100% of students – across all degrees – felt the field school was a rewarding part of their first year! Their comments are below.
Building confidence
“Taught me what a real dig is like and also brought all course members closer as a group”
“A great chance for me to get to know people so my second year at university can be even better”
“The social aspect.. has helped settle me at University”
“This field school has helped me feel more confident”
“Given the opportunity to define my interests and weaknesses as a potential archaeologist”
“It has given me a firm grounding in archaeology”
“I now feel more confident on a site”
Employability
“The on-site experience has allowed me to make decisions on where to take my career from here”
“I enjoyed the guidance given by the Directors/Supervisors, as well as gaining connections and skills that will help immensely for landing my first archaeology jobs”
“Experience in the field is essential for employability and gaining new skills”
“It has given me varied skills with which to decide my later path of interest”
“The step needed to assess what is the right path for me to take and to learn my strengths and weaknesses”
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time and believe I could definitely carry on with it as a job after education”
Learning and teaching
“I don’t feel I would have been able to get as comprehensive a learning experience anywhere else”
“Learning how to excavate in a fun environment”
“The staff were amazing and very helpful and patient”
“A good learning experience.. I feel it may help me find work on excavations in the future”
“I definitely plan to continue with archaeological fieldwork in the future as it has been the best way of learning for me”
“Not only was it so much fun.. but I really enjoyed learning new skills then putting them to practice”
Practical learning
“The field school was massively rewarding because it gave me the chance to put the things I had been learning about into practice, as opposed to just reading it from a book/lecture”
“No time in a lab or classroom can replace the real world experience gained”
“Being at an actual site sparks my enthusiasm.. I have found it to be the best way to absorb techniques and skills”
“Helped me understand the technicalities of archaeology so much more”
“I had loads of fun on this field school and it has introduced me to the field of Archaeology that no class in the classroom can give you”
“Helped to solidify the knowledge that I gained during lectures by showing me them in practice”
