Dear Parents,
RE: Physical Health Education - Mixed Activity Trip, Osmington Bay
This residential trip in September provides M4 students with the opportunity to reconnect as a year group after the summer break and to meet new students entering their year. The activities that students participate in allow them to build life skills including teamwork, communication, resilience and self-reliance whilst improving their confidence in unfamiliar situations.
This year it is a multi-activity trip to the PGL Osmington Bay Centre, in Weymouth, Dorset. PGL is the UK's largest provider of outdoor education for young people and has over 55 years of experience. It is an inclusive part of our curriculum that will take place from Monday, 25th September to Friday, 29th September and is therefore compulsory.
Each day is packed with adventure to excite, inspire and build confidence, bringing a different dimension to the learning experience. There are four, one-and-a-half hour sessions, each day with different activities to keep everyone engaged. We will be designated a dedicated PGL 'groupie' to provide support throughout our stay and have tailor-made programmes to best suit our students. All accommodation, food, activities and instruction are included as well as having 24-hour support from the centre team. Students will also be accompanied by myself, Mr. Wynter and Mr Masilungan, who is a new teacher joining us in September. We will be sending out a Clarion call every day in order to give you updates. You will also be able to check our social media pages to view photos and accounts of our activities.
For more information on the trip and site, please click here.
The cost of the trip has been included in your 2017-18 Term 1 invoice.
Below you can find the recommended kit list. We do stress that it is not necessary to go out and buy all new and expensive kit for your child to go on the course.
- Suitable nightwear
- Underwear (please note that for many activities, socks will need to cover ankles) Trousers/leggings for activities (not jeans)
- 1 pair of trainers for activities
- 1 pair of shoes for watersports (preferably old trainers)
- Pair of dry shoes for evening activities
- Fleeces/sweatshirts for activities
- Long sleeved shirt/T-shirts (for activities where arms need to be covered)
- T-shirts
- Waterproof jacket/cagoule (and trousers if your child has them)
- Warm anorak or similar (winter groups)
- Hat and gloves (winter groups)
- Baseball hat/sun hat (summer groups)
- 1 or 2 sets of clothes for the evening
Other Items:
- One towel for showering
- One 'old' towel for wet activities
- Plastic drinks bottle
- Small rucksack/bag
- Labelled bin bag for wet and dirty clothing washbag (including soap, shampoo and toothpaste) Sleeping bag/duvet and pillow
Please do not allow your child to bring electrical devices, computer games, jewellery/valuables, aerosol deodorants etc. We realise students will want to bring their mobile phones. This is at your discretion, but please be aware that mobile phones are not covered by our insurance.
Lost Property: please label everything, indelible felt tip pens are useful for this. Students are responsible for their own belongings and it may be useful to provide a list of items packed. Lost property is hard to track down after a visit and there is usually a charge for returning items.
As this is a residential trip, please click here to complete the permission form which includes dietary and medical information.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.
Kind Regards
Ashlea Mills
2017/18 PHE Subject Leader / Trip Leader
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