School Trips
Educational trips and visits are seen as an important part of the curriculum at Verulam School. They are viewed as powerful, positive teaching tools that help enhance the social, personal and emotional development of all students.
The benefits of educational trips include:
- Improved knowledge and understanding – seeing something for themselves reinforces what students have been learning in class
- Higher engagement and Increased motivation for a subject
- Personal development of independence, confidence, self-esteem, personal effectiveness and coping strategies
- Enhanced relationships – students often get on better with other pupils having worked with them outside of the classroom and teachers can gain a better understanding of how their students like to learn
There are a wide variety of trips on offer at Verulam to support the curriculum as well as those offering outdoor activities such as mountaineering, sailing, kayaking and orienteering.
These are the trips currently booked in are:
| Trip Name | Year Group |
|---|---|
| Art trip to Curwen Print Studios | Year 12 |
| Tollesbury Sailing Weekend | all |
| Duke of Edinburgh Silver Expedition | Year 11 |
| Geography Field Trip to Swanage | Year 12 |
| RE trip to Poland | Year 11 |
| Ski Trip | all |
| New York Social Sciences | Sixth Form |
| Spanish Exchange | Year 10 |
| Lake District | Year 7 |
| Blue Peris Mountain Centre | Year 9 |
| French Trip to Normandy | Year 9 |
| Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Expedition | Year 10 |
| Duke of Edinburgh Gold Expedition | Sixth Form |
