Hindleap Warren Year 6 Residential Visit 3rd - 7th November 2014

Hindleap Warren Residential Out door Education Centre. Hindleap Warren is set in the Ashdown Forest It is a safe, secure and self contained site. It has very experienced centre staff running the courses for children age 7 upwards. It is also a centre that regularly takes disabled, or disadvantaged groups. All the centre staff are fully qualified to nationally recognised standards, and these are regularly updated. Centre staff are also CRB checked and hold first aid qualifications.

Hindleap Warren – Why do we go? The chance to go to Hindleap Warren introduces opportunities that are not readily available within the curriculum or school environment. It supports and extends the Outdoor and Adventurous Activities curriculum, a module of PE. The Geography curriculum is supplemented through the use of maps and orienteering. It supports many PSHE skills

PSHE Participation at Hindleap Warren reinforces The Education Reform Act of 1988 states that schools should provide ‘A balanced and broadly based curriculum that promotes the moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils for such opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.’ Participation at Hindleap Warren reinforces Co-operation, Consideration of others A sense of fairness Independence of mind Responsibility Working within time limits Team building Dealing with new situations in a different environment Dealing with personally challenging situations Socialisation and friendship building

Accommodation Sleeping arrangements are in dormitories. The rooms sleep 4-5 children and all bedding is provided. Teacher’s and children’s rooms are in the same corridor. Toilet and wash facilities are situated at each end of the corridors and in between. The accommodation is split into boys and girls sections in different ends of the corridor with the teacher’s rooms separating them. Centre staff are resident on site in a separate building nearby. However, a nominated member of centre staff is on duty 24 hours a day and remains in the main building. Three full, cooked meals are provided each day with access to drinks throughout the day for the children. There is a classroom and common room for use by the children too. Over the week the children may have different classroom based tasks to complete in the evenings.

Proposed Itinerary This year’s challenging and adventurous activities will include; Climbing wall Archery Dry obstacles Wet obstacles Forest Adventure Bouldering Pool canoeing Abseiling High wire Team challenge Team exercise Orienteering Swimming

Costs 2014 The total cost of this week (based on 40 children going), including all transport, accommodation, hire of equipment and insurance is £297.90 per child. If you wish your child to take part, an initial deposit of £87.90 must be sent to the office by 9.15 on Wednesday 30th April 2014 Along with the deposit, please send (in the same envelope) 4 post- dated cheques for £52.50. These cheques need to be dated: 3rd June 2014 8th July 2014 9th September 2014 14th October 2014 Please note that if your child’s payments are NOT made in full before going on the trip then your child will, unfortunately, be unable to attend and any deposit taken cannot be refunded. .

On the dry obstacle course. This course introduces the need for team work and co-operation and support.

Well it is supposed to be dry!

The wet obstacles course is completed in teams The wet obstacles course is completed in teams. It works on encouragement, speed and agility, but most importantly; the development of confidence and self esteem.

Then there are the high - wire activities Then there are the high - wire activities. These activities pose real challenges to the children and is one where all children set themselves targets of how far they would like to go. It is often amazing when they then realise that they have exceeded their own targets.

The sense of achievement is a real confidence booster for those who are more timid, when faced with this type of challenge. Once they have gone through once, it is difficult getting them to stop! For those adventurous children there is the opportunity to go through the tunnels. This is a network of piping underground. It is pitch black, wet, smelly and muddy. Some children choose to go through the tunnels as a pair, where a more confident child leads another through.

Using the climbing wall. Having first been taught how to traverse, using just their hands and legs. Archery on the indoor range.

The dining room. The children get to eat three cooked meals a day The dining room. The children get to eat three cooked meals a day. They will not go hungry, and allergies can be catered for by the centre. The children sleep in dormitories of 4 or 5 children. Each room has a sink and bunk beds. Wet items are put into the drying rooms, but are not washed!!!

The last day allows the chance for reflection and the opportunity to create an environmental picture. The last part of the week focuses on team challenge. This is where all the children at the centre compete against each other, using the skills they have developed over the week.

Then its time to come home, with smelly dirty clothes in tow, and totally exhausted.

Who will be considered? All children will be considered for this trip. However, we do as already mentioned have high expectations of behaviour. The centre is used to dealing with children with Special Educational Needs. As all the activities are centre based they can be adapted to suit the individual requirements of a child. E.g. a full body harness can be used rather than a webbing waist harness when using the climbing wall, the high obstacle course or abseiling. Those children with dietary requirements will be catered for by the centre. For example those with a lactose intolerance, vegetarians, coeliacs, nut allergies etc have all taken part before.

CODE OF CONDUCT Children are expected to be sensible, helpful, considerate and polite at all times. It is anticipated that parents will have talked through general expectations of behaviour and attitude, but there are also specific rules that children have to obey whilst at the centre. After bed time no one must leave the dormitories until breakfast (unless fire/illness). Any child who fails to behave in the expected manner will be sent home with parents expected to come and collect them. We hope that this introduction has provided you with all the necessary information for you to encourage your child to take part in this visit.

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