Trips, Expeditions and Exchanges
We offer a range of trips, to destinations both far and wide, to enrich the curriculum as well as to complement and enhance academic studies and support charity projects worldwide. We believe in enabling our pupils to explore multiple contexts and cultures. Trips to a wide range of locations take place across the year.
Recent excursions include visits to Spain, France, London, Peru and America.
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Lower 1 had an exciting day out as they visited the enchanting world of BeWILDerwood to bring their English lessons to life! The trip was designed to help the pupils explore settings and characters in a fun, hands-on way — and it did not disappoint. From the moment they arrived, the children were immersed in the magical setting of BeWILDerwood, home to curious creatures and thrilling adventures. They crossed the Broken Bridge, carefully making their way across the wobbly planks just like the heroes in the stories they’ve been studying. They met Mildred the Crocklebog, who lurks in the Spooky Lake, sparking imaginations and inspiring fantastic character descriptions. The day continued with daring climbs and giggles as they tackled the Slippery Slopes, proving themselves brave explorers. The trip was not only packed with fun but also gave the pupils fresh ideas and experiences to bring back to the classroom. Their adventures at BeWILDerwood will now help them create vivid settings and colourful characters in their own writing.
On our recent Coke house trip to Holkham Hall, we were lucky to have ideal weather to admire the grounds in their full beauty. As soon as we entered the hall on our tour, it was apparent how interconnected the hall was with Coke house as all throughout the hall, there were many paintings of relatives of Sir Edward Coke, whom our house is named after. We were amazed at the sheer volume of artwork in the house from paintings to statues to murals. We learnt about the Palladian architecture style of the whole estate, meaning that there was a considerable importance placed on symmetry; It’s truly amazing to stand in the centre of the house and see through the whole property. One of the activities we did was preventive conservation, helping document emerging damage in the hall so that it can be monitored and prevented from further deterioration. After completing the necessary work, we took to the gardens surrounding the grounds for a well-deserved break – playing croquet and looking around at the various plants and herbs being nurtured by the gardeners working at the hall. Varying croquet skill levels and severe (but friendly) competitiveness meant we finished the day on a high. We left Holkham hall enriched with a deeper understanding of Coke’s history, and a better knowledge of our peers. - Nova Adkins, Zach Bradley, Rose Cook and Leon Lui - L6 pupils
In March pupils spent six days in Norwich’s twin town of Rouen. With 12 hours of French tuition and evenings with host families, pupils had a really immersive experience using and improving their language skills. There were many highlights of the trip, including interviewing members of the public in a local park about their views on English and French stereotypes learning how to make macarons with a maître-patissier at his School of Pâtisserie being welcomed by French pupils and teachers during our visit to Collège Saint-Dominique, where languages play huge part in the curriculum. spending a wonderful day together exploring Paris- from the Arc de Triomphe to the Bateau Mouche and an afternoon exploring the meandering streets of Montmartre Mrs Watkinson, Mr Croston and Mrs Parkhouse were so impressed with the group’s open-minded attitude and willingness to use their French. Their confidence grew immeasurably through their daily interactions with the host families, language teachers, members of the public and in exchanges in shops and cafés. Equally, travelling everywhere on public transport gave us all a real feeling of adventure and an understanding of how easy and rewarding European travel can be. Pupils commented that: “My French improved a lot through communicating with the host family” “The excursion day in Paris was amazing! Inside Rouen, I really enjoyed the detailed city tour and the Joan of Arc museum.” “My French has improved tons, I can speak much more fluently and can hold conversations in French with my host family.” “French gets a lot easier towards the end of the trip and makes you better at French than everyone else.” “It’s a great experience to see how different cultures work and eat etc and definitely helps with French.” Taking part in such an overseas adventure in another language does more than just improve pupils’ language skills. Communication becomes paramount and we believe that undertaking such an endeavour necessitates a bit of bravery. Pupils become better conversationalists as a result, they uncover and revel in subtle cultural differences and deepen their understanding of their own heritage. They rely on the kindness of relative strangers and find the joy in the magic of putting the language they’ve been learning for years in the classroom to test ‘out in the field’, and finding that it actually works!
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