School trips

sweetcheekz

Many, many years ago in what is now year 6 our school trip was 5 days in northern france, St malo, St cast, le mont saint Michel etc, I remember it as being one huge adventure and my first trip abroad (back in the day when you got a one year passport from the post office :cool:). We also went to London to see Oliver at the theatre which really sparked a life long interest.
In the "seniors" it was the exchange visits with students in France and Germany that I really remember, and being from Portsmouth many day trips to France.
Do they still do exchanges?

msb5262

When I was at primary school in London, we went to the zoo for the day - we got there by canal boat and went home on a double decker bus. It was fabulous!

pupsicola

A memorable school trip for myself was to the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton. There are around 50 historic buildings dating from the 13th to 19th centuries, along with gardens, farm animals, walks and a lake.

motherofstudents

Chatsworth House Derbyshire, Eureka, Imperial War Museum North, Castlefield Manchester also Dresden with the school band every year.

When I was at primary school we went to the Blue John mine too but I think they closed it as it was radio active or something ? We also went on the Manchester Ship Canal.... I was sick.

Justicia

marisco wrote: »

Not on your life

Spoilsport!

We have a bit of a weirdo as a caretaker who made some crass remarks as I walked across the car park today *shudder*

I told him to go and do some lines and stand in the corner, which went right over his head. I was just getting into character!

In these days of technology, a photo of you in costume taken by a pupil will probably be #'d on twitter soon anyway! :D:p

Kynthia

I went to IOW in year 6 too and really enjoyed it. While studying A-Level physics I also went to Switzerland to see the Hadron Collider which was amazing. I can't really remember a lot of the day trips, apart from the Natural History Museum, as I think I was one of those annoying children that found everything boring. Although there was a windmill opposite our school which we visited once or twice. There was also an activity centre where we did orienteering, rock climbing and canoeing as well as overnight stays.

My DH remembers going to see the Thames Barrier, HMS Belfast and the Cutty Sark which I think are good days out.

neverdespairgirl

I grew up in London, and at primary school level, we had trips to the big museums, Kew Gardens, the Thames Barrier, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and 5 days in the Isle of Wight in Lower Third, the top class at my primary. Isle of Wight must be heaving with school children!

At secondary school, we had a week in the Lake District in the Lower Fourth (first year) doing sailing / camping / abseiling / tracking / hiking etc, day trips to Kew Gardens (again!), Dungeness Power Station, Thames Barrier (again!) a water treatment plant in East London, Bath (that was for Latin GCSE) and York (2 days, not 1).

In the sixth form, at the same school, I did a week-long field trip to the Lake District, 5 days in Dorset, and a long weekend at Ingleborough (sp?)

My son's 7, in Year 3, and he's done trips to St. Paul's Cathedral, the Monument, the Museum of London, an urban farm, a synagogue, and a mosque.

kelloggs36

FBaby wrote: »

Ha ha would have replied except it sounds like we're neighbours

Me too! A Medway school?

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Last year my son's reception class went to the Seven Sister's Sheep Centre, as he wants to be a farmer he really enjoyed it. This years reception trip is to Blackberry Farm, unfortunately my daughter can't go as we are going on a family holiday to IOW. However I make sure she covers there what she will miss (basically a drawing and writing a little about their favourite bit). I am going to get my two to do a little diary of our week away, that can be included in their learning journeys when we return.

At our school the year 6 LEV is to the IOW too!!!

I remember going to Chartwell when I was around 9 or 10 (Winston Churchill's place) and London Zoo in secondary school. For my year 6 LEV we went to Paignton in Devon, had a really good time. We had to do a project after and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Marisco, we have Knockhatch membership, its a great place isn't it. Caters for all the ages.

marisco_2

Knockhatch is fabulous, as is Drusillas.