FocusGeography · Science · Outdoor education
Typical length4 days
SuitsGrades 6–10
Why this journey
The learning behind it.
Two programmes from one landscape. The Discovery programme introduces habitats, river life, navigation and practical outdoor skills; the Action Adventure programme adds caving, canoeing and weaselling, linked to rock formation, erosion and risk. Activities are run by licensed centres and every one has an alternative, so all students can take part.
What students take away
- Freshwater ecology, habitats and food chains
- Limestone geology, caves and erosion
- Map-reading, navigation and outdoor safety
- Communication, resilience and leadership
An indicative outline
- ArriveTeam challenges, nature orienteering and a night hike.
- InvestigateA guided nature walk, river dipping and minibeast investigation, or canoeing, archery and evening orienteering.
- ChallengeShelter building and fire lighting, or caving and weaselling.
- ReflectA final team challenge and reflection before heading home.
BFC signature Can include our Walking Hunt, a gamified challenge in place of a standard tour, and a Photo Marathon shot on disposable analogue cameras. How they work ↗︎
Every journey is designed around your brief. Length, activities and accommodation change with your group.
Learning in action
Students collect river-life samples and use them to judge the health of the stream they are standing in.
Practicalities
- Accommodation
- Chosen for the destination and your budget. Activity-centre accommodation in shared rooms; sessions adapt to weather and water levels.
- Transport
- Private for your group throughout, with flights or rail where needed.
- Access & medical
- Planned case by case from the first conversation, so every student can take part.
- Dietary needs
- Vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free and allergies catered for; kosher and other requirements on request.