Thursday, July 19, 2012

What To Expect On School Adventure Trips

By Kimberly Clifford


For lots of people, school adventure trips make for some of the fondest memories. Getting outside the classroom helps students bond, try new things, and prove themselves in physical challenges and team activities. In our age when health or safety is a prime concern, it's fantastic to see kids being kids, having fun outdoors, getting covered in mud, getting fitter and making lifelong friends.

Activity centers all over Britain provide a choice of outings for pupils in total safety. These courses are available on a residential or day trip basis all year round. They can be tailored for your age group, complementing the UK National Curriculum, helping reinforce classroom teaching through hands-on experiences.

Teachers can really enhance their teaching of history, science, geography, physical education and more through cross-curricular activities out in the field. Kids who maybe don't get a chance to venture into the countryside can enjoy hundreds of acres of beautiful landscapes. Activities can include zip lining, archery, paintballing, orienteering, go karting, climbing, assault courses, rafting, team building exercises and more.

All these activities will be thoroughly supervised with good staff: pupil ratios. The qualified staff in these centers guarantees safety for all kids involved. It's always advisable to deal with experts of many years' experience, specializing in school-aged kids' activity breaks. So hunt out renowned companies with long-held reputations. Safety is of course the paramount concern.

Life skills will be reinforced through these trips which help embed classroom teaching through practical activities, plus showing the value of working in teams. It's also wonderful to see children come out of their shell, with smiling, happy faces. Kids will overcome reticence and fears and show they can meet new challenges.

So find the best school center, offering a range of outdoor activities that are very experienced with a great reputation. Throughout the British Isles - across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England, there are great outdoor centers for kids' activity breaks. Principals of schools can find school adventure trips for pupils in the Sixth Form, or Key stage 2 to 4 for these forthcoming holidays.




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