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PES Ascent Group
GROUP SIZE:
AGE RANGE:
Approx. 200 students
Years 8-10
ENTRY YEARS:
Years 8-9
MEETINGS:
Friday (5.30pm-7.30pm)
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION CHARGE: £170
DINNER CHARGE
I/C:
£20/term
Mr Parker
Overview:
PES Ascent Group is the largest group in the whole structure of the Perse Exploration Society. The group has a strict pupil hierarchy and is organised into patrols of eight students in Years 8-9. Within the patrol there is a Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader, Quartermaster, Food Quartermaster and four Ferrets. Six patrols form a section (of which there are four – Earth, Air, Fire and Water). Each section is run by a Year 10 patrol known as the ‘Bears.’ The whole troop is run by seven Year 10 students who are known as the ‘Stags’. Positions of responsibility are gained through growing experience and selection of future leaders is carried out by current student leaders and staff. It is a great privilege for students to be appointed a Stag or Bear, and quite rightly so, as they run the entire group and all camps.
Activities:
PES Ascent Group dates back to the 5th Cambridge Scout Group. All camps are carried out in Scandinavian style Lavvu teepees and many activities such as pioneering, campcraft, climbing and fire lighting carry on to this day.
Signing Up:
Applications can be made using the form at the end of this booklet or in person at the societies fair. Application forms should be submitted at school reception by the end of the second week of Michaelmas term. Students wishing to sign up must commit to Friday training sessions and three compulsory trips each year.
After-school arrangements:
PES Ascent Group meetings commence at 5.30pm on Fridays in term time at the Outdoor Pursuits Centre. This start time enables other extra-curricular activities to occur at school and for our volunteer staff to make their way to meetings from their places of work.
Students may leave the school site to purchase food for dinner from the leisure park on Hills Road. Should parents wish students to remain on site between the end of the school day and the start of the session, a supervised dinner is provided in the school café. Dinner can be booked on a termly basis for an additional fee of £20 per term.
Trips:
Trips are compulsory. There are three annual trips. The first is a training camp which takes place in the Michaelmas term. This is followed by a trip in the Easter holidays, usually the first four days, and a nine day trip in the summer holidays. Venues vary from year to year and students can look forward to a wide range of activities.
Trip Dates:
Overnight Camps
Pupils can change their scheduled date if they have Saturday morning fixtures
