Key Stages 3 - 5

Key Stage 3-5 Residential Visits

At Key Stage Three, curriculum objectives reinforce the many other benefits of outdoor learning for young people. Activities are fast and furious and the pace never slackens! Courses combine an appropriate level of team building with progressive skills development in a range of activities. When linked with the adventure of learning to live cooperatively and harmoniously in unfamiliar surroundings, a residential activity course is a powerful tool for both imparting valuable life skills and addressing cross curricular issues. Teachers and students alike may reap enormous benefits from shared experiences.

Key Stage 3-5 Adventurous Activities

Includes all activities offered at Key Stage Two (see previous section) with the following additions:

Watersports

• Expeditions (given sufficient training)

Landsports

• Expeditions (given sufficient training)

Personal Social and Health Education/Citizenship

Adventure Education is structured to maximize opportunities for groups to become more effective whilst living and working together. Through participation in a variety of exciting activities and learning to deal with challenging situations, students are stretched both mentally and physically.
We aim to ensure that each group is taught by a small team of instructors for the whole of their stay. This has enormous benefits in that mutual trust and respect may be fostered as a team emerges. Teamwork is an integral part of most physical activities at Out of Town Action Sports. Instructors are careful to ensure everyone in the group has a chance to demonstrate increasing self confidence, achievement and success.
Through the encouragement of realistic goal setting, students are helped to develop and recognise a range of transferable skills.

Helping you to link the benefits back to school

We can assist you in meeting your particular course objectives, which may involve:

• A whole school commitment to raising achievement. Well documented evidence suggests that self esteem and self confidence can be raised through successful participation in skillfully reviewed adventure.
• An action packed week allowing students to try a wide variety of activities offered with Out of Town Action Sports, where the emphasis may be to provide opportunities for progression and achieving success. The goal may be to gain skills and experience to complete RYA or BCU awards, or simply to enjoy challenging activities in a new and exciting environment.
• A dynamic Year 7 induction programme. Whole year groups follow a residential programme in order to foster team spirit and break down barriers in new tutor groups at the start of their secondary career.

We can offer supporting material evidence:

• Digital cameras are available to record individual and group achievements.
• Students can be issued a certificate at the end of each course.
• Royal Yachting Association and British Canoe Union logbooks and certificates are available at the centre.