The Lancing Geographer is a journal of original articles produced by Sixth Form students at Lancing College. Each year a dedicated team of volunteer editors from the Lower Sixth Geography A Level classes put the issue together. Starting in January with a summer publication date, they plan, write, commission and edit a range of original articles from themselves and their peers.
This year’s edition has articles about the complex religious geographies of Nigeria, challenges of mountaineering on K2, different media coverage of two concurrent natural disasters, the challenges of living on a paradise island and the geographies of the Gothic genre. It also contains two interviews, one with a student who used the College travel award money to finance a learning trip to France and another with a student who visited Nigeria’s ‘Makoko’ settlement to see if her experience matched what is said in the textbook. There were also some articles based on recent A Level projects from students in the Upper Sixth. These include beach sediment analysis in Shoreham-by-Sea, and a comparison of two tourism sites in Japan.
The high quality of the annual publication shows the dedication and enthusiasm of Lancing College Sixth Form students. They choose to go beyond the taught course and explore geography that really interests them. The Lancing Geographer is a testament to their endeavours, and the team of editors was well deserving of their Head Master’s commendation.
