Activities week

Residential: 4 Nights

This is a great opportunity to experience a range of different water sports in various locations within Cornwall. Accommodation is based in Newquay, with students taking part in surfing, body boarding, kayaking and paddle boarding activities at Tolcarne beach, Newquay and Swanpool beach in Falmouth. Students will also have the opportunity to take part in a range of beach activities throughout the week. In the evenings, students will be involved in quizzes, beach games and a town trail. This is a fantastic opportunity for those students who are looking for an action-packed Activities Week. Students do not have to have any previous experience and all equipment is provided. All activities are run by experienced company, Elemental, who employ motivated and fully qualified activity coordinators.

Residential: 4 Nights

Accommodation at the Cohort Hostel in the centre of St Ives. All meals provided as are coach transfers from NAC to St Ives. The trip includes photography and sketching at the Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan, visits to the Penwith Gallery, a Sketchbook Tour of the Tate St Ives, Sculpture Workshop at the Barbara Hepworth Gallery, a pottery throwing demonstration and tour of the Leach Pottery and a Photography Workshop. Also included is a walking tour and sketching around the Harbour, Town and Beach at St Ives. We will also be visiting the famous open air Minack Theatre to see an evening show. You will create a sketchbook of drawings and photos of your trip and gallery visits during the week.

The Brecon Beacons trip will be a great outdoor experience enjoying a wonderful part of the country. Experience Horse riding, Water sports and Climbing along with Mountain Walking. All activities will be run by experienced leaders and will push you out of your comfort zone. Accommodation will be in a fully equipped Bunkhouse in the Heart of the Beacons.

Residential: 3 Nights

On the Monday we will Leave Newton Abbot and travel to the Concorde 50 exhibition at Aerospace Bristol. In the evening we check into our central Bristol accommodation. While in Bristol we will take a Waterside Bristol ferry trip and Banksy/Street Art hunt, experience a water sports experience day (tbc) and visit SS Great Britain. Evening meals will be at local restaurants and one night we will have fish & chips. We will return to Newton Abbot on the Thursday evening. The Friday will be in college creating murals of our visit for display in corridors.

Residential: No

The week of fishing is an opportunity to learn about the types of fish that can be caught in different waters and then experience a series of fishing trips on ponds and lakes with sessions of coaching. Equipment will be provided, including all licenses, tackle and bait. To prepare for the week there will also be the chance to do a couple of evening teaching sessions before Activities Week if required.

Residential: No

Day 1 – Kents Cavern & Bowling - In the morning students will visit Kents Cavern; a spectacular natural cave with an incredible history that began 400 million years ago. The tour of the cave gives an amazing insight into Ice Age life and an opportunity to see naturally formed chambers. Students will then head towards AMF bowling to enjoy a game in the lanes.

Day 2 – Battlefield Live & Foot Golf - In the morning you will visit Battlefield Live, an exciting infra-red combat game using sensor recognition. Unlike paintball or airsoft, Battlefield Live has no flying bullets, better still no bruising, no mess, and no steamy mask to wear. As there are no bullets to pay for you can shoot as often as you like!! Teams play out various missions during a session. In the afternoon you will test yourself in a round of Footgolf. The object of the game is to get the ball into the hole using only your feet in the fewest number of shots possible. The beauty of the game lies in your being able to strategically combine power and precision making it suitable for everyone.

Day 3 – Woodlands - Woodlands Family Theme Park is the largest family theme park in Devon, a fun filled day out for everyone. There’s something for anyone and everyone! With one of the largest and best indoor play areas in the South West, amazing water rides, a zoo farm and much more, there’s fun to be had rain or shine.

Day 4 – UCZ Paintball - Paintball is an action-packed combat game of strategy, daring, skill and teamwork.

Day 5 – River Dart Country Park & Treetops Challenge - A fun packed day outdoors including a fun and exciting treetop challenge. 21 Elements of high adrenalin fun, to test your nerve and confidence, crossing the river Dart. All safety equipment is provided for the treetop challenge.

Residential: No

Day 1 – River Dart Country Park & Treetops Challenge - A fun packed day outdoors including a fun and exciting treetop challenge. 21 Elements of high adrenalin fun, to test your nerve and confidence, crossing the river Dart. All safety equipment is provided for the treetop challenge

Day 2 – Woodlands - Woodlands Family Theme Park is the largest family theme park in Devon, a fun filled day out for everyone. There’s something for anyone and everyone! With one of the largest and best indoor play areas in the South West, amazing water rides, a zoo farm and much more, there’s fun to be had rain or shine.

