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From 21st to 23rd October, 179 of our Year 7 students took part in the PGL Mathematics and Adventure Activities trip to Little Canada on the Isle of Wight. Set in 48 acres of woodland on the banks of Wootton Creek, locations don’t come much better than this and the accommodation, log cabins which sleep 8-10 girls with their own bathrooms, was lovely.

Although we were only there for 3 days, each one was filled with many fun activities.

We had an early start on the first day but this meant that we could start on our first activity straight after lunch.

The dining room had a range of different and nutritious hot food to suit all appetites and there was unlimited access to the salad bar, bread basket and fruit. The buffet style restaurant meant the girls could ‘mix and match’ the items they liked the most.

The PGL activities challenged the girls and, hopefully, left them feeling more confident.

We collected data from the Archery session and we timed lots of activities – climbing up the Vertical Challenge and the Trapeze, and both up and down the Abseiling Tower!

Every single girl thoroughly deserved her R1 for a great attitude and resilience on all activities, whilst some got a special mention for additional excellent qualities.

The PGL staff made the whole experience such fun and our teachers were fabulous group leaders, supporting and encouraging the girls every step of the way.

Grateful thanks to all of them.

This was a really successful trip and hopefully the girls will have many happy memories.

Mrs Share and Mrs Rugg-Gunn

Best activity ...

Trapeze. Even though it was scary because I could jump off and hang.
Trapeze because it’s really fun and challenging.
Survivor because I learnt how to survive and make fire.
Vertical challenge because it’s really fun.

Things I’m most proud of ...

Getting to the top of the climbing wall and smacking the face.
Going out of my comfort zone on the trapeze.
Trying trapeze for the first time ever as I’m scared of heights.
In the vertical challenge when I got to the top, finally!
Going very high up and achieving my target for each activity.

I surprised myself when...

I got to the top of the vertical challenge.
I managed to jump off the trapeze.
I didn’t take off my goggles in the sensory trail.

Final thoughts ...

I thought it was a great way to get to know people better.

Thank yous ...

To my mum for paying for me to go.
To the school for arranging it because I really enjoyed it.
Miss Fentiman and every staff because it was really fun and we couldn’t have done this if they weren’t here.
To PGL and teachers.

Comments about the PGL staff member ...

Tyler : We really enjoyed doing problem solving with him.
Becky : She was funny. She helped us and tried to remember all our names. She also made it fun by naming all the pieces of equipment with funny names.
Harry : He was very funny, very quick and we got more than one turn.
Hannah : Very helpful with the Archery. Gave good tips to improve accuracy!
Teddy : He was funny and made us laugh when we were scared.

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