinary nature of geography to ensure that students have a firm grounding in both physical and human geography and understand that there is no ‘one’ type of geographer as it is such a broad and exciting discipline.
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Curriculum
Outside the classroom
A full programme is offered for students to contextualise their understanding and apply the studied phenomena.
In year 7 and 8, pupils undertake geographical enquiry in the Barbican, investigating the sustainability and micro-climate of the area.
In year 10 and 11, students undertake compulsory fieldwork excursions. For example, we visit Eastbourne to investigate how effective the coastal defences and spend time in Spitalfields investigating the rebranding of an area.
In sixth form, as part of preparation for the non-examined assessment at A level, the students are introduced to a range research methods, including those from biogeography, hydrology, and sociology.
We also offer exciting optional trips. A regular feature is our trip to Iceland for years 10-13, to observe the wonderous waterfalls, tantalising tectonics, and glamorous glacial landscape.
