Thursday 23 May 2013
YEAR 12 LOAD CARRYING EXERCISE
Well done to all who those who took part in the Load Carrying exercise along the Green Chain Walk to The Thames Barrier on Wednesday 22nd May. It was generally agreed that it was a good warm up for the main two day expedition along the Saxon Shore Way in June. Planning for June must now begin!!
Thursday 16 May 2013
YEAR 12 VISIT TO FRANCE & BELGIUM
There will be a Year 12 residential visit to France and Belgium in the first week of July this year, which will include a tour of the battlefields of World War One in the Ypres area of Belgium. There will be an opportunity for Yr 12 Public Services students to become involved directly with this part of the visit.
Dates: Monday 1st/Tuesday 2nd July, with an overnight stop in France.
Cost: The more who go the cheaper it will be, but probably around £100
Travel: By coach and Eurotunnel.
Enjoyment Factor: High!
Signing up sheets will be available soon.
In the meantime have a look at the links below:
http://www.lastpost.be/
http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/flanders.html
See if you can spot Mr Wilson at one of the cemeteries in Flanders
Thursday 9 May 2013
UNIT 10 LAND NAVIGATION AND CAMPCRAFT SKILLS EXPEDITION
Timeline of activities:
1. Review of the expedition plan, including re-working
Some useful websites and materials for understanding core skills of navigation and campcraft:
Navigation
Campcraft Skills
2. Expedition report
Use the report format on the G Drive in the Unit 10 folder.
Remember to include images and your blog URL address.
3. Update blogs
4. Show blogs!
5. Extension work: Indivdual tasks. Refer to Tracking Sheet and Assignment Brief. Materials and templates are on the G Drive.
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