Akeley Wood School were absolutely delighted to find out that Olivia Banks is the Winner of the 9-11year old category, National Young Geographer of the Year. The awards were presented by Society President, Michael Palin, in a special ceremony at the Society’s headquarters in Kensington, London.

Commenting on the winners, Steve Brace, Head of Education at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), said: “I am delighted with the quality of entries this year, and was particularly impressed to see our young geographers providing such insightful and knowledgeable answers to the question “what should all good geographers understand?”

Themes from the winning entries included the interrelationships that exist between different parts of geography; the need to understand key geographical concepts and how to apply them and demonstrations of how knowledge, skills, models and case studies all need to be used to make sense of the world.

Geography is a popular subject at Akeley Wood, as Alisdair Craddock, Head of Geography comments “Geography is a subject that surrounds us, it is always better to get out there and experience it firsthand. It changes all of the time, so textbooks sometimes miss the changes”. Akeley Wood is dedicated to ensuring students are able to take advantage of numerous field trips throughout the year, ensuring the subject remains exciting, fun and enjoyable.