--- title: "Year 8 experience life in the trenches with VR technology" url: "https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2023-07-19-year-8-experience-life-in-the-trenches-with-vr-technology" school: "Penwortham Priory Academy" --- # Year 8 experience life in the trenches with VR technology ![Image of Year 8 experience life in the trenches with VR technology](https://files.schudio.com/penwortham-priory-academy/images/gallery/ww1-life-in-the-trenches/IMG_1716.JPEG) 19 July 2023 On Monday, 17 July the Humanities department welcomed 'Time Travel Education' into school to allow Priory's Year 8 pupils to experience a visual workshop based on the First World War. Humanities teacher, Miss Makinson, said, "Each student was given a VR headset and transported into 1914, they experienced life and conditions in the trenches and what it would have been like to go over the top into no man's land." "Pupils said it was a really good experience, and they were glad to have the chance to experience it, it was like a real-life Horrible Histories; we would love to do it again!" #### Slideshow, please scroll>> [History](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/history) [Year 8](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/year-8) [Humanities](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/humanities) [ Priory pupils crack their way to win at LUSoM's Cyber Day](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2023-07-18-priory-pupils-crack-their-way-to-win-at-lusom-s-cyber-day) [Mrs Elliott's cool reader's club - Alexa ](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2023-07-20-mrs-elliott-s-cool-reader-s-club-alexa) ### Penwortham Priory Academy Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JE 01772 320250 ### Useful Links - [New Year 7 Transition](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/transition) - [The School Day](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/the-school-day) - [Facility Hire](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/facility-hire-at-priory) - [Term Dates](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/termdates) - [Letters](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/letters) ### Useful Links - [Newsletters](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters) - [OFSTED](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/ofsted-report) - [Online Payments](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/internet-payments) - [Staff Contact](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/staff-contact-list) - [Vacancies](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/vacancies) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/priorystc) - [X](https://twitter.com/@priorystc) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/penworthampriory/) Penwortham Priory Academy Trust is operating as a single academy trust. It is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with Company Number 08133703 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)