Duke of Edinburgh
Early in the morning on Saturday 11 May when most 14 year olds are still sleeping and looking forward to a lazy weekend, Abbotsholme Year 9 pupils arrived at school in their waterproofs and carrying their 55 litre rucksacks. The group were at scho...
On Saturday morning 16 students headed to Black Rocks to do some navigation training by way of orienteering. First they practiced on the permanent course, getting used to the scale of the map and the key features. Max then set them off in pairs on...
On Tuesday 23 October, seven Old Abbotsholmians ventured down to St James Palace in London to collect their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards. This is a huge accomplishment for our pupils to finish in their final year and shows an unbelievable committ...
Congratulations to Max Bettson-Burdett, Adrienne Kuster, Arran Bodger, Jacob Bushell and Harriet Lane who are the first Year 11 pupils to complete their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award this school year.
Congratulations to Dominique Wilcox...
This year we had twelve pupils interested in taking their DofE Gold Expedition in Canoes. So their Hike was based on this mode of transport.
Wednesday saw us on the Menai straits, the stretch of tidal water between Anglesey and the mainlan...