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Year 6 Residential 2020

PGL – Caythorpe Court

The details

• 3 day, 2 night residential
• PGL Caythorpe Court, Lincolnshire
• Monday 21st to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
• £135 per child (payable by July 2020)
• Non-refundable deposit of £20 required by Friday 22nd November to
• secure a place.

Why a residential in September? What do children get out of it at the start of Year 6?

Caythorpe Court

Lincolnshire

Caythorpe Court

Lincolnshire (about an hour away)

• The UK’s largest provider of outdoor education for young people
• Over 55 years’ experience
• Fully risk assessed
• LOtC Quality Badge holder
• Founding member of BAPA
• ABTA bonded

Why PGL?

LEARNING OUTSIDE

• 24 fantastic adventure activities to choose from
• 65 acres of beautiful grounds
• Sports pitches and lake for watersports
• Explore the 360 Virtual Tour www.pgl.co.uk/caythorpe360

to see inside the centre and view activity information and videos

Caythorpe Court - Lincolnshire

• Dedicated PGL ‘Groupie’ to provide support throughout stay
• Tailor-made programmes
• All accommodation, food, activities and instruction included
• Free evening entertainment
• 24 hour support from centre team

The PGL difference

Multi-Activity

• 4 action-packed adventure activity sessions per day
• Evening entertainment
• Great for personal development & confidence building
• Increases motivation & appetite for learning

• Abseiling
• Aeroball
• All Aboard
• Archery
• Challenge Course
• Climbing
• Fencing
• Giant Swing
• High Ropes Course
• Jacob’s Ladder
• Kayaking
• Low Level Ropes Course
• Orienteering
• Problem Solving
• Quad Biking
• Raft Building
• Rifle Shooting
• Sensory Trail
• Sports and Team Games
• Survivor
• Trapeze
• Tunnel Trail
• Vertical Challenge
• Zip Wire

Adventure activities

• 50/50
• Ambush
• Campfire
• Capture the Flag
• Cluedo
• Disco
• Get Your Own Back
• Ice Breakers
• Nightline
• Passport to the World
• Quiz
• Robot Wars
• Scavenger Hunt
• Splash
• Star Auction
• Talent Show
• The Cube
• Wacky Races

Evening entertainment

Our timetable will look like this

MONDAY

10.30am Depart School 12.00pm Arrive, meet Groupie, tour the site & check into accommodation. 1.30pm Eat packed lunches 2.15pm Activity 1 3.45pm Break 4.00pm Activity 2 6.00pm Mealtime 7.00pm Evening entertainment 9.00pm – 10.30pm Drink, biscuit and bedtime.

TUESDAY

7.00am Group Leaders will wake up the group 8.00am Breakfast 9.15am Activity 3 10.45am Break 11.00am Activity 4 12.30pm – 2.00pm Lunch, groupie led downtime & visit to the shop 2.15pm Activity 5 3.45pm Break 4.00pm Activity 6 6.00pm Mealtime 7.00pm Evening entertainment 9.00pm – 10.30pm Drink, biscuit and bedtime.

WEDNESDAY

7.00am Group Leaders will wake up the group – packing time. 8.00am Breakfast and leave accommodation 9.15am Activity 7 10.45am Break 11.00am Activity 8 12.30pm – 2.00pm Lunch, groupie led downtime & visit to the shop 2.15pm Depart PGL for School

• Lodges – en suite rooms sleep 4-6
• Single occupancy blocks – en suite rooms sleep 4-6

Accommodation for Caythorpe Court can be viewed in the 360 virtual tour: www.pgl.co.uk/caythorpe360

Accommodation

• 75 acres of grounds to enjoy
• Sports hall
• Football pitches & playing fields
• Lake for water sports
• On-site adventure activities
• Disco
• Shop
• Classrooms / meeting rooms

Facilities

• 3 nutritious, balanced meals per day
• Self-service salad bar
• Vegetarian option
• Special diets catered for by prior arrangement
• Sample menus available online: www.pgl.co.uk

Catering and dietary needs

The PGL Code of Practice describes all safety and operational procedures both on and off-site including:

Health & safety

• Sample risk assessments
• Staff-to-pupil ratios
• Operating procedures
• Staff vetting & training
• Site security
• First Aid procedures
• Emergency procedures

www.pgl.co.uk/cop

FAQs

• Insurance
• What to take – kit list
• What to wear list – activities
• Valuable items – best left at home
• Pocket money – how much to take
• Finalised timetable
• Deodorants – roll-on only please
• Contacting your child

By the end of Year 5, we will update you on the following:

Thank you for listening Any questions?