Gabrielle was prepared, wearing her jeans and a shirt instead of her usual robes - helpful, since her regular robes still needed fixing after the duels. She just hadn't gotten around to it. It was always nice to get out and about with the students. She was sure they found it a little dull to be cooped up in the castle all the time. Even though it was a very nice castle. The students likely appreciated the break from lectures, too. It was a good time of semester because she got to take the first years out on a field trip as well as the third years. She'd have to come up with something for the second years to match. "Hello, everyone," she greeted, as the third years came in to the classroom. Gabrielle was pleased to see they'd remembered the dress code. She had sent out a reminder, just in case - also suggesting students could bring cameras if they had them.
"Now, as you might have guessed, we're going to visit Stonehenge." It likely was not a surprise at all, given the last major lecture. That and she'd negotiated a shift in class time to line up with the appropriate hours for England. It was a bit of an awkward timezone to work with but they'd just have to make the most of it. "We'll have a bit of a wander, you can take photos, think about how it might've been built now you'll have an up close look to get a bit of context," she gave a smirk on that last one, not really expecting them to do that, though it was a reasonable thing to wonder in general regardless of whether they had marks riding on it. Gabrielle pulled out her sphynx statuette from her handbag...which mostly just carried the sphynx at this point. It had been a gift given to her a long time ago that had been considered rather fitting for her personality. Gabrielle had been flattered. "If you don't remember seeing it in first year, this is my portkey," she explained, placing it on the desk and gesturing for the students to come forward. "You should all know what to do by now. Everyone try and at least get a fingertip on it," it wasn't easy to do with all the students, but they'd manage. "And we're off." The portkey sucked them away, taking them to the other side of the world.
"Here we are," Gabrielle said, gesturing in a sort of welcome, handing out tickets to the students so they could have access to the stones proper. It was still morning in England, and not too busy at this stage, thankfully. "Head on in and show your tickets as you go. We'll wander for oh," she looked at her watch, "maybe about an hour or two? I'm conscious of the time but I don't want you to miss out. I'll be around if you have any questions or need anything." Gabrielle had planned for the house elves to provide tea and hot chocolate for when they got back to school, seeing as it would be late at night as well, as a means of apology for keeping them so late at night and hoping it was something to relax them for sleep afterwards. But until then, they had a monument to explore, and Gabrielle followed the students towards the stones, still marveling at them no matter how many times she'd seen them.
Homework
RP the lesson.
"Now, as you might have guessed, we're going to visit Stonehenge." It likely was not a surprise at all, given the last major lecture. That and she'd negotiated a shift in class time to line up with the appropriate hours for England. It was a bit of an awkward timezone to work with but they'd just have to make the most of it. "We'll have a bit of a wander, you can take photos, think about how it might've been built now you'll have an up close look to get a bit of context," she gave a smirk on that last one, not really expecting them to do that, though it was a reasonable thing to wonder in general regardless of whether they had marks riding on it. Gabrielle pulled out her sphynx statuette from her handbag...which mostly just carried the sphynx at this point. It had been a gift given to her a long time ago that had been considered rather fitting for her personality. Gabrielle had been flattered. "If you don't remember seeing it in first year, this is my portkey," she explained, placing it on the desk and gesturing for the students to come forward. "You should all know what to do by now. Everyone try and at least get a fingertip on it," it wasn't easy to do with all the students, but they'd manage. "And we're off." The portkey sucked them away, taking them to the other side of the world.
"Here we are," Gabrielle said, gesturing in a sort of welcome, handing out tickets to the students so they could have access to the stones proper. It was still morning in England, and not too busy at this stage, thankfully. "Head on in and show your tickets as you go. We'll wander for oh," she looked at her watch, "maybe about an hour or two? I'm conscious of the time but I don't want you to miss out. I'll be around if you have any questions or need anything." Gabrielle had planned for the house elves to provide tea and hot chocolate for when they got back to school, seeing as it would be late at night as well, as a means of apology for keeping them so late at night and hoping it was something to relax them for sleep afterwards. But until then, they had a monument to explore, and Gabrielle followed the students towards the stones, still marveling at them no matter how many times she'd seen them.
Homework
RP the lesson.
