Trips (ID 1015)

• Year 7 Bushcraft
  Year 7 Bushcraft

  Year 7 Bushcraft is a 3 day / 2 night trip that is an outdoor residential trip forming part of our induction offer to all students. Boys will participate in outdoor adventure activities including camp craft, fire workshops, wilderness trails, shelter workshops and games galore.  

• Year 7 Lancashire Rugby Tour
  Year 7 Lancashire Rugby Tour

  This 3 day / 2 night rugby tour is the climax to the 12-aside season. Matches will be arranged against leading schools in the North of England and boys will also watch live a Premiership rugby game and go ten-pin bowling.

• Year 8 Japanese Excellence Programme
  Year 8 Japanese Excellence Programme

  This is a 5 day / 4 night residential for all Year 8 JEP students based at Chaucer College, Canterbury. This college, affiliated with the University of Kent, was founded by The Shumei Foundation in Chiba, Japan, and each year they welcome groups of Japanese students. This trip is a unique opportunity to improve intercultural understanding through an excellent programme of language, cultural and sporting activities between students of a similar age from both countries. 

• Year 8 Mandarin Excellence Programme
  Year 8 Mandarin Excellence Programme

  This is a 2 week residential trip to China for all Year 8 MEP students, heavily subsidised by the Mandarin Excellence Programme. Students will experience Chinese culture and language through the Confucious Institute study course and will also take part in daily cultural activities and events

• Greece
  Greece

  This Greek Odyssey trip is open to all students of Latin and Classical Civilisation in Years 9, 10, 11 and 13. It provides the opportunity to travel around the heart of Greece to all the major ancient sites, including: the Acropolis in Athens; the seat of the famous oracle in Delphi; Olympia, where the original Olympic Games were held; The Great Theatre at Epidauros; as well as the palace of the Mycenaean King Agamemnon, who led the Greek armada to Troy.

• Dubai Cricket Tour
  Dubai Cricket Tour

  This Cricket tour is offered every two years and is open to all cricketers in Year 9 and Year 10 or those that are looking to develop an interest in the game. The tour will include games against strong school and club teams with cultural visits to nearby places of interest.

• Year 9 West Country Rugby Tour
  Year 9 West Country Rugby Tour

  This is a 3 day/2 night rugby tour for Year 9 students that includes 2 games against local schools, a ticket to a Premiership rugby game and a tour of the national Principality Stadium in Cardiff. 

• Year 9 Mandarin Excellence Programme
  Year 9 Mandarin Excellence Programme

  This is a 4 day/3 night residential trip to the University of Nottingham. Our Year 9 MEP students will meet and study alongside other MEP students from across the UK in an intensive study week that will develop both their Mandarin and knowledge of Chinese culture.

• Year 9 Barcelona Trip
  Year 9 Barcelona Trip

  This 5 day/4 night residential trip targets language immersion for Year 9 students who have chosen the European language of Spanish. Cultural visits to Parc Guell, the Nou Camp stadium, las Ramblas and the Portaventura Theme Park are some of the means by which language development will be promoted. 

• Year 9 Cologne Trip
  Year 9 Cologne Trip

  This 5 day/4 night residential trip targets language immersion in a Year 9 student's chosen European language of German. Cultural visits to Aachen Cathedral, the Bayer Leverkusen Stadium Tour, the Chocolate Museum, Cologne Cathedral, the German Sports & Olympics Museum, Koblenz City, Marksburg Castle, and Phantasialand Theme Park are some of the means by which language development will be promoted. 

• Year 9 Naples Trip
  Year 9 Naples Trip

  Recent trips to the Bay of Naples, Greece, Sicily and Rome have provided Year 9 students studying Latin with the wonderful opportunity to see the sites of the great Roman Empire. This 5 day/4 night trip includes excursions to Naples Archaelogical Park, Paesum, Herculaneum, Villa Oplontis, Pompeii, and Versuvius.

• Year 9 Paris Trip
  Year 9 Paris Trip

  This 5 day/4 night residential targets language immersion in a Year 9 student's chosen European language of French. Cultural visits to the Arc de Triomphe, a Bateaux Mouches boat trip, the Champs Elysees, the Catacombs of Paris, the Stade de France, Notre Dame cathedral, Parc Asterix Theme Park, and the Pompidou Centre are some of the means by which language development will be promoted. 

