Activities Week: Year 7 Beaumanor Hall July 14th - 18th 2014
Beaumanor Hall • Located by the Leicestershire village of Woodhouse • About 2 hours in a coach from CVC
Plan for arrival and departure • Arrive as you normally would (bus or car recommended for luggage) for the school day. • Deliver your bags to the lecture room or dining hall • You will be told coach groups the week before we leave • You will be allocated a registration room where you will be given your daily timetable for your group • Depart on Friday arrive at school in time for the school buses (update on twitter)
Twitter CVC_class_2013 • Your parents can follow us on twitter to see what we are doing and when we will get back to school on the Friday. • This has been used for other social activities throughout the year as well.
Activities • 7 activities on rotation; 1 in morning and 1 in afternoon • Climbing, Canoeing, Orienteering, High Ropes, Abseiling, Archery, Walking, Problem Solving • CVC staff are with a group during the day;
Daily Student Timetable Time
Activity
From 7am
Allowed out of tents
7.30-8.30am
Breakfast
9.30am-12.30pm
Morning activities
12.30pm
Lunch
1.30-4.30pm
Afternoon activities
5.15pm
Assembly
5.30pm
Dinner – first sitting
6.30pm
Dinner – second sitting
7.30-9.30pm
Evening activities (cellars, basketball, volleyball, football, playground area, chilling out with friends)
9.30-10pm
Hot chocolate
10pm
Into cabins and tents
10.30pm
Lights out and quiet.
Evening activities • Enjoying time with friends old and new • Sports: basketball, football etc • Cellars: hide and seek with torches screaming) • (much Thursday night • Thursday night& talent show talent disco show & disco
Sleeping arrangements • Tents – Boys camp and Girls camp divided by a path down the middle • Cabins – Breakfast and hot choc in cabins too
Camping • Setting up… and putting down… • Tent Inspections – keep it clean! • Rules on campsite – Only allowed in your tent (lots of boring chores available) – Respect other people’s stuff – 10:30pm lights out and quiet • Hygiene – Dirty and wet clothes separate – Toilet block and showers: respect facilities • Safety – Guy ropes will be everywhere! – Walk around the campsite – Torches – Footwear
Clothing • Weather is not guaranteed! • Double check the kit list • Sensible footwear - must be worn!
What not to bring… • No Mobile phones or electronic devices • Straighteners etc. unnecessary! • £10 spending money MAX
Forms • Pupil Medical details • Medicine MUST be handed to coach leader or Mr Southcoat on the morning of the trip • Consent form • Payment • All Due!
Speak to me at the end if you have any further questions
Have a look at last year‌