Educational Visits

FINLAND — ICE FISHING AND MORE

This year for the first time ever, Reading School was delighted to introduce two trips to Finland, due to popular demand for Years 7 and 8 only. The two expeditions were overseen by Mr T Evans (Assistant Head) and required extensive planning. The pupils and staff found this experience both extremely challenging and rewarding undertaking ice fishing, igloo building and skiing. All the participants displayed great resilience and took up each challenge with positivity building team skills and collaboration techniques — skills essential to ‘Building Good Men’ whilst embedding independence.

Thank you to the team of staff that led and enabled these trips to go ahead, providing individual expertise in developing our boys.

TRIP TO BERLIN

Year 12 History students visited Berlin in March 2020. The purpose of this educational trip is to visit a range of sites related to World War II and the Cold War and give students deeper understanding of life under Communism, an area which is studied in Year 12.

EXCHANGE TRIP TO SPAIN

YEAR 8 TRIP TO NORMANDY

During February 2020 Reading School students had the chance to put their language skills to the test during an exchange trip with our partner school, Colegio C.E.D.E.S, a private bilingual school in Albacete, Spain. The Spanish exchange provided an opportunity for students in Years 9, 10 & 12 to become immersed in Spanish language and culture. The exchange was the last leg of a twoway exchange with Colegio C.E.D.E.S. which included students being hosted by families, spending the weekend with them, attending lessons at the school with their partners and sightseeing with staff. Thank you to Mr J Escribano-Sanchez and Mrs E Humphries for successfully leading this trip for the second year in a row. We would also like to thank Mr L Green and Miss P Hutchinson for accompanying the students, the staff in the school office for their extensive administration and of course all those at Colegio C.E.D.E.S for helping to make this possible.

40 Year 8 pupils embarked on a week long trip to Le Château de la Baudonniere in Normandy for many fun activities and interaction exclusively in French. To enhance the vocabulary learned in French lessons and learn about the French cuisine and culture.

The boys embarked on assault causes, fancy dress competition, cooking French cuisine and thoroughly enjoyed making some life time memories as they enhanced their French vocabulary. Thank you to Miss E Fondu, Miss Stratford, Miss Baker and Mr Hornby for successfully leading this trip for the second year. It is the one trip that Year 8’s look forward to every year.

COMBINED CADET FORCE

Reading School Combined Cadet Force saw significant growth in 2019-20, recruiting around 100 cadets from both Reading School and Kendrick School. This is the largest intake of recruits we have had and they have now completed the core theory elements of their training. Our Cadet Force Adult Volunteers are now trying to develop ways in which more practical elements of training can be achieved in adherence to current COVID guidelines. Like many school activities, CFAV staff worked hard to maintain a full programme of cadet activities which were facilitated virtually through the Summer term and we have been really pleased to see many cadets engaging fully in this training. We celebrated rank promotions for seven NCOS at the end of the Summer Term and are looking forward to announcing the new Senior NCO appointments in the coming week.