School Trips
This video shows just some of the visits the children have enjoyed in 2024-5.
Whether it be the chance to see the remains of a hypocaust, visit the heart of the UK justice system and take part in a mock court case, learn about how police horses are trained or take part in a science investigation to discover which animals live in our local rivers; the opportunities to learn outside the classroom at West Lodge are varied and regular. That's because we understand that visits ignite imaginations, consolidate understanding, encourage exploration and prompt discussion.
We have a programme of residential opportunities starting with a two day/1 night trip for year 3 and 4 children, leading up to the School Journey that children enjoy in years 5 and 6. The residential trips are designed to increase independence, build team-working skills, encourage adventure, solve problems and put our Learning Powers into practice in non classroom environments.
Recent School Trips:
Year 5 learn about digital art during a visit to 'Today at Apple'
Year 5 visited 'Today at Apple' to learn more about digital art and to practise digital techniques using Procreate.
The children enjoyed this engaging and informative workshop which formed part of their learning about John Dyer, this year’s whole school artist.
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Year 4 journey back to Tudor times
To tie in with their current topic, Year 4 visited Leeds Castle and journeyed back to Tudor times to learn more about Henry VIII.
Year 6 enjoy the opportunity to carry out geographical and geological research on field visit
Despite the wet weather, Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their field trip in which they learnt about the journey of a river, floodplains (which they saw first hand!) and took part in a fascinating investigation into the permeability of rocks.