LOCATION
Bewerley Park
DURATION
5 Days| 4 Nights
ACCOMMODATION
From 20 to 144 people
learning through adventure
To have an adventure is to learn and our Dales Adventurer programme, designed for pupils in Year 5 and 6, is full of real outdoor adventure! Pupils will climb on real crags, venture down a river by canoe, mountain bike at nationally renowned trail centres, explore magical woodlands…and more!
Extending over five days, there is plenty time for learning opportunities linked to the curriculum and getting to know a different side to pupils as they get to learn more about themselves, each other, and the natural world, as they take on challenges they didn’t think they could … creating memoires for a lifetime, growing as a person, and developing new friendships.
Itinerary
This is an example of an activity package and not a certainty, the Outdoor Education team will build you a specific programme of activities based on conversations with you.
Students go out on activity in groups of 12 so, depending on the number of students on adventure with us – and weather conditions, the order of activities may vary.
MONDAY
Arrive and unpack
Woodland Adventure
Alien Hunt
TUESDAY
Canoeing
Bushcraft
Night Walk
WEDNESDAY
Rock Climb Adventure
Nightline
THURSDAY
River Scramble
Orienteering
Talent Show
FRIDAY
High Ropes
Pack and depart
Stories to share and remember
What’s Included?
Once you arrive at our outdoor education centres, everything is included:
Visiting teachers stay free
For every 12 students booked, one visiting teacher stays free of charge + one more extra for the whole group.
All specialist equipment
All sporting equipment and adventure specific helmets and harnesses.
Accommodation
Accommodation for the duration of the visit.
Bedding and linen
Pillows, sheets, duvets, and blankets are all provided.
Specialist clothing
Waterproofs, wellies and wetsuits, when required. Ideally students should bring their own wellies, but we have plenty on hand to lend.
Transport
Once at the centre, all transport to and from adventure activities is provided.
Experienced, full-time, outdoor teachers and tutors
Each group of 12 students is led by a fully qualified and experienced outdoor tutor.
Resources
Everything you need to know about booking and staying with Outdoor Education North Yorkshire.
Curriculum Links
A meaningful residential visit isn’t only about having fun, making new friends, building confidence, learning to work together as a team, and developing an appreciation for our natural environment… it’s also about weaving interesting content into outdoor activities that enrich the curriculum which benefits students when they are back in the classroom.
The activities included in the Dales Adventurer programme support the KS2 curriculum in the following ways:
Woodland Adventure and Bushcraft
Science: Living things and their habitats
Woodland adventurers have the opportunity to identify creatures – those they can see and those they can’t. They will learn about identifying their tracks and their burrows, and the importance of being careful and protecting their habitat.
Art
Art is in abundance in nature. Time can be taken to admire naturally occurring art such as tree formations, patterns in leaves, and spider webs …the possibilities go on. Students can then be inspired to create their own artwork using natural materials found around them.
Music: Birdsong
Students are encouraged to stop and take some time to quietly listen to the noises around them. Tuning into their sense of sound, students will become aware of the birdsong that surrounds them and with a little patience and curiosity, they can learn to single out and identify birds based on the sounds they make.
Canoeing
Geography: Water cycle
Students will see the water cycle in action. They can discuss how water moves around the world and ultimately ends up where they are. Other aspects can also be discussed such as where drinking water comes from and it is processed.
History
Students can learn all about the history of canoes – where they came from, what they were used for, and by who.
Rock Climbing
Science
At the crag students will learn about the type of rocks they are climbing on. They will compare this to other rocks and learn how they were formed, what they are made of, and the time scales involved.
Geography
The group will learn to describe and understand key aspects of mountains – how they are formed and how time has shaped them, and what key features can be identified.
River Scramble
Geography: Rivers
Pupils will learn how the water cycle process works, the different types of river features, and the effects of erosion.
Science: Living Things
The group will learn to recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.
They will learn to identify how animals and plants have adapted to suit their environment in different ways, and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
Orienteering
Maths: Geometry
In orienteering, students can develop their geometry knowledge through navigating and mapwork. Lines of symmetry can be identified and used as handrail features, and the advantages of the orientation of the map can be explored. Routes can be described to show knowledge of how movements will be made around the marker positions.
Geography: Map reading
Students can be introduced to orienteering maps, their key features, scales, and uses. They will then be taught how to start using these as an important tool in navigation and identifying the surrounding area to them.
Art: Map drawing
Students can survey the area and then draw their own maps to represent it. Then, using the drawn map, use it to navigate around a set course.
High Ropes
Science: Forces
Forces can be used throughout a high ropes session. Links can be made in several ways such as friction and how applying pressure makes a climber less likely to slip, and the forces changing when a student tugs on a rope.
Maths: Measurement
Students can use their maths skills to estimate the course height, the hight they have climbed over the session, and then the combined height climbed by the whole group. Angles can be introduced as a part of the session to help understand the effects of rope angle when belaying a climber.
LOCATION: Bewerley Park
DURATION: 4 Nights | 5 Days
ACCOMMODATION: From 12 to 144 people
learning through adventure
To have an adventure is to learn and our Dales Adventurer programme, designed for pupils in Year 5 and 6, is full of real outdoor adventure! Pupils will climb on real crags, venture down a river by canoe, mountain bike at nationally renowned trail centres, explore magical woodlands…and more!
Extending over five days, there is plenty time for learning opportunities linked to the curriculum and getting to know a different side to pupils as they get to learn more about themselves, each other, and the natural world, as they take on challenges they didn’t think they could … creating memoires for a lifetime, growing as a person, and developing new friendships.
