Page 15 - Seaford College Spring Newsletter 2025

Outdoor Education
(including Duke of Edinburgh Award)
It’s that time of year where Bronze DofE teams have been busy developing their skills in the use of
cookers, packing rucksacks and completing the ‘Youth Expedition First Aid Award’ in preparation for
this term’s Expedition Training Day in March.
The Expedition Training Day was attended by 74
Year 9 participants who successfully completed a 12k
walk in sunny conditions, where they got to know
their teammates while developing their navigation
skills and resilience along the way.
More DofE participants have completed their awards
and received their certificates from the head while
having afternoon tea.
There have been a few full days of scuba diving
training in the school pool at weekends. We have
a group of about 15 students working towards
their various different qualification levels, varying
from a handful of Year 8s progressing through
their initial training all the way through to some
Year 12s finishing off their Stress and Rescue Diver
course. It is great to see such a variety of students
from different year groups, working together and
enjoying themselves so much. It all bodes well for
scuba diving at Seaford College in general and for
the Malta and Gozo trip this summer in particular.
The Seaford Climbing Team took part in the
inter schools climbing competition at White
Spider Climbing, with this phase being hosted by
Hurst School. The team was made up of both junior
and senior female and male climbers from Year 7
and upwards, who all certainly held their own at
the event. They competed in three disciplines – top
roping, bouldering and lead climbing. This is great
preparation for the Stanage Edge Climbing Trip in
May and the Climbing Competition that Seaford will
be hosting at the Southampton Parthian Climbing
Wall in October 2025.
Prep School Bushcraft Club continues to flourish,
with students and parents experiencing a vast range
of creative bushcraft and forest school-style activities
such as firefighting, bush cooking and woodcraft
skills.
Our Seaford Sailing is underway with students back
on the water, exposed to both windy and testing
sailing conditions. The Seaford Sailing Team are
also looking forward to working at Itchenor Sailing
Club throughout the Summer Term where keen
sailors will have an opportunity to further their skills
with greater access to After School Sailing within
Chichester Harbour.
Love to learn