Good luck to Year 7 pupils and to staff for our outdoor residentials this half term!  All our pupils will camp and take part in activities from camp craft to climbing on local crags to canoeing on the River Lune. 

Many former Year 7s will have happy memories of Glenridding, Pooley Bridge and Halton – whatever the weather! 

Outdoor education is every child’s right and an essential part of their LRGS experience.  It is about learning skills and gaining confidence.  Most of all, it is about deepening connection – to their environment and local area, and especially to one another. 

It is fabulous to see so many other residential trips coming up as well.  These include the German exchange, Year 8 Normandy experience, National rowing regatta, Silver and Gold DofE expeditions, CCF summer camps, Oxbridge visits, Lake District mountain biking, and the Norway canoe expedition.  (Which ones have I missed?!)

Education takes place outside the classroom, and beyond the reach of mobile phones and AI chatbots too.  Long may it continue!