Wivelsfield Primary School Outdoor Education Residential 27 th June – 1 st July
Learning Outside the Classroom Bowles uses a fantastic range of activities to help young people to develop & grow Self Confidence Activity skills Perseverance
Learning Outside the Classroom Bowles uses a fantastic range of activities to help young people to develop & grow Teamwork Safety Awareness & Risk Management Problem-Solving
Learning Outside the Classroom Bowles uses a fantastic range of activities to help young people to develop & grow Maturity Taking Responsibility (for themselves and each other) Environmental Awareness
Exceptional Experiences Outstanding Outcomes
On site at Bowles A centrally heated modern dormitory Two dry ski slopes Indoor heated swimming pool Several ropes courses Safety and wet weather equipment And its very own 130 million year old sandstone outcrop!
104 beds over two floors 6 beds per room Separate teachers’ bedrooms and showers Securely locked overnight Bowles instructors live onsite and are on call through the night Dormitory Accommodation
Modern Accommodation Healthy Meals
Three healthy, hot, home cooked meals a day ‘Family service’ – children serve themselves and each other Tuck shop for drinks, snacks and souvenirs (only one sweet per day as part of Bowles’ healthy eating policy.) Children also clear up after themselves! Home-Cooked Food
All weather games pitch Table Tennis Table Football Woodland activity area Common room with books and indoor games The Cabin with hot and cold drinks Free time
They’ll get up to all sorts…
and they’ll learn a lot about each other and about themselves
…and they are guaranteed to have fun
8.15Duty group lay tables for breakfast 8.30Breakfast 9.00Prepare for the day Activity Session Lunch then free time Activity Session 5.15Free Time & optional swim 6.15 Dinner then free time Activity Session Bed and lights out A ‘typical’ day Afternoon Evening Morning
KayakingRock Climbing Orienteering in the woodsTeam work
SkiingRaft building Problem SolvingCamp fire
What can you do to help prepare them? Teach them how to make a bed-duvet covers! Arrange for them to go on sleepovers Encourage independence through organising themselves for trips and activities
Any Questions?
Exceptional Experiences Outstanding Outcomes Continuing a person’s learning and development outside has been proven to make a huge contribution to their personal, social and academic development and help to prepare them for the next stage in life. You only have to see the difference in a person’s confidence, communication skills and maturity after a week away to see that a residential activity programme is a life-changing experience for many of them. Outstanding Outcomes Exceptional Experiences Outstanding Outcomes