Outdoor
Learning is an adventure. Colfe’s has a dedicated Outdoor Education Department that serves the whole school – from Year 3 onwards, pupils benefit from an exciting programme led by a qualified and experienced practitioner.
Our Outdoor Education courses are structured to help build confidence by facing and overcoming challenges, improving teamwork and learning new skills – which will stay with pupils not just at school, but for the rest of their lives.
In the Junior School, Years 3 and 4 each have two separate days participating in activities such as raft building, low-ropes courses, sailing and abseiling. This leads to a four-day residential trip in Year 5 – followed by a week-long trip to Dorset in Year 6.
Pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 attend residential weeks in the Lake District, North Wales and Oxfordshire where they have the opportunity to try canoeing, kayaking, rock climbing, caving, mine exploration, gorge scrambling, mountain walking, high-ropes courses and bushcraft. After Years 7, 8 and 9 pupils continue to be offered Outdoor Education in the form of overseas expeditions. The Colfe’s Combined Cadet Force Squadron also operates the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
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