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Activities Week 2020
13th—16th July
Cambourne Village College
Activity Booklet
INTRODUCTION:
Activities Week is an annual action-packed week of
fun activities and new experiences for students in
Years 8 and 9—an off-timetable four-day week
which will take place from Monday 13th to Thurs-
day 16th July, with Friday 17th July as a normal
school day.
Due to the Year 7s being off-site on a residential trip,
and the Year 10s being off-site on work placements,
Year 8s and 9s will be taking part in a number of
exciting and stimulating activities both within school
and off-site.
This booklet contains all the information parents/
carers need to help their child choose which
activities they would like to do during that week.
*** These activities are a compulsory element
of pupils’ timetables for that week.
PUPILS MUST SIGN UP ***
WHAT TO DO: Read, Choose, Sign up 1. READ all the activities on offer carefully with your child and understand the associated costs. 2. CHOOSE which activities your child would like to do. 3. SIGN-UP via WisePay under ‘Trips & Visits : AW2020 Activities Deposit Payment’. You are required to enter your child’s 4 choices (in order of preference), to give your consent, and to make your deposit payment by Friday 24th January 2020. (To register your child’s interest for the trip to Normandy, please use the separate ‘Normandy Deposit Payment’ option only) ➔ Pupils should be prepared to do any of their four choices! (Please avoid choosing activities you have already done last year)
WHAT COMES NEXT: How we allocate places
1. All applications will be reviewed and pupils will be
allocated 2 of their 4 choices. This will be made known to
pupils during the week beginning 10th February — on a
notice board at school.
(Year 8 students need to be aware that if an option is oversubscribed, pri-
ority will be given to Year 9 students).
2. Parents will also get notification of their child’s allocated
activities via a School Post email. WisePay will be adjusted
accordingly for further payments to be made as/if applicable.
(Payments can also be handed in to the office to Mrs Noble).
SUBSIDIES:
Cambourne Village College makes available subsidies
to help towards the cost of activities like these for
those students who, because of financial hardship,
would otherwise be unable to attend.
If you would like to apply for financial assistance
please email Mrs Noble in complete confidence at
pnoble@cambournevc.org to discuss.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | KEY DATES:
The more expensive activities will have a two-month
split payment plan, with payments due by the dates in-
dicated below. (The initial deposit payment will be deducted
from the final amount to be paid.)
Split Payment Plan Deadlines:
1st Payment: Friday 27th March
2nd Payment: Monday 27th April
One-off Payment Deadline:
1st Payment: Friday 27th March
Friday 24th January – Deadline for choices, consent
and deposit payment to be made via WisePay
Week of 10th February —Activities placement an-
nounced and WisePay adjusted accordingly
Friday 27th March — Deadline for one-off payment
and 1st split payment to be made
Monday 27th April —Deadline for 2nd split payment
to be made
ACTIVITIES ON OFFER: Discover Cambridge Creative Cross-Stitch Let’s Get Crafty & Cooking Stop Motion Crime Solving StressLess Workshop Explore Science Sports Challenge Dance Workshop Art Encounters Performing Arts Spanish Fiesta Mission Explore (Peaks) Mountain Sports Film Lovers Building Bridges Water Sports FINAL REMINDERS: - Pupils are required to put down their top 4 choices in order of preference (via WisePay). - If forms are received after the deadline of 24th Janu- ary students may not be allocated one of their prefer- ences. - Year 9 pupils should aim to choose something differ- ent from last year to avoid repetition.
AT SCHOOL (2-day activities) - Art Encounters - Creative Cross-Stitch - Crime Solving (Weds/Thurs only) - Let’s Get Crafty & Cooking - Spanish Fiesta (Mon/Tues only) - Sports Challenge - Stop Motion (Mon/Tues only) - StressLess Workshop
Art Encounters
A 2-day course on Urban Art. You will learn spray can stencilling and Ur-
ban Art style illustration techniques. Wear old, scruffy clothes!
Places: 35
Location: At the College
Lead: Mr Yeates
Cost: £18
Creative Cross-Stitch
The focus of this activity will be to learn and enjoy cross-stitching.
This activity would be for pupils who would like to learn how to cross-
stitch, or if you already can and enjoy it, you might want to come and
spend time cross-stitching.
All materials will be provided.
Places: 10
Location: At the College
Lead: Mrs Plumb
Cost: £FREE
Crime Solving (Wednesday/Thursday only)
The focus of this activity will be to solve a fictional crime that has oc-
curred at Cambourne Village College. Learn about investigating crimes,
from crime scene management and handling and reviewing evidence, to in-
terviewing witnesses and suspects and building a case
You will work in teams over the course of two days to solve a crime. You
will designate members of your team to oversee different parts of the
investigation, working together to solve this Cambourne VC mystery. On
the afternoon of day two you will present your findings as a team and find
out who really did it
Places: 25
Location: At the College
Lead: Mrs Payne
Cost: £FREE
Let’s Get Crafty & Cooking
A chance to explore different craft and cooking activities.
