Plymouth College



Welcome to Plymouth College Outdoor Education Blog. Here we will show the vast variety of activities we offer to students throughout the year including Ten Tors, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Overseas Expeditions, Scuba Diving, Sailing, Paddlesport, Rock Climbing and Mountaineering, Mountain Biking, Power Kiting and much more.

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Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Final Beach Training session





After a number of sessions in the pool and a few at the beach we reached our last training day before Thursdays exam. The weather was kind but the water seems to have got colder.

Thursday, 6 June 2013

Beach Lifeguard Training





Back out training on the beach again today. The Beach Lifeguard exam is getting closer.

Thursday, 23 May 2013

A day on the beach




Beach Lifeguard Training at Whitsand Baywith the Adventure Bac students. Sun, Sand and Sea (albeit quite cold). After school it was straight back to the beach with some staff who are also doing the course. Lets hope for some more weather like this.

Thursday, 2 May 2013

Haldon Hill Biking





Today the Ad Bac Students went to Haldon Hill to continue with the Mountain Biking section of their course.   They continued to develop there skills on the pump track and skills circuit, before heading out along the blue Challenge trail.  After a short break for lunch and another go round the pump track we decided to tackle the red, ridge ride trail. This route is more technical than the blue and tested the groups bike control and balance as well at their skills to look ahead and read the route.

Sunday, 21 April 2013

Silver D of E





This weeked the Silver D of E Canoeists have been on their practice expedition on the River Exe and the Exeter Canal in fantastic sunshine and enough wind to sail the canoes.

Saturday, 20 April 2013

Bronze D of E



The Bronze D of E Teams were out this weekend around the Beesands area of Devon undertaking their practice expedition.

Monday, 15 April 2013

More Gold D of E





Back out on Dartmoor again this weekend with Gold D of E groups. One group on a practice and another on assessment. As per last time we were treated to Dartmoor's best weather but it didn't put the teams off and they managed to fight their way through the wind and rain to the end.