We offer a wide range of outdoor learning experiences, both on site and off site including residential experiences, education trips and visits for our pupils.
For many of our pupils, residential trips will be the first time they've been away from home and can be a scary thought for them and their families. But with a highly experienced and dedicated staff team, these opportunities are greatly received by all. The pupils have fantastic, positive experiences and ask to go again!
Everyone will be the best that they can be
By taking pupils out of their day-to-day learning environment, and sometimes out of their comfort zone, we will challenge them mentally and physically, give them strategies and skills for life, and transfer skills and knowledge to a different environment.
The impact is wide ranging, but evidence suggests that through outdoor and adventurous learning, young people will become more confident, develop their ability to engage and focus, be more resilient, improve their self-perception, and have a greater awareness and understanding of responsibility and consequence. We hope to foster and develop a love of the outdoors and nature and help our learners aspire to greater things.
Everyone has a voice
Many of our pupils thrive from learning outside the classroom environment, and we consistently hear from learners, school staff and families alike how outdoor learning sessions are among the more motivating, exciting and memorable learning opportunities we offer.
No one is excluded
All our pupils will have the opportunity to take part in Outdoor Learning opportunities. Some pupils have particular needs that can be met by regular interventions, such as those who are more motivated to learn outdoors, those who have particular sensory processing needs, and who have particular skill sets and interests relating to the outdoors and adventure.
Previous opportunities have included:
• Sailability
• Gymnastics & Trampolining
• Tennis
• Bike Riding
• Horse Riding
• Clip 'n' Climb
• Residentials
• Swimming
• Trips to Woodlands
• Bowling
• Walking/Hiking
• Climbing
• The Jubilee Challenge which is part of Ten Tors
• Disability Football Competitions
• Inter-Federation Football Competitions
There are many benefits to accessing Outdoor Education – improving fitness; learning about teamwork; being able to take risks in a safe, supported environment; building trust; raising confidence levels and self-esteem; improving communication and social skills; learning, succeeding and excelling in a non-academic activity, and improving resilience.
Attending Outdoor Learning sessions also helps learners with their self-regulation – students return to their classroom focused, motivated and ready to learn.
We are always looking for new exciting opportunities for our pupils. If you could support us in any way, we would love to hear from you!
