Monthly Archives: July 2011

Jul

Staff Day Out

What a way to unwind after a long year. We canoed out to Peal Island with the teachers from Lindale and Marton School and had a BBQ after some fun and challenge along the way. Highlights of the afternoon / evening were jumping off the island into the lake and having a good swim about, stories over the BBQ with a small glass, then more fun as we swam under the boats and pretended attempted to float around the island. Lots of fun and the Lucie and the team went away with big smiles and ready for a well earned summer off.

Jul

Canoeing on Coniston with Sir John Barrow

Sir John Barrow School do a great job at running their own school residential course each year. Their staff are well experienced and some qualified to a level that they are happy to run some of the activities that the young people do when they are away with them.

This year we went along to help out with the canoeing day. John Kettle brought our set of Open Canoes over and paddled on the North end of Coniston water with the team.

Jul

SPA Training

This weekend Mike Margeson and Dan Robinson 2 MIC’s from Real Adventure ran an SPA Training Course.

Jul

River Study

Today we picked up all the year 5 & 6 from Lindale in Marton school and after an initial classroom session to teach them the basics and hand out wellies and waterproofs we headed up to the Walna Scar Road area nr Coniston and complete a full study of the river investigating how a river changes as it moves downstream. From sauce to mature river the team measured the width, depts, speed of flow, gradient, and the size of the rock in the bed of the rive. At the end of the day everyone went away with a real knowledge of what happens to a rive and a good vocabulary and understanding.
We look forwards to taking the team Abseiling and Gorge scrambling at the start of next term.

Jul

St Christopher’s LSP

Based at Great Tower Scout Camp on Windermere 48 pupils from St Christopher’s School spent eight days and seven nights exploring the Lake District. Walking up mountains, crawling underneath them, scrambling up ghylls, climbing up the rock, abseiling down, paddling on the lake and all whilst building personal confidence and teamwork skills…. So much to fit in! They had some great adventures and went home with many stories to tell!