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Finish on a high
YEAR 3 RESIDENTIAL TRIP
The delight of the Year 3 trip was summed
up very nicely on a piece of footage taken
by Mr McCafferty.A boyhood dream:build a ballista, take a very wet sponge ball, re it at your teacher, achieve a direct hit causing said teacher - mid- lming - to tumble to the ground! Such was the life of a Prep boy on theYear 3 residential trip.The boys travelled to Sayers Croft in Surrey and were blessed with perfect weather for their adventure.They were kept exceptionally busy, with orienteering, pond- dipping, caving, problem-solving, a challenge course (blindfolded), a maze, making and
ring a ballista, free play and singing all packed into the day and a half trip.The boys were an absolute credit to the school; listening intently to their instructors’ advice, being enthusiastic for all activities and even managing to settle down and sleep in double quick time.
YEAR 4 RESIDENTIAL TRIP
“How many sausages would this pig make?” is not the sort of question posed to many boys at the Prep on a regular basis, yet on
theYear 4 trip it led on to many varied and thought-provoking discussions about farming and eating meat. In the meantime, the boys were also busy washing,watering and feeding the aforementioned pig and her piglets. (The answer to the question was 2,500). All boys inYear 4 thoroughly enjoyed their two night trip away to Dorset to live, work and play
on Magdalen Organic Farm.The boys enjoyed the chance to build shelters, collect eggs, use the amazing egg-sizing machine, feed goats, gather herbs for their organic pizzas baked
in a stone oven and then, in the evenings, relax with outdoor playtime and a chance to join in with camp re songs and stories.The unique mixture of outdoor activities combined with a clear message about sustainable organic ways to farm gave the boys much to think about as well as much to do.
YEAR 7 OUTDOOR PURSUITS
It was not the Caribbean but there was white sand, a beautiful coastline and bright sun, which all helped make a week of high energy activities really glorious and exhilarating!
Whether it was jumping from a high rock into the sea whilst coasteering, abseiling
and climbing back up what looked like a sheer rock face,or whether it was managing more than a little dirt on the mud run - the activities offered a range of character-building challenges.The evening the boys spent making a temporary bivouac and then sleeping under it was particularly memorable. Some bivouacs were magni cent, some collapsed, and all were draughty, but the boys who weathered the Wednesday night storm until we brought them in for a survivors’ midnight feast proved themselves to be the hardiest!
Pembrokeshire offered a truly stunning setting for the Year 7 adventures.
YEAR 8 SURFING
For the rst time ever, a purely sur ng trip featured as one of theYear 8 Residential options.The boys travelled down to Croyde for a week of surf tuition along with some swimming, beach rescue games and a number of taxing dune walks. We were blessed with