Day 3 – Splashdown - Take on the sheer speed of The Screamer and ride the Wild Kamikaze, but are you BRAVE enough to face the Devil's Drop? Tumble on tyres and twist through the tubes; check out the 8 adrenalin-pumping slides below; each with a varying degree of difficulty. For the less adventurous, the Swimming Area and Sun Terraces are perfect to relax in the sunshine.

Day 4 – Crealy Theme Park & Resort - is an award winning family Theme Park in Devon that boasts over 60 rides and attractions, with spectacular live entertainment shows and animals galore, it's no wonder that Crealy Theme Park & Resort is regularly voted the best day out in Devon.

Day 5 – Decoy Water Sports – Take part in a structured lesson of ‘real’ kayaks and paddle boarding plus a session using sit on top kayaks and a new giant paddleboard! All equipment including wetsuits, buoyancy aids, heated changing rooms and hot showers included.

Residential: No

Day 1 - Pennywell Farm - A full day of hands on animal activities await every day with something new every half hour - just listen for the bell.

Day 2 - Shaldon Zoo - Set in an acre of woodland garden above the attractive coastal village of Shaldon, we look after, and help preserve, some of the rarest and most endangered animals in

Day 3 - Dartmoor Otters & Butterflies, Totnes Rare Breeds Farm using the Steam Train - With three top tourist attractions, Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies at Buckfastleigh, the award-winning Totnes Rare Breeds Farm at Totnes and, linking the two, the award-winning South Devon Railway, Three Great Attractions, One Amazing Day has something for everyone. See otters from around the world and stunning tropical butterflies, enjoy a one hour’s round trip along the beautiful valley of the River Dart behind a Great Western Railway steam engine* and stroke the owls, feed the red squirrels, meet the hedgehogs!

Day 4 – Paignton Zoo - With over 2,500 animals across 80 acres – you’re in for a really wild time at Paignton Zoo. A place to roam, discover and get in touch with your inner animal. Get up close to some of the animal wonders of the world across the specially designed habitats - from the savannah to the wetlands and the tropical forest. Run wild in the play areas or hop aboard the unique Jungle Express train to get even closer to the action.

Day 5 - Crealy Animal Adventure Day – You will be met by an Animal Education Officer for an interactive classroom style session, meeting some of the Crealy Animal School residents and learning about them. There are also other activities on offer such as feeding, quizzes, talks on the animal residents, guinea pig fishing and pond dipping.

Residential: No

Spend two days becoming a detective and solving clues. You will visit an ‘escape room’ where your team will race against the clock to ESCAPE the room by solving puzzles, cracking codes and putting your mind to the test. You will also become a CSI detective using science to solve clues from a crime scene to identify ‘whodunnit!!’

For two days you will explore the Devon coastline on a boat trip around Torbay, visit living coasts and then learn about marine life and the effects of plastic pollution.

The final day will see you being creative and recycling while making displays from the collection of plastics and pebbles from the previous days.

Residential: No

Did your letter from Hogwarts get lost in the post? Maybe Errol delivered it to the wrong address because you have in fact been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!

Of course, the first thing you’ll need is a wand – we’ll make sure the right one chooses you. Join us to try your hand at potions, quidditch and some muggle magic. Contribute to your very own Quibbler and take a break with a butterbeer, pumpkin pasty and a chocolate frog after testing your Herbology skills. If you’re lucky, you might even get to meet some magical creatures… We’ll be taking a fantastic trip to Cornwall to discover dark secrets in the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic before finding out the origins of Merlin at King Arthur’s Great Halls and exploring the secrets of Tintagel Castle and Merlin’s Cave. The Harry Potter Studios will be your lasting impression as the magical finale of the week!

Residential: No

A series of cycling trips out from the school cycling in the Devon countryside or to the beach. An opportunity to get on your bike (subject to suitability - school bikes are available) and spend the day out of school cycling to a local destination. Cycling trips will include three days leisure cycling from school combined with two days using a minibus to transport cycles to start from a remote location including at least one day at Haldon Forest.

Residential: No

A variety of fun but educational activities for you to complete from Computer Graphics to making Apps, Cartoons and Animations. If you like computing this is the activity for you!