Ullswater 2014

The bank holiday weekend saw Forms 3 and 4 venturing into the Lake District, their destination – Ullswater. Arriving in good time meant that the groups were taken away promptly for the first of their activities and for many, this included the traditional jog and dip. Most braved the water, including a few of the staff.
The children had an amazing weekend, filled with climbing, abseiling, raft building, gorge walking, canoeing, summiting mountains, team building challenges and camping out. All of the children were pushed and stretched in different ways (sometimes literally) and worked well in teams to achieve their goals.
The weather was brilliant, with the only rain occurring during the night whilst we were snug in our beds or sleeping bags. A good wind on the last morning even meant that some groups were able to create hand held sails for their rafts or canoes and covered a great distance on the water.
The course instructors were very pleased with the children’s behaviour and general ‘get-up-and-go’ attitude and felt that they achieved more with them than perhaps they would with other children. It was such a delight to hear from another headteacher, who was also visiting the centre, about how polite and friendly our children were. They were a real credit to themselves, their families and the school.
It was great to see smiles from everyone as they got off the coaches. They were tired but they had all learnt something about themselves and others and many had experienced at least one new activity during the weekend.