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OUTDOOR PURSUITS
Despite the Covid restrictions many of the activities we would normally hope to see in an academic year were able to run.
Atotal of over 150 pupils attended year group hikes for Years 7, 8 and 9. Bronze DofE Practice and Qualifying Expeditions took place for Year 10 pupils locally and on the Mendips and Kingswood ran its own version of the cancelled Ten Tors Expedition on Dartmoor. Silver DofE Qualifying and Gold Practice Expeditions took place on the Marlborough Downs over Easter. The boarders walked, climbed and kayaked and the weekly Outdoor Survival Activity introduced Year 7 pupils to fire-lighting, shelter-building and navigation skills.
The Schools’ Orienteering League was a casualty of Covid but some training sessions were able to take place on the School grounds and a number of Kingswood pupils achieved excellent results running individually at Bristol Orienteering Klub events with Oliver Tonge and Jim Bailey both being selected to represent Great Britain. In the first week of the Summer holiday 37 Sixth Form students completed their Gold DofE Qualifying Expedition in the Lake District.
SAILING CLUB
In June, the Kingswood Sailing Club enjoyed their inaugural outing to Chew Valley lake. The group had some brief instruction before they were let loose on their own on the water. The wind picked up for a few hours which gave the group a chance to test their new skills in more challenging conditions. They managed to stay remarkably dry considering, for some, it was their first time sailing.
