Happy Birthday Fabianne Viner

Secondly, today has been a 'MONSTER' day beginning with wake up at 4am and out 45minutes later for a two hour journey south to the 2000 years desert palace and fortress of Masada, the mysterious healing powers of the Dead Sea and picturesque oasis of Ein Gedi. The pupils enjoyed themselves to the full - climbing, scouting, learning, floating, cleansing, splashing, hiking and more. The pictures explain themselves.

We are now more or less packed up and will be on our way out of Jerusalem tomorrow at around 8am; which means another early rise to keep to our schedule.

Uploads to the site will be difficult tomorrow so please accept any delays. We will of course keep you up to speed on Twitter and by text.

The Year 9 Israel Team