OUR
EXPEDITIONS
'ENCOURAGING EXPLORATION'
ADVENTURE AWAITS
Our enduring aim is to enable every pupil attending St Edward’s to encounter a caring, interested and considerate team of adults. We are committed to ensuring our pupils derive satisfaction, success, enlightenment and fun from their school days, emerging from this experience of school as more confident, more assured and more concerned young adults with a renewed determination to do their best in the world.
WATER SPORTS EXPEDITION
Eight pupils from St Edward’s School set off on an unforgettable school residential trip to North Devon, taking part in an action-packed outdoor learning experience designed to build confidence, teamwork, and resilience.
Camping at Combas Farm Campsite near Croyde Beach provided the perfect base for adventure. For many pupils, it was their first time camping, learning how to pitch tents, work together, and enjoy life outdoors under the stars.
The trip’s highlight was surfing with Nick Thorne Surfing, where pupils learned to balance, paddle, and ride the waves. Each success brought smiles, splashes, and a shared sense of achievement.
The excitement continued on land with mountain biking across Exmoor’s rugged trails and coasteering along dramatic coastlines, climbing, swimming, and leaping into the sea. These activities tested courage and built trust, with pupils encouraging one another every step of the way.
When the day’s adventures were done, the group relaxed with beach games, BBQs, and evenings around the campfire, reflecting on what they had achieved and enjoying the friendships formed through shared experience.
The North Devon Water Sports Camp was far more than just a trip; it was a powerful example of how outdoor education supports pupil wellbeing, personal growth, and the St Edward’s belief that learning extends beyond the classroom.
ROUND THE ISLAND BOAT RACE
The annual Round the Island Race is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, over a distance of 50 nautical miles. The race attracted over 1,200 boats and around 12,000 sailors, making it one of the largest yacht races in the world and the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK after the London Marathon and the Great North and South Runs.
The pupils, who had previously attended Wednesday sailing at Royal Lymington Yacht Club, spent many hours training aboard Moonbeam through the winter months, preparing for the race and learning a range of skills that included personal safety and responsibility for others, heavy weather sailing and man-overboard drills.
The hard effort and resilience displayed by the ‘Moonbeam’ crew secured a win in its class. The boys were presented with the Raymarine Young Sailor Award and are now the proud custodians of the splendid trophy.
YOUR EXPERIENCES
Our activities programme, whilst incentivising pupils to engage in the curriculum and display expected behaviours, also serves to encourage pupils to step outside their comfort zones and gain confidence as they embrace new experiences; often ones that they thought inaccessible to them.
Our expeditions, whether camping in the tranquillity of the New Forest on our doorstep, negotiating the high ropes course of an outdoor activity centre in Brecon, or learning to surf off the coastline of North Devon, are there to promote health, encourage positive attitudes towards the environment, enhance communication skills and increase self-reliance and confidence in every pupil.
"Every experience, trip, and challenge adds to our pupils’ life story"
CONTACT US
If you would like any further information, please contact us at St Edward's School. We look forward to hearing from you.
Telephone: 01794 885252
Email: enquiries@melchetcourt.com