Challenge Week 2010

This year Challenge Week wasfrom the 12th to the 16th of July. This is an important part of the College year, providing a range of educational experiences, opportunities and challenges for all students.

The expectation is that all Year 7, 8 and 9 students will participate in this exciting and very rewarding week.

All the activities on offer have tried to include the five key areas which have been highlighted by the government's "Every Child Matters" agenda. These are being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic well being.

Students may choose non-residential activities, both on and off the College site, or full week, residential activites.

Activities on offer this year are listed below:

 

Non-residential

Web Design, Podcasting and Animation

Words to Show (drama production for Primary Schools)

Music and Video Week

Football

Art Week - Creating a Masterpiece

Photography

Coastal Footpath

Year 7 Day Trips (including Crealy Adventure Park, National Marine Aquarium, Paignton zoo, cinema and bowling)

Outdoor Activities (including water sports, laserball, ice skating, tree surfing)

Golf Activity

Extreme Week (including surfing, mountain boarding and laser war games)

Riding and Horse Management

Penewin Riding Stables - a 5-day riding challenge

Sea Fishing

Scuba Diving

Newquay Surf and Extreme Sports

Multi-activities programme (choice includes Circus Skills, Treasure Hunt, Beauty Therapy, Murder Mystery, Robotics and many more)

Tamar Valley Pursuits (tree surfing, archery, canoeing, bush craft, orienteering, raft building and team challenges)

 

Semi Residential Activity

The Grand Tour - A cultural whirlwind of cultural highlights.  Three days of day trips around Devon and Cornwall's hidden gems, followed by visits to Stratford-upon-Avon and Bath.

 

 

Full Week Residential Activities

North Wales (walking, canoeing, rock climbing, Alton Towers)

River Wye Canoe Trip (camping and canoeing)

Futuroscope 2010 (France's most futuristic theme park, and other attractions in the Poitiers area)

Costa Brava, Spain (Barcelona, Port Aventura theme park, water park)

Iceland (geysers, glaciers, volcanoes, hot pools)

Tossa de Mar, Spain (sea activites such as sailing, kayaking, snorkelling, and a day at Waterworld)