Sea Kayaking

Yesterday the Upper Sixth Ad. Bac. students were paddling on the sea in Plymouth Sound.  The morning saw calm conditions and after an initial warm up we went rock hopping up the coast, past Jennycliff bay and on towards the break water.  After lunch on an isolated beach the tide had dropped and the conditions picked up with a bit of swell making paddling more stimulating.  This changed the challenges of rock hopping from 'easy' to 'stimulating'.  On the return we also looked at efficient forwards paddling before reaching Mount Batten and attempting the 'nose on the front of the boat' challenge...

Boating in the Sound





Today the Upper 6th students were out in the School RIB looking at risks involved with powerboating. Later on this term they will take the Level 2 Powerboat Course.

Boarders Prefect Training Weekend

This weekend the boarding prefects headed to whiteworks for a training weekend.  They spent Saturday morning doing some team building activities before planning an activity to run for the younger boarders on Sunday afternoon.  In the evening they

Coasteering

 

 



Today both Upper and Lower 6th Adventure Bac students headed to Torbay for some Coasteering

Welcome to Mr Rees

 

 

Welcome to Mr Rees who joins us this year in the role of Assistant head of Outdoor Education. He is a big caving enthusiast and holds the Cave Instructor Certificate, the highest caving qualification in the UK. Mr Rees is also a Mountain Leader and a qualified kayaking, canoeing, biking and climbing Instructor.

Gold D of E Completed



Well done to both teams for completing their Gold expedition. The last two days have been somewhat wetter than the first but not enough to dampen the students spirits.

Gold DofE Round 2

Back up in The Lake District again with 2 teams for their assessed Gold expedition. Two days down, the weather has been kind to us and the teams are making good time.