Transcript Mickle Trafford Village School

Mickle Trafford Village School
Conway Parents Meeting
2015
What is the Conway Centre?
• The Conway Centre is a residential educational facility
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set in idyllic surroundings on the island of Anglesey
North Wales.
It is owned by Cheshire Education Authorities.
The Centre occupies 170 acres of National Trust
parkland and gardens which extend down to the Menai
Strait and include a Private Dock, Adventure Playground,
Tipi, Playing Fields, Natural Ponds, Sheltered Shoreline
and Mature Woodlands.
Qualified expertise is available for the Arts, Field Studies
and Outdoor Education. All of their senior staff are
qualified teachers and hold a high level of qualification in
a wide variety of disciplines.
Where is the Conway Centre?
How safe is the Conway Centre?
• It is regularly and rigorously inspected by a
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range of outdoor education authorities to ensure
that Health and safety standards are met. E.g.
AALA (Adventurous Activities Licensing
Authority).
All leaders are first aid trained and CRB checked
The accommodation is securely locked at night
and teachers have an alarm to alert them if the
door is opened
Sensitive smoke sensors – no aerosols please
What will my child do?
Each year group undertake
different challenges building on
the skills learned in previous
years, including team work
and cooperation.
Year 4:
• Raft building/Canoeing
• Night line- taking a partner
through
• Problem Solving
• Orienteering
• Teacher led activities- pond
dipping, art
Year 5
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Sailing/Canoeing
Low ropes
Zip wire
Night line- Navigating a
group through a more
testing course.
Problem solving
Orienteering- again a
more difficult course
Year 6
• Long distance orienteering
• Wall climbing
• Canoeing
• Abseiling
• Bushcraft activities
• Art and drama
Evening Activities
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Self-staffed
Art work
Drama/dance
Quizzes
Disco
Board games
DVD
Hot chocolate and
biscuits
What is the accommodation like?
• We stay in Hafod- a separate house
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with its own showers, toilets, drying
room, common room and dormitories.
There are two sides to the house- one
for boys and one for girls.
Each side has a staff bedroom and
bathroom
The buildings and common rooms
have coded locks and staff have an
alarm for use at night which is
triggered when a door is opened.
The accommodation is fitted with very
sensitive fire alarms- NO AEROSOLS
TO BE USED!
What is the food like?
• A canteen system like we
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have at school
Wide variety of food on
offer- traffic light system
to guide children to
healthy options
Bread and salad bar
Happy to accommodate
food allergies etc. if we
give them plenty of notice
– even preferences like
no butter on sandwiches!
What equipment and clothes will
my child need?
• See kit list.
• All clothes to be named and packing to
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be done by the child (with supervision!).
Old clothes- not their best designer
gear!
Vests, t-shirts, log sleeved tops, fleeces
etc. so the children can layer their
clothes
Plenty of socks and underwear!
Track suit bottoms, cargo pants,
leggings etc. for day wear (jeans aren’t
recommended except for the evening)
Old trainers (at least two pairs- one that
can get wet)
Conway Centre will provide waterproof
coats and trousers and specialist
equipment.
Sun hat, sun cream… woolly hat ,
gloves!!!
What other facilities are there?
• Nightline
• Shop- send £5
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maximum please
Play area- children
only allowed to use it
when supervised
What do we expect from your
child?
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Well behaved- they are ambassadors of our school.
Listening skills (important for safety).
Prepared to work as a team.
We won’t call home unless there is a good reason- look
for updates on the website.
Children should pack their own bag for Conway- so they
know what is theirs and where it is!
Absolutely no aerosols.
Water bottle, this is essential, Conway Centre no longer
provide this.
Packed lunch for the first day.
Old clothes.
Named medicines to be given to the teacher on the
morning of departure and collected by an adult on
return.
Any questions?
• Please also feel free to discuss matters of
a personal nature with your child’s class
teacher.