The cost of this activity includes all craft materials and cooking ingredients
for 2 days.
Places: 20
Location: At the College
Lead: Mrs Taylor
Cost: £15
Spanish Fiesta (Monday/Tuesday only)
An introduction to some of the most famous fiestas of the Spanish speak-
ing world.
Find out the history behind them, how they are typically celebrated
(including sampling some traditional foods!) and create your own masks and
models.
Places: 15
Location: At the College
Lead: Mrs Hirst
Cost: £FREE
Sports Challenge
To engage in non-curriculum based sporting activities.
Day 1: Be Active Challenge (archery, trampolining, tennis, table tennis and golf)
Day 2: It’s a Knockout
Places: 60
Location: At the College
Lead: Mr Henderson
Cost: £50Stop Motion (Monday/Tuesday only)
The focus of this activity will be to get involved in tech-based activities
with fun film and animation activities on iPads. You will be able to create
your own animation project. You could get some inspiration from shows
such as ‘Wallace and Gromit’ or ‘Shaun the Sheep’.
Over a day and a half you will be working in small groups on your project
using playdough, Lego or drawings and they will be shown to the rest of the
group in the afternoon of the second day. There will be prizes for the
most original and funny ones.
Places: 25
Location: At the College
Lead: Mr Garcia
Cost: £FREE
StressLess Workshop
The focus of this activity will be to help you develop ways to relax and
take care of your body & mind:
- Understand the importance of mental health, using basic
mindfulness and meditation skills.
- Discover how activity and nature can help your mental and
physical health.
- Explore the basics of yoga.
- Find out how a healthy diet can help
us cope with the stresses of life.
Places: 15
Location: At the College
Lead: Ms Kenton-Howell
Cost: £15OUTSIDE SCHOOL (2-day activities) - Building Bridges - Discover Cambridge - Explore Science: Animal Lovers (Mon/Tues only) - Explore Science: Space Lovers (Weds/Thurs only) - Film Lovers - Mountain Sports: Skiing (Mon/Tues only) - Mountain Sports: Climbing (Weds/Thurs only) - Water Sports
Building Bridges
Get involved in a STEM-based activity. You will be able to create your own
bridge and test it out to see how much weight it can hold. You will be in-
spired by famous Cambridge based bridges during your punting trip.
Places: 20
Location: Cambridge (1 day) and CamVC (1 day)
Lead: Mr Russen
Cost: £23
Discover Cambridge
This is a chance to explore parts of Cambridge you might not usually see.
You need to be prepared for a fair bit of walking (sometimes at speed!)
and be keen to explore our city’s cultural heritage. It is an outdoor, active
experience.
The itinerary includes: climbing Great St Mary’s Tower, a Cambridge
Treasure Hunt (around the city centre and colleges, including King’s Col-
lege Chapel), the Botanic Gardens and cream tea in Grantchester and a
walk along the river through Grantchester meadows.
Places: 20
Location: Cambridge
Lead: Mrs Moody
Cost: £19Explore Science: Animal Lovers
(Monday/Tuesday only)
On day 1 students will have a visit from the animal experience who will bring
in some exotic animals for the students to meet. After this students will go
to the cinema in the afternoon.
On day 2 students will travel to Banham
Zoo for the day.
Places: 40
Locations: At the College / Banham
Zoo / Cambridge Light Cinema
Lead: Mrs Hodgson
Cost: £40
Explore Science: Space Lovers
(Wednesday/Thursday only)
On day 1 students will have a visit from the animal experience team, who will
bring in some exotic animals for the students to meet. After this students
will go to the cinema in the after-
noon.
On day 2 students will travel to the
Leicester Space Centre for the day.
Places: 40
Locations: At the College / Leices-
ter Space Centre / Cambridge Light
Cinema
Lead: Mrs Hodgson
Cost: £40Mountain Sports: Skiing
(Monday/Tuesday only)
Spend two days learning how to ski on real snow! Professionals will lead
sessions teaching the basics then try out some moves on the slopes in rec-
reational skiing sessions.
Ideal for anyone who has interest in skiing or snowboarding. This activity
can accommodate complete beginners and also skiers with experience.
Skis, boots and helmets are included. If you don’t have a ski jacket and ski
bottoms, these can be borrowed from the Snow Centre.
