To complement their classroom work, Nursery and Reception children take part in a range of high quality educational day visits, from exploring articulated trucks at Caterpillar, investigating how cars work at Mercedes Benz, booking holidays with Thomas Cook, reading with experts at Seven Stories and seeing birds up close at RSPB Saltholme.
Day trips are also a regular part of School life for children in Year 1 and above, with pupils regularly visiting art galleries, theatres, exhibitions, libraries, museums and workshops such as ‘astronaut training’. The cost of day trips are included in School fees.
Furthermore, our International Primary Curriculum provides ideal opportunities to take the children away on residential visits to experience learning beyond the classroom.
In Year 3 and 4, the children experience a residential trip for the first time. This year, this was to Newcastle and Alnwick, where the children enhanced their learning around the Let’s Grow It! topic; visiting Newcastle’s Centre For Life and enjoying gardening workshops at the beautiful Alnwick Garden. For many children this is the first time away from home, thus providing additional life skills and experiences.