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Residential Photograph Album


Introduction
Every year, Castlegreen school aims to provide each of its pupils with at least overnight or week-long residential experience which may include camping, outdoor activities or visits to historical places of interest.

Our residentials programme is very important to the personal development of our young people because they encourage both teamwork and independence as well as building self-esteem and confidence.
 
The Objectives
To develop a range of social skills and competencies.

To develop skills of co-operation and team building.

To place students in situations where they can actively practice and develop problem solving skills, decision making and non-confrontational association of conflict.

To develop independent living.

To provide a series of challenges to pupils which will stretch them physically, emotionally and mentally.

To link NC Targets to residential activities which support and reinforce the learning process.

 

Derwent Hill
Derwent Hill is the most popular residential with several visits each year.

Derwent Hill is an outdoor activities centre owned by Sunderland LEA It is based in the small village of Portinscale, next to Keswick. It is perfectly situated to take advantage of the near by lake, Derwentwater, and the surrounding mountains and countryside.

Experienced and friendly staff offer lots of exciting activities such as climbing, abseiling, canoeing, kayaking, orienteering, ropes course (including the 'death swings'), gorge walks and days spent walking in the mountains.

Many students enjoy it that they go a few times each year.
 
Lump Bank
Lumb Bank is an eighteenth century mill owner’s house set in twenty acres of steep pastureland. It is half a mile from the village of Heptonstall and one mile from Hebden Bridge. It is set in striking countryside - woods and rivers, fine stone houses and weavers’ cottages, packhorse trails and ruins of the old mills. The English department use this centre and its instructors for courses in Poetry & Drama.

 

More picture please!
The places where residentials took place are listed on the right buttons. Click on one for pictures on each residential. If the residential that you were on, is not listed, see the teacher who took your group away. Ask them to give me a copy and I will put them on the website.
 

Residential Links
Derwent Hill - http://www.derwenthill.co.uk
York Backpackers - http://www.yorkbackpackers.co.uk
Arvon Foundation - http://www.arvonfoundation.org
YHA (England & Wales) - http://www.yha.org.uk
YHA (Scotland) - http://www.syha.org.uk
Backpackers UK - http://www.backpackers.co.uk
Hostelz - http://www.hostelz.com/hostels-in/UK---Ireland
 
Edinburgh Links
Edinburgh - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Travel Guide - http://edinburghtravelguide.com
Festivals - http://www.edinburgh-festivals.co.uk
Edinburgh Castle - http://www.edinburghcastle.biz
Edinburgh Zoo - http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk
Our Dynamic Earth - http://www.dynamicearth.co.uk
Camera Obscura - http://www.camera-obscura.co.uk
Edinburgh Dungeon - http://www.thedungeons.com
Ghost Walk - http://www.mercattours.com
The Royal Observatory - http://www.roe.ac.uk
Royal Museum Of Scotland - http://www.nms.ac.uk
Royal Botanic Garden - http://www.rbge.org.uk
Palace of Holyroodhouse - http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page559.asp
Butterfly World - http://www.edinburgh-butterfly-world.co.uk

 

York Links
York - http://www.york.gov.uk
Visit York - http://www.visityork.org
This Is York - http://www.thisisyork.co.uk
City Of York - http://www.cityofyork.com
World Guides - http://york.world-guides.com
Good Evening - http://www.goodeveningyork.com
York Minster - http://www.yorkminster.org
Jorvik Centre - http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk
National Railway Museum - http://www.nrm.org.uk
York Museums - http://york.trust.museum
York Dungeon - http://www.thedungeons.com
Cliffords Tower - http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/cliffordstower
Theatre Royal - http://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Water World - http://www.waterworldyork.co.uk
Ghost Hunt - http://www.ghosthunt.co.uk
York Boat - http://www.yorkboat.co.uk
York Walk - http://www.yorkwalk.co.uk
York Pass - http://www.yorkpass.com