Places: 40
Locations: SnowCentre Hemel
Hempstead
Lead: Mr Bellis
Cost: £134
Mountain Sports: Climbing
(Wednesday/Thursday only)
The climbing activity will be an action packed two days visiting one of the
best indoor climbing centres around our region. Pupils will learn the skills
required to boulder, belay and climb on a variety of competition standard
walls!
Pupils will be awarded a NICAS Level 1 at the end of these two days.
Places: 40
Locations: The Big Rock, Bed-
ford
Lead: Mr Bellis
Cost: £57Water Sports
The focus of these two days will be to develop skills on water in a variety
of vessels (sailing, windsurfing, aqua park and various water activities).
Places: 36
Location: Milton Country Park and Box End Bedford
Lead: Miss Curtis
Cost: £89
Film Lovers
A trip to Harry Potter Studios on one day and a trip to the Light Cinema in
Cambridge on the other day. Two days packed for cinema lovers!
Places: 20
Location: Cambridge / Harry Potter Studios
Lead: Mr Alexander / Mr Lynch
Cost: £814-DAY ACTIVITIES: - Dance Workshop (incl. a trip to the Theatre and an end of week performance) - Performing Arts (incl. a trip to the Theatre and an end of week performance)
Dance Workshop
Including two full days learning street, contemporary and jazz dances un-
der the expert tuition of professional Bodyworks dance tutors, one full
day’s use of the Bodyworks studios in Cambridge (with a talk from one of
the heads of department about the performing arts industry), a Hairspray
workshop, and a trip to London to see Hairspray the musical!
No previous dance experience required. Both boys and girls welcome.
Places: 20
Location: At the College / At Body-
works / London Coliseum Theatre
Lead: Bodyworks
Cost:
£85
Performing Arts
The week will involve a series of college-based workshops spent exploring the
theme of An Afternoon at the Theatre. We will be learning and performing
songs & scripts from a variety of musicals and plays. We will arrange a show-
case performance, rehearse it and then present this performance to other
pupils in the school on the Wednesday. Parents will also be invited to come and
see this performance.
We are also planning on attending a musical during the week: Hairspray at the
London Coliseum Theatre in London on Thursday 16th July (included in the
cost of the week).
Places: 30
Location: At the College / London Colise-
um Theatre
Lead: Mr Mulholland
Cost: £54AWAY TRIPS: - Mission Explore (1 day at the College; 3 days in the Peak District) - Trip to Normandy (4 days in France)
Mission Explore: The Peak District
This is a great opportunity to take part in adventurous activities in the
Peak District National Park set in a stunning outdoor environment.
Caving will appeal to you if you have a sense of adventure and a desire to
explore! You will see an extraordinary world of underground caves and
mines, letting your torchlight guide you from one place to the next…
You will also take part in mountain/hill walking,
gaining an understanding of mountain weather and
learning valuable survival techniques.
You will have a unique opportunity to try canoeing
on a canal in beautiful countryside. Other activi-
ties that may be offered include abseiling or rock
climbing, mountain biking, zip wire, and more!
Depending on the number of you that opt for the
Peak District, you may be able to choose between
these activities.
This trip is suitable for you if you enjoy the great outdoors. No experi-
ence in any of the activities is necessary.
Although the outdoor activities included in this trip are fairly easy , a rea-
sonable level of fitness is required to complete the mountain/hill walking.
The cost of the trip includes all activities, equipment hire, accommodation
for 2 nights (3 days), meals, transport, entrance fees, and guided tuition
from qualified outdoor instructors.
Places: 20
Location: 1 day (at the Col-
lege) / 3 days (Peak District)
Lead: Mr Burgess
Cost: £178Trip to Normandy
This is a wonderful opportunity to take part in a range of activities with
your friends in the beautiful and historic French region of Normandy.
We will be visiting sights such as the Bayeux tapestry and the D-Day land-
ing beaches, which are huge parts of our history.
We will be staying in a fantastic hostel, the Centre de Collignon, very close
to Cherbourg.
We will also be visiting a chocolate museum, the Mulberry harbour, the Ar-
romanches 360 museum and the D-Day experience!
We will also have time to explore the cities of Caen and Bayeux. Although we
will be experiencing French food and the French lifestyle, there is no need
to be studying French currently. You will have the chance to practise your
French or pick up the basics during our visit...
The cost of the trip includes all activities, accommodation for 3 nights (4
days), meals in France, insurance, coach travel, and ferry travel with a
Porstmouth-Cherbourg crossing.
Evening activities also included.
Itinerary subject to change. To register your child’s interest for
this trip, please logon to WisePay
Places: 30 and select the AW2020 Trip to
Normandy Deposit Payment item.
Location: Normandy, France
Lead: Mr Thomas *** A deposit of £110 and
Cost: £430
passport details are required ***Remember to submit your options
and pay your deposit on WisePay
by Friday 24th January 2020
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