Educational Visits

Many of our trips are funded by the school through our Sports Premium budget and generous donations from both the Kelsick Trust and our Parent School Association.

Educational visits and extra-curricular experiences are an important part of our curriculum here at Ambleside. Not only do these experiences open up a world of opportunities for our children, but they help to build resilience, self-confidence and memories that will last a lifetime. We aim to nurture the talents of all of our young people and to give them opportunities to experience new adventures beyond the classroom.

 

Every term, our classes have days out of school to take part in outward bound activities, from climbing and canoeing to orienteering and ghyll scrambling. All of these visits are funded by the school.

All year groups, including the Early Years, join in with outward bound activities under close supervision from our school staff and professional guides.

Early Years and Key Stage 1 canoeing trip from Wray Castle to Ambleside, September 2025.

 

'Young Voices' at the Manchester Arena. Every year our children in Key Stage 2 have the opportunity to join this fantastic event where thousands of school children from across the north-west come together with professional musicians to form a choir. In advance of this event, the school runs a 'Young Voices Club' to prepare the children for their performance.

 

We also use educational visits to deepen children's learning in different parts of the school curriculum such as fieldwork trips to support learning in geography and trips to museums and historical sites to support children's learning and enjoyment of history. Most recent visits have included a residential trip to Hadrian's Wall during a study on the Romans and a residential trip to London to support work in both geography and history. We also make full use of the vast amount of opportunities on our doorstep to get children outside of the classroom to bring their learning to life. Links with local organisations, such as the University of Cumbria, Brathay Trust, Dove Cottage and Rydal Hall have all provided us with opportunities to enhance our work in school with real life experiences with different experts in their field.

All children in Key Stage 2 have the opportunity to go on residential visits and in Year 5 or 6 all children have the chance to go on a three day residential visit to London. Our last visit to London included visits and workshops at: St Paul's Cathedral, the London Eye, the Natural History Museum, the Houses of Parliament, a visit to a West End Show (Matilda) and Buckingham Palace!