Trips

The school curriculum is enhanced by providing children with numerous learning activities outside the classroom. This includes visits to places of interest which are seen by the school as an integral, augmentative part of the curriculum and play an important role in the study programme of each class. In general one or two visits are made termly by every class to a wide variety of venues, both local and further afield.

As part of the celebrations on the Feast of St. Angela (the Founder of the Ursuline Order) and St. Ursula (its Patron), we have a whole-school celebration. Residential trips to the Isle of Wight and France are made by pupils in the top two Junior classes. In addition to trips made by the pupils, presentations are given in the school by visiting speakers representing a broad range of topics and concerns.

Upper One vistit Tilbury Power Station 2012

The pupils in Year 4 are currently studying Electricty.  They went to Tilbury Power Station to find out how this vital power source is created.  It was a very informative and educational trip and helped the children in their understanding of this process.

Intermediate go to Tropical Wings 2011

Hyde Hall 2011

Upper One visited Hyde Hall RHS Gardens near Chelmsford on the 28th September to help them with their understanding of their Science topic for this term – Habitats. In the Education Centre, the children were given activities to complete which furthered their knowledge on animal habitats. Specimens were collected from the extensive gardens and the children also built habitats using materials found on the woodland floor.
 

London Sights 2011

The final trip for Upper Two was an exciting assortment of attractions, including the London Eye, House of Commons and Covent Garden.  The children were very interested in some of the historical facts they discovered when they visited the House of Westminster.  They were also amazed by the size of the House of Commons Chamber which they thought was remarkably small. The highlight of the day for the boys, was the joke shop in Covent Garden!

 

Hampton Court 2011

As part of their History work on the Tudors, Lower Two had a very enjoyable visit to Hampton Court Palace.  Mr Larrett accompanied us as our expert guide and we all learnt many interesting facts.  An extremely worthwhile visit!

Wimbledon 2011

A group of pupils from Upper Two were lucky enough to get the chance to go and see some of the top Tennis players in the world this week at the prestigious Wimbledon Tournament. The weather was kind and the children saw some great matches on Centre and Number One Court. These included the women's semi-final matches which featured Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Sabine Lisicki.  They were also fortunate to catch a glimpse of Martina Navratilova, although the children were unsure who she was!
 

Imperial War Museum 2011

As part of their history studies Upper Two have been studying World War II. They travelled to the Imperial War Museum on the 25th February and toured the many exhibits.  In particular, 'The Children's War' gallery and the 1940's house.  The class went through 'The Blitz Experience' with their guide, Albert, who was an Air Raid Warden.  This was one of the many highlights of the trip - all lying on the floor amongst the rubble in the dark!

Chocolate Factory 2011

THE BEST TRIP EVER!!! This was the opinion of Upper Two when they visited the Chocolate Factory owned by the Maylon-Davies family.  Although they really enjoyed tasting all the delicious chocolates, they also learnt a great deal about the chocolate making business and all aspects relating to the packaging and distribution of the finished items.  The children were very grateful to the Maylon-Davies family for organising the informative visit and also for the very generous goodie bags!

French Trip 2011

Please see below a small selection of the photographs taken on this exciting residential trip.

Shopping for Lunch at the Market	At the Amusement Park
At the Beach	The Group
Playing Boules	At the Bakery
At the Aquarium	The Survivors

Windsor Castle 2010

Lower One visited Windsor Castle to learn about how Christmas was spent during the Victorian Times.  They attended a special workshop and toured the Castle.

Tropical Wings 2010

On the 22nd September Intermedaite visited Tropical Wings at South Woodham Ferrers as part of St.Angela's  celebration day. The weather was fantastic and the children enjoyed seeing all the different birds, animals and butterflies there.  Highlights included watching the otters being fed, a couple of very noisy parrots and of course the wooly pigs.
 

British Museum 2010

On the 23rd September Upper Two visited the British Museum.  In particular they went to the Egyptian rooms in preparation for this topic which they will be studying this year.  Dr Angela Moorecroft accompanied the children and guided small groups around the Egyptian Galleries. The children found her very interesting and her input very informative. They saw mummies, artefacts and many sculptures.  The children spent much of the afternoon sketching the larger artefacts and thoroughly enjoyed the day. 
 

Wimbledon 2010

The School was very fortunate to be allocated 10 Wimbledon tickets this year.  They were very lucky that these tickets were for the 30th June - Men's QF day!  They had two tickets for Centre Court and eight for Court  two, by careful rotation all of the group got to see Federer or Murray play.  They also saw the Williams sisters in action on Court 2.  Both staff and children thoroughly enjoyed this very exciting day.
 

Isle of Wight 2010

A selection of the many photographs taken on this residential trip which was thoroughly enjoyed by both pupils and staff.   
 

St Ursula's Day Celebrations 2009

The Juniors went to Thorpe Park	Intermediate and Transition had a fun day at South Weald
Kindergarten enjoyed the visit from a Magician . . .	As did Reception and Pre-Reception!