Learning through experiences outside the classroom is a key element of the overall educational ethos of Emanuel.
School trips are powerful, positive teaching tools that help enhance the social, personal and emotional development of all pupils and teachers. We are very fortunate to be supported by our staff who give their time to run trips and visits during and after school as well as within the holidays, so that there is always something new to see or somewhere new to go.
Every year we run a selection of trips, ranging from afternoon visits to local places of worship to sports tours half way around the world and everywhere in between. Some of these trips are designed to directly support work done in the classroom, for example conferences and lectures in subjects such as Geography, History, Mathematics, Classics and Biology, whilst others, such as visits to partnership schools, aim to develop character traits such as independence, resilience and teamwork and help broaden pupil perspectives. During the last week of the summer term all pupils take part in Field Week. This is an chance for a variety of enrichment opportunities through residential visits and day trips that have an academic, community and joyful focus.
Trips planned for 2023/24
| Location | Department | Year Group(s) | Date | Trip Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | DofE Bronze | Year 9 | 20-21 April 2024 | Mr Chuter |
| UK | DofE Silver | Year 10 | 4-6 May 2024 | Mr Leadbetter |
| UK | DofE Silver | Year 10 | 11-13 May 2024 | Mr Leadbetter |
| Italy | Classics | Year 8 | 27-31 May 2024 | Mr Adams |
| UK | Biology | Year 12 | 21-23 June 2024 | Mr Strathearn-Burrows |
| Dorset | Field Week | Year 6 | 1-4 July 2024 | Miss O'Donnell |
| Devon | Field Week | Year 7 | 1-4 July 2024 | Miss Wells |
| Germany | Field Week | Year 7 | 1-4 July 2024 | Mr Kidd |
| Normandy | Field Week | Year 7 | 1-4 July 2024 | Mr Barber |
| Cornwall | Field Week | Year 8 & 9 | 1-4 July 2024 | Mr Woodhall |
| Peak District | Field Week | Year 8 & 9 | 1-4 July 2024 | Miss Francis |
| Norfolk | Field Week | Year 8 &9 | 1-4 July 2024 | Ms Henderson |
| Belgium | Field Week | Year 8 & 9 | 1-4 July 2024 | Mr Jones |
| Edinburgh Fringe | Drama | Year 10-12 | 3-12 August 2024 | Miss Kerstein |
| UK | Geography | Year 11 | 27-29 September 2024 | Mr Worrell |
| Spain | Geography | Year 13 | 19-23 October 2024 | Mr Harris |
| Malaysia | Hockey & rugby | Year 10-12 | 19-30 October 2024 | Miss Low |
| Spain | MFL | Year 10 & 11 | 21-28 October 2024 | Mrs Zaratiegui |
| Greece | Classics & Drama | Year 11-13 | 21-27 October 2024 | Miss Ferstman |
| Germany | MFL | Year 8 & 9 | 30 October - 4 November 2024 | Miss Vincent |
| France | Skiing | Year 7-13 | 13-19 December 2024 | Miss Fitzgibbon |
| Spain | Football | Year 8 & 9 | 14-18 February 2025 | Mr Leigh |
| UAE | Netball | Year 8 & 9 | 14-22 February 2025 | Miss Fitzgibbon |
| Italy | Classics | Year 8 | 17-21 February 2025 | Mr Morrison |
| Crete | Classics | Year 9 & 10 | 30 March-3 April 2025 | Mr Morrison |
| France | MFL | Year 9 & 10 | 21-28 May 2025 | Dr Ni Cheallaigh |
Field week
Each year at the end of the Summer term we run Field Week that sees trips and activities for all year groups, except those who are taking public exams. All pupils are off timetable taking part in a variety of enrichment, adventurous, community and well being residential and non-residential experiences.
The table below shows the typical options available across the school:
| Year 6 | Glamping in Dorset |
| Year 7 | German trip to the Rhineland, French trip to Normandy or activity trip to Devon. |
| Year 8 and Year 9 | Surfing in Cornwall, climbing in the Peak District, sailing in Norfolk, tennis camp, cricket camp, Robot Wars, gastronomy in London or battlefields trip to Belgium. |
| Year 10 | Silver DofE expedition, life skills or community trips with our primary partner schools. |
| Lower Sixth | UCAS preparation, cooking skills, laser tag or Gold DofE expedition. |
‘I love field week, it is such a great way to try new things and see new places’ Year 8 pupil.
Regular trips that take place are team-building days at the start of the year for pupils in Years 6, 7 and the Lower Sixth. There are also ‘bushcraft’ overnight adventures for younger pupils towards the end of the school year. Sporting tours happen on rotation and popular venues are Barbados for netball, Spain for hockey and France and Italy for rugby. The rowing club run an annual training camp at Easter on Lake Varese in northern Italy.
Pupils travel much further afield as well. Every summer pupils from the Lower Sixth spend three weeks of their holiday at one of our partnership schools in Tamil Nadu, India where they teach English and enrichment activities. In October 2019, pupils in Year 11 visited The Gambia: a unique opportunity where they learnt about global issues affecting this fascinating country and volunteered alongside young Gambian people.
Find out more about recent trips from our latest news or from our fortnightly newsletter, The Emanuel Edit.