From April 11 to 12, the 11th grade IB Geography class went on a trip to Rehoboth, Delaware. The trip was organized by Upper School geography teacher Sushmita Vargo to collect data for their Internal Assessment based on Option B: Oceans and Coastal Margins.

Students worked in groups on Rehoboth Beach to answer the fieldwork question: “To what extent are the beach widths, slopes, heights, and embryo dune height of the sampled transects between Deauville Beach to Gordons Pond Lookout Tower the result of location, landforms, land uses with hard and soft management strategies and the lack of a large vegetated dune system?”

After a long day of working, the students relaxed at The Admiral on Baltimore Hotel. In the evening, they were free to swim in the pool, eat dinner at the beach and explore the boardwalk. In the morning, they went to Cape Henlopen State Park and stopped for brunch in the neighboring town of Lewes.

By Zoe Hällström