Trips and visits are a hugely popular part of the curriculum throughout the school and give children the opportunity to explore a wide range of places and events.
Throughout the year, we offer a whole range of trips and visits. Trips for Sports and lessons take place throughout the year. Each year finishes with residential trips of varying lengths for Years 3 to 8 the perfect way for pupils to wind down for the summer.
Our Pre-Prep pupils visit a whole host of local attractions throughout the year to aid in the teaching and learning of the curriculum. Christmas Term allows for trips to Farnham Library and Pizza Express, with both sending the children away with treats to enjoy later on: books and pizza! As spring visits Edgeborough, trips include visits to Alice Holt forest where children get hands on with the ‘minibeasts’ for their Easter Term topic, as well as visiting Farnham Castle and Winchester Science Centre.
The Summer Term brings warmer weather and new opportunities for trips, with pupils having the chance to visit Wisley Gardens and the blooming flora, while also visiting the Living Rainforest and Bocketts Farm where both different parts of the world and different eras of the world are learnt about.
All trips are supervised by class teachers and children are given an extensive opportunity to explore and learn on each visit outside of the school grounds.
Every other year pupils are given the opportunity to go on the Edgeborough Sports Tour, with each trip taking us to either a new part of the country or a new part of the world. In 2016, it was the turn of Lisbon where our group of Prep pupils headed out to take part in a number of football, rugby and hockey matches, as well as explore the Portuguese capital.
Trips that further promote the Edgeborough mantra of sportsmanship and exploration, the Sports Tour is a staple of the school calendar The trip allows for pupils to bond further as a group as they share hotel rooms and spend time with friends they may not see so much of at school, whilst also offering the challenge of facing different opposition to those they face on a weekly basis.
Performing Arts are Edgeborough are dazzling, exciting and award winning! In addition to the wonderful facilities on offer at Edgeborough for our Art and Drama departments, the experience for our pupils is heightened by a number of outings throughout the year. Music pupils have taken trips to G Live in Guildford, Charterhouse, Brighton and King Edward’s, Witley where they have had the chance to perform with others as well as watch other students perform and learn from some of the best in the business.
Our Drama students visit prominent local theatres during the year, with Year 7 and Year 8 going to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford and the New Victoria Theatre in Woking, respectively.
During the final month of the Summer Term Years 6, 7 and 8 each go on a trip either within the U.K or abroad for a week. Year 6 travel to the Isle of Wight “Little Canada” PGL Centre, a long running success for Edgeborough and a trip loved by all who attend.
Children experience dragon boating, abseiling, archery, the giant swing, trapeze, tunnel trail, orienteering and fencing on site. However, one of the reasons for going to the Isle of Wight is to experience its natural beauty and varied geographical features.
Year 7 go a little further afield with a trip to Château de La Baudonnière in Normandy, where their French speaking skills are put to the test throughout a week of adventuring and exploring.
Year 8 make their way to St. David’s, Wales for what is their last trip as Edgeburians. The week of fun included coasteering, surfing, challenging sea cliff climbing, kayaking and a whole host of other activities in between. This trip is one that lasts long in the memory of our Year 8 Leavers and is often described as a trip where they’ll have “the time of their lives”.
Year 3 enjoy a night camping in bell tents on site. They also get to experience bushcraft activities, even eating bugs!
Years 4 spend a night at a local outdoor centre and had a wonderful time. Year 5 travel to the New Forest, where they enjoy two nights camping and a whole host of activities. ‘Battlefield Live’ is certainly very popular!
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