Itinerary
The combination of activities in the following itinerary have been carefully chosen to bring out the best of real outdoor education adventure for students in Years 5 and 6. Please let us know when making your booking if you would like any of the activates changed or if you have any specific curriculum themes you would like us to focus on. Students go out on activity in groups of up to of 12 so, depending on the number of students on adventure with us – and weather conditions, the order of activities may vary.
MONDAY
Arrive and Unpack | Woodland Adventre | Alien Hunt
TUESDAY
Canoeing | Bushcraft | Night Walk
WEDNESDAY
Rock Climbing | Night Line
THURSDAY
River Scramble | Orienteering | Talent Show
FRIDAY
High Ropes | Pack and Depart | Stories to Share
What’s Included?
Once you arrive at our outdoor education centres, everything is included:
Visiting teachers stay free
For every 12 students booked, one visiting teacher stays free of charge + one more extra for the whole group.
All specialist equipment
All sporting equipment and adventure specific helmets and harnesses.
Accommodation
Accommodation for the duration of the visit.
Food
Three meals a day, except for day of arrival and departure.
Bedding and linen
Pillows, sheets, duvets, and blankets are all provided.
All specialist clothing
Waterproofs, wellies and wetsuits, when required. Ideally students should bring their own wellies, but we have plenty on hand to lend.
Transport
Once at the centre, all transport to and from adventure activities is provided.
Experienced, full-time, outdoor teachers and tutors
Each group of 12 students is led by a fully qualified and experienced outdoor tutor.
Curriculum Links
A meaningful residential visit isn’t only about having fun, making new friends, building confidence, learning to work together as a team, and developing an appreciation for our natural environment… it’s also about weaving interesting content into outdoor activities that enrich the curriculum which benefits students when they are back in the classroom.
The activities included in the Dales Adventurer programme support the KS2 curriculum in the following ways:
Woodland Adventure and Bushraft
Science: Living things and their habitats
Woodland adventurers have the opportunity to identify creatures – those they can see and those they can’t. They will learn about identifying their tracks and their burrows, and the importance of being careful and protecting their habitat.
Art
Art is in abundance in nature. Time can be taken to admire naturally occurring art such as tree formations, patterns in leaves, and spider webs …the possibilities go on. Students can then be inspired to create their own artwork using natural materials found around them.
Music: Birdsong
Students are encouraged to stop and take some time to quietly listen to the noises around them. Tuning into their sense of sound, students will become aware of the birdsong that surrounds them and with a little patience and curiosity, they can learn to single out and identify birds based on the sounds they make.
Canoeing
Geography: Water cycle
Students will see the water cycle in action. They can discuss how water moves around the world and ultimately ends up where they are. Other aspects can also be discussed such as where drinking water comes from and it is processed.
History
Students can learn all about the history of canoes – where they came from, what they were used for, and by who.
Rock Climbing
Science
At the crag students will learn about the type of rocks they are climbing on. They will compare this to other rocks and learn how they were formed, what they are made of, and the time scales involved.
Geography
The group will learn to describe and understand key aspects of mountains – how they are formed and how time has shaped them, and what key features can be identified.
River Scramble
Geography: Rivers
Pupils will learn how the water cycle process works, the different types of river features, and the effects of erosion.
Science: Living Things
The group will learn to recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.
They will learn to identify how animals and plants have adapted to suit their environment in different ways, and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
Orienteering
Maths: Geometry
In orienteering, students can develop their geometry knowledge through navigating and mapwork. Lines of symmetry can be identified and used as handrail features, and the advantages of the orientation of the map can be explored. Routes can be described to show knowledge of how movements will be made around the marker positions.
Geography: Map reading
Students can be introduced to orienteering maps, their key features, scales, and uses. They will then be taught how to start using these as an important tool in navigation and identifying the surrounding area to them.
Art: Map drawing
Students can survey the area and then draw their own maps to represent it. Then, using the drawn map, use it to navigate around a set course.
High Ropes
Science: Forces
Forces can be used throughout a high ropes session. Links can be made in several ways such as friction and how applying pressure makes a climber less likely to slip, and the forces changing when a student tugs on a rope.
Maths: Measurement
Students can use their maths skills to estimate the course height, the hight they have climbed over the session, and then the combined height climbed by the whole group. Angles can be introduced as a part of the session to help understand the effects of rope angle when belaying a climber.
Resources
Everything you need to know about booking and staying with Outdoor Education North Yorkshire.
Learning Outcomes
PERSONAL GROWTH
Students will grow by taking on new challenges using the ‘challenge by choice’ ethos. They will develop confidence by being more independent and discovering what they are capable of achieving.
SOCIAL SKILLS
Our real outdoor adventure activities provide excellent situations where students need to work together to overcome challenges. They will learn to understand their effect on each other’s feelings and the importance of respecting each individual’s abilities.
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
Going on a real adventure in the real outdoors, students will be immersed in the Yorkshire Dales, an area of outstanding national beauty, and will learn all about the natural world around them, what it can offer to them, and how important it is that we care for it.
Travel Times
Dumfries
2 Hours 40 Minutes
Manchester
1 Hour 50 Minutes
York
1 Hour 10 Minutes
Leeds
1 Hour
Harrogate
30 Minutes
Dumfries
2 Hours 40 Minutes
Manchester
1 Hour 50 Minutes
York
1 Hour 10 Minutes
Leeds
1 Hour
Harrogate
30 Minutes