Trips & Events

Trips and events offer an exciting diversion from day to day life at school. They are also useful for helping children place their academic learning in the context of the wider world, giving it greater meaning. From Reception onwards, each year group enjoys at least one trip a term, visiting a place relevant to their studies. Alternatively, we sometimes invite theatre groups to the school to run an event that explores an area being studied. For example, a group called Mexicolore ran a creative workshop on the Aztecs for Year 4.

From Year 3 children go on overnight trips - an enjoyable first experience away from home for many children - building up to the five night French Trip in Year 6, when children do a variety of activities where they are encouraged to speak French. Children and/or staff always write a report of a trip in the weekly newsletter. Typical trips include:

Year	Trip	Purpose
Reception	Local Post office & Fire Station	Related to their Term Topic 'People Who Help Us'
Year 1	Chiltern Open Air Museum	Related to Term Topic 'Houses and Homes'
Year 2	Aylesbury Museum	Supporting work in Science, English and History
Year 3	British Museum	Related to Term Topic 'Ancient Greece'
Year 4	Verulamium	Related to Term Topic 'Invaders and Settlers'
Year 5	Ironbridge (overnight trip)	Related to the History Curriculum
Year 6	National Gallery	Supporting Art Education