year 5’s residential visit to the swattenden centre cranbrook in kent monday 22nd june to thursday...
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Year 5’s Residential Visit to the Swattenden Centre
Cranbrook in Kent
Monday 22nd June to Thursday 25th June
20153 nights / 4 days
What are the educational benefits
of going to Swattenden?• Promotes self-
confidence
• Makes children more independent
• Encourages teamwork
Why do we use the Swattenden Centre?
•Run by Kent County Council and an approved provider of adventurous activities.
•It is not too far from home!
•The activities are different from Class 6’s Wales trip.
•A safe environment.
•We have used the centre for several years.
•Our previous visits have been very successful!
•Ask the current Year 6 children!
Who will be looking after your children?
We are taking FOUR adult supervisors:-
• Mr Ainsworth – Group Leader
• Mrs Eley – Learning Support Assistant
• Mr Moat and Mrs Cowdery
• Qualified staff from the Swattenden Centre who will be running all the adventurous activities which take place.
This gives us a ratio of approximately 1 adult for every 7 children
What is the accommodation like?The children will stay in
dormitories situated in the “Mansion House”
We will have three rooms with either bunk or single beds. All the boys will be in one room with the girls divided between two.
Staff bedrooms are located next to the children’s.
All bedding is provided – children will be expected to make and strip their own beds!
Food
•The Centre has its own catering facilities.
•Three meals will be served each day.
•Different tastes and diets catered for.
• On Thursday the children will be given a packed lunch when we visit Leeds Castle.
Visiting your children
•Visits preferably on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
•Chance to see what your children have been upto.
•There might even be a chance to have a go at something…
•Please think carefully about how a parental visit might affect your child!
Typical ItineraryMonday 22nd June
• Leave school en route to Cranbrook
• Arrive at Swattenden – Welcome Session – Safety / Fire Drill and room allocation
• Lunch – Orienteering
• Zip line / archery / “Bridge & Swing”
• Dinner
• Sports then bed
Tuesday 23rd June• Breakfast – initiative challenges/ assault course / zipline / archery / climbing wall
• Lunch – sports (volleyball, football, AFL, rounders etc)
• Dinner
• Night Line, hot chocolate and bed
Wednesday 24th June
• Breakfast - zip line / archery / rafting / climbing wall
• Lunch – rafting / zipline / archery / climbing wall / low assault course
• Dinner
• “Talent” Show / DVD
• Bed
Thursday 25th June
•9.30 Leave Swattenden Centre
•10:00 Arrive Leeds Castle
•4:00 Leave Leeds Castle
•5:00 (approx) Arrive back at school