Writes Richard Bowman, Head of Geography
This term, our Year 5 boys were set the task of digging a little deeper into the wonder of the waterfall. The concept was simple, but the scope was broad, and they all produced some lovely work.
Everybody loves a waterfall. Barely a day passes when I don’t take a diversion after work to go and see one waterfall or another. On a Friday, I even try to squeeze in two. If Sir Isaac Newton hadn’t discovered gravity using an apple, I imagine he would have done so sooner or later with a waterfall instead; that’s how brilliant they are. As you may or may not know, waterfalls come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but every single one has a beauty all of its own. Some waterfalls are young and small, and some are ancient and wise, but unlike humans they don’t fight, worry, or complain. They just keep on flowing and rolling and plunging along in their own merry way, and I think there’s something very wonderful about that.
Here is a little sampler for you to enjoy; you never know, you might just learn something.
Should you ever find yourself passing a waterfall, please do take a moment to stop, look, listen, and admire.
Take a deep breath and appreciate it.
From a trickle to a thunder, every one’s a winner, and just like snowflakes, every single waterfall is unique in its own special way.
