Over the past year I have been very privileged to be apart of the Shared Histories Project, it has opened my eyes to an area I had never thought too much about. World War One has effected the lives of many, never did I think it would play a major part in my life- allowing me to travel to France and Belgium and meeting so many new people. I have learnt a lot about my culture and what they did during the war.

They were the trench diggers and road maintenance but never on the front line as their...

The 11th of November marks the anniversary of Armistice day, the day the Great War ended. After a horrific 4 years (1914-1918) of war it finally came to a halt when Germany and the Allied Powers signed an armistice. During our trip to France we had the privilege to visit Compienge, the place the Armistice was signed. We visited many war museums, at one I was grateful to meet Siham and Nicolas, teachers of College Jean Fernel, Stratford High School’s partner school in the Shared Histories...