Educational Visits
SS John & Monica’s School believes that school visits are essential for teaching a broad and balanced curriculum. We strive to offer each child an excellent and enjoyable educational opportunity that develops them as a whole person. Alongside visits off-site, the school invites speakers, groups, artists, or other adults to enrich and extend the experiences of our pupils.
Curriculum links
Each subject in the curriculum has a corresponding programme of activities (which can include visits to the school by specialists). Our cross-curricular approach offers many opportunities to link subjects and topics together. Examples of educational visits or visitors include:
• English – theatre visits, visits by authors, poets and theatre groups;
• Science – use of the school grounds, visits to botanical gardens;
• Mathematics – use of shape and number trails in the local environment;
• History – castle visits, study of local housing patterns, local museums;
• Geography – use of the locality for fieldwork town trails;
Residential activities
All children at SS John & Monica’s will be offered a chance to attend an adventure residential during the autumn term of Year 6. This provides children with opportunities to problem-solve, work as a team, develop leadership skills, and participate in various physical activities they have not tried before. Our children enjoy this experience and grow in maturity as a result.
The residential visit enables children to participate in outdoor and adventure activities. The school only engages in this trip with the prior approval of the Governing Body. We ensure that only qualified instructors deliver the specialist activities we offer the children.
NB All Residential Visits will require a FORM OE 2020 (Notification of Adventurous Activities) to be completed and sent to the LA (see below).