Primary School Activity Courses...
Organising your Primary School's residential activity course could not be easier. Our centre administrators can advise you on which course would be best for your children, and answer any questions you may have about an activity course at Manor Adventure. Call us on 01584 861333 to discuss your requirements or to ask us any questions you may have.
Manor Adventure offers fun and educational outdoor pursuits and activity courses for Primary Schools in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern France. Our action-packed courses run from Monday to Friday, Friday to Monday, or Friday to Sunday and include up to 19 activity sessions. Our courses include the challenging Superbreak Adventure course, the initiative testing Outdoor Challenge, the educational Action Studybreak, our Personal Development course and our Bargain Specials which offer a taster for those schools on a tighter budget.
All of our courses take place in a safe and caring environment, with rigorously high standards of safety, and the majority of activities taking place within the grounds of our centres. To find out more about course report forms, professional instructor training and risk assessments, please read the safety section.
Key Stage 2 - Physical Education
One main advantage of choosing Manor Adventure to provide your school's residential activity course, is that while many companies offer courses that are designed to provide fun, but with little or no thought to education, Manor Adventure is different. Our courses are fun - you will find it difficult to convince the children that they have to go home at the end of their stay with us - but we work with schools to bring the curriculum to life. Our courses for primary schools are carefully designed to be fully compatible with the National Curriculum - Physical Education, Outdoor and Adventurous Activities Key Stage 2, acquiring and developing skills, strategies and tactics for individual, pair, small-group and small-team activities, and applying rules and conventions.
Each activity begins with a safety talk and a demonstration of the equipment to be used. This helps us to teach pupils about the risks and hazards associated with each activity and how they can be controlled by using the correct safety equipment and techniques. Using unfamiliar equipment such as buoyancy aids, helmets, ropes and climbing harnesses is necessary before taking part in many of the activities we provide. We give pupils a good working knowledge of how to take part in each activity, before allowing them to do so under the supervision of our professional instructors.
During the teamwork activities, pupils will learn how the decisions that they make can assist and support their friends. Some elements of the courses will require a group of pupils to work together successfully in order to solve a problem or make a decision about how to progress.
During the individual activities such as archery and fencing, pupils are able to practise and refine their technique and develop new skills that will stay with them for life. Our instructors specialise in different areas and between them have National Governing Body qualifications that enable them to give expert tuition. Examples include the Grand National Archery Association Leader Award and British Fencing Association Teaching Award.
