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Swattenden Information for parents 2010
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Fantastic Teamwork
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What Activities are on offer?
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Daytime Activities:
Zip wire, abseiling, low adventure, high adventure, mountain bikes, archery, raft building, bivouac building, nightline, orienteering, problem solving, team building skills.
Nighttime Activities:
Nightwalk, flag raiders, quiz nights
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TEAMWORK
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Throughout the week the children learn new skills. They work within groups of 8 or 9 . With each group is a qualified leader from Swattenden and a member of staff from St. Mary's.
Each activity is based on team building - helping others and encouraging others to overcome their fears.
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What's it all about?
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Swattenden is an outdoor education and residential centre located near Cranbrook. The Centre provides the ideal setting for a memorable residential visit. The location of the centre combined with facilities provide quality experiential learning opportunities. Through working, playing and living together pupils are able to develop as individuals, whilst also increasing their team spirit. The programmes are designed to suit individual group needs, they have excellent equipment and facilities and a team of caring, friendly and highly qualified professionals. The staff at Swattenden make learning new skills or refining old ones easy and enjoyable.
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Last years trip was enjoyed by 97% of the children that participated in the trip. The children that did not enjoy the trip said that they did not like being away from home.
Some of the words used by the children to describe the trip were:
Awesome, brilliant, fantastic
Others described the trip as being the best time of their life.
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The Facilities
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Swattenden pride themselves on the quality of their services. The staff at the centre are well versed in both the needs and appretites of young people and adults. Meals are provided and are prepared by highly qualified friendly catering staff. The accommodation is bright, spacious and comfortable.
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The Staff at Swattenden are an experienced and qualified team of professionals who work together to ensure that both children and adults have a varied and interesting, safe and pleasant experience.
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Clothing and footwear
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We would strongly advise that the children take old clothes. As we go in November thre is a lot of mud and rain about and clothes get very MUDDY.
It is a good idea for waterproofs to be worn, these can be brought quite cheapy from Sports Direct, The Ashford Outlet and there are many companies on the internet - one that is very good is M&M direct (they offer a complete waterproof set for £9.99).
Wellies are also a good idea as are walking boots. If your child is bringing trainers, they will need at least two pairs.
A full list of clothing and other equipment will be advised nearer the date of departure.
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Accommodation & Food
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The Mansion House - pupils from St. Mary's are accomodated in the house. The house can accommodate up to 89 people. Boys and girls accommodation is seperate with staff rooms situated on the same levels.
Food - the pupils never go hungry and there are at least three choices to chose from plus a salad cart.
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Further Information:
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We will provide further information about the Swattenden trip later on in the year.
We hope that the information we have provided to date is useful to you.
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