Category: Trips

Year 7 trip to Normandy, France 10-14th June 2019 We started from school at 5.30am in the rain, aiming for the fast ferry to Cherbourg at 9.00am.  We took a wrong turning and got caught in rush hour traffic on the M25, so missed our crossing and had to be booked onto the 2.45pm Brittany…

The annual Year 6 trip to Marwell Activity Centre near Winchester took place on 10-13th June 2019, with 33 Year 6 pupils and four staff in one of the wettest periods of weather for several months! We set off on the coach on Monday morning in high spirits and made good progress to our first…

When you go out camping it is often best to prepare for the worst and then you can be pleasantly surprised that this green and pleasant land doesn’t always throw its worst at you. However, this is not a message that is always easy for first-time campers to heed. Despite unedifying weather reports, Year 5…

Vinehall Ski Trip 2019 Passo Tonale, Italy ‘Let it snow’ and it really did!  I haven’t seen that much snow in years.  We arrived to a very patchy, green ski resort and left a white wonderland.  It really is so pretty when there has been a large snow fall and great fun. Our first few…

How many litres of milk does a cow produce a day?  50!  This was one of the many facts Year 1 learnt on their amazing day at Plumpton Agricultural College.  The children started the day by visiting the calf shed and looking at the different stages of a cow’s life.  From there we made our…

IAPS Ski Competition 2019 Wow!  Another great trip, they just seem to get better and better.  As always the children were wonderful. A very well-organised bunch and particularly polite, which is always a winner.  Never before have I been offered a drink on a tray when entering a room for a dorm check! There wasn’t…

Year 8 pupils headed off to London early on Thursday to get some first-hand experience of urban planning to support their studies in class about sustainable cities. Our first stop was to see the O2 to discuss brownfield development sites and how a venue such as the O2 can be a catalyst for further development….

Write up on the Year 8 Trip to Canterbury Cathedral On 4th February 2019 Year 8 went to visit Canterbury Cathedral; we left at 8.25am to board the school buses and, after a quick head-count, we were off to Kent. The main purpose of the trip was to help our studies on our research topic,…

This week Year 3 visited the museum in Bexhill as part of their Learning Journey on Ancient Egypt.  They listened well to Julian, the curator, who is an Egyptologist, as he showed them different artefacts including some clay pots and jewellery.  The children were fascinated and asked some excellent questions.  Everyone took part in three…

Year 5 have been studying factories and the industrial revolution in history​ and took the opportuinty to get out of the classroom with a visit to world famous cricket manufacturer, Gray-Nicolls. This was the perfect opportunity to combine both History and STEM subjects in an informative and enjoyable trip. Here is a report by Faris…