A visit to the Old House of Keys in Castletown, which was once the home of the Manx parliament, gave the students the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the political history of the Isle of Man. In the preserved debating chamber of the Old House of Keys the students participated in a simulation of a sitting of parliament and a concluding vote. The students then visited the present-day Tynwald where they were addressed by the Speaker of the House of Keys, Juan Watterson, and his Deputy, Daphne Caine. They also visited Tynwald Hill at St Johns in the centre of the Island, the site of the annual open air sitting of the Manx parliament on 5 July, the Island's National Day, and symbol of the Island's cherished ancient and unique system of independent government. This ceremony is held to promulgate new laws and to allow Islanders to present petitions of grievance.