• Italy
  Italy

  This is an exciting opportunity for Year 9 and Year 10 students to experience a new country, culture and sport alongside their friends. No skiing experience is necessary, as all students will be taught in small ski classes which will be created based upon skill and experience. Students will receive 6 full days of lessons, with a qualified instructor, in a large ski resort, which has a variety of different skiing opportunities. This will enable all students to enjoy exciting new experiences and develop their skills, making clear progress across the week.

• Japan
  Japan

  Year 11 and Year 13 DGS students visit our 2 partner schools in Wakayama, Japan. Students will stay with a host family, take part in an exciting programme of Japanese Language and cultural activities at our partner schools and visit the fascinating sights of Japan. This is a 10/11 day trip with the return exchange taking place in March.

• China
  China

  This 9 day / 8 night trip is open to Y11 and Y12 students of Chinese. The trip benefits by being part of the Mandarin Programme organised by the Chinese Culture University in Taipei, Taiwan. Immersive language course and cultural activities are scheduled alongside visits to night markets, Taipei 101, the ancient town of Tainan, the Palace Museum, and a bike ride along the beautiful Sun Moon Lake Trail. The trip will be a fantastic opportunity for students to experience Chinese language and culture first hand, and develop students' communication and self-confidence in preparation for GCSE and IB examinations.

• Senior Scottish Rugby Tour
  Senior Scottish Rugby Tour

  This 4 day/3 night Senior Rugby Tour to Edinburgh launches the Senior rugby programme at the school. The tour includes 2 games of rugby against local school club teams, a day exploring the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a visit to Murrayfield Stadium.

• Serre Chevalier, France
  Serre Chevalier, France

  This 6 night residential trip is strongly recommended to IB Geography students to use as their individual fieldwork study project and to collect data for this course requirement. Students will be taught the essentials of geographical and scientific fieldwork techniques as well as extending their depth of understanding of the subject.

• Slapton, Devon
  Slapton, Devon

  This is a 5 day/4 night residential Field Study Week offers IB Biology students the opportunity to experience specialist training in ecological sampling methods and collecting primary data as well as detailed lessons on how to produce a high quality individual investigation. This is strongly recommended for all Biology students to use as the source of the Internal Assessment. The week is based at the Slapton Ley Field Studies Centre in Devon and is situated in both a National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

• CERN, Geneva
  CERN, Geneva

  This 3 day/2 night residential offers Year 12 students the opportunity to visit CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland. This exciting opportunity explores the cutting edge research of the particle accelerator and the complex logistical and technological issues involved in such an international project. Students will visit the United Nations building to see how the UN employs global networking opportunities. Additionally, students will visit the Red Cross Museum, the Towers of St. Pierre Cathedral and many other cultural attractions around Geneva.

• Operation Wallacea
  Operation Wallacea

  Operation Wallacea offers Year 12 and Year 13 students bio-diversity research expeditions around the world. The most recent trip visited Selva Maya, Mexico; the largest expanse of tropical rainforest outside of the Amazon. Students spent a week working with university students collecting data in the jungle and then a week exploring the Mayan ruins near Akumal, with some diving with sea turtles included in the second week. 

• Girls' Cambridge Sports Tour
  Girls' Cambridge Sports Tour

  This Girls Sports Tour is based in Cambridge with rugby and netball tournaments scheduled across the 3 day/2 night trip. A visit to the various colleges of Cambridge University is also included in the tour. 

• Auschwitz & Krakow
  Auschwitz & Krakow

  This incredible trip for Year 13 students is for 3 days and 2 nights. The trip includes a guided walking tour of Krakow's iconic landmarks, entrance to the Schindler Factory and a 6 hour tour of Auschwitz. The itinerary prompts students to reflect on the circumstances that create the conditions for genocide and hate crimes and the enormity of events that occurred during the Second World War.

• Year 13 Paris Trip
  Year 13 Paris Trip

  This 4 day/3 night residential targets language immersion in a Year 13 student's chosen European language of French. Cultural visits to the Eiffel Tower summit floor, Cite des Sciences Geode cineme screening, Louvre Museum, Musee du Quai Branly, a Bateaux  Mouches boat trip, the Champs Elysees, and the Notre Dame cathedral are some of the means by which language development will be promoted. 

• Year 13 Berlin Trip
  Year 13 Berlin Trip

  This 5 day/4 night residential targets language immersion in a Year 13 student's chosen European language of German. Cultural visits to the Olympic Stadium, Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Charlottenburg, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, the Recihstag, East Side Gallery, Holocaust Memorial, and the Berlin Wall Memorial are some of the means by which language development will be promoted.