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SHROPSHIRE OUTDOOR PURSUITS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE

Manor Adventure: ● Established in 1991 ● Handles over 27,000 students + 500 families each year ● Owns Culmington Manor, 100 acre estate in Shropshire ● Owns Lockerbie Manor, 78 acre estate in Scotland ● Owns Abernant Lake Hotel - 55 acre estate in Mid Wales ● Owns Le Château du Broutel, Somme, Northern France ● Owns Le Château de Warsy, Picardy, Northern France

What makes Manor Adventure different? ● First class facilities ● Secure safe location ● Quality instructors ● 19 outdoor pursuit sessions per week (Monday-Friday) ● Profits re-invested every year since 1991 ● 93% re-booking levels ● Much more offered compared to competitors for a similar price (in many cases for less) ● Only five centres as opposed to 10-40 centres, therefore management control much stricter

Culmington Manor has a capacity of 300 students: - The Lodge

- The Manor

Culmington Manor has a capacity of 300 students: - Mews

Teachers rooms adjacent to students rooms - Duty Instructor per building (24 hours) - School stays together all the time

The food is child friendly, plentiful and nutritious: - Full English breakfast - Substantial lunch - Excellent cooked dinner - Plenty of choice - All catered for

Health & Safety our No 1 Priority: ● Regularly inspected by Health & Safety Executive ● Each outdoor pursuit Risk Assessed ● 4X4 Rescue vehicle ● Radio linked outdoor pursuits ● Outdoor pursuits, equipment and instructors continually assessed and monitored

Instructors : Our reputation is very dependent on quality of instructors. Extensive recruitment process – far exceed blue chip companies ● For every 20 vacancies we receive over 500 applicants ● 50 Invited to assessment weekend ● Then 30 short listed to selection week

Course benefits; for each and every child: ● Education outside the classroom ● Develop an inner confidence ● Personal achievement ● Develop self esteem ● Develop social skills ● Develop team building skills ● Experience new / exciting outdoor pursuits ● Learn respect for others Every Child benefits enormously from the course especially children who are not necessarily academic or sporty.

Outdoor pursuits programme: ● Leave school to arrive at 14.30 ● Students shown to dormitories ● Fire drill ● 1 st outdoor pursuit at 15.30 ● Each outdoor pursuit lasts 1.5 hours ● 2 nd outdoor pursuit at 19.15 ● 5 outdoor pursuits per day ● Depart after lunch at 13.30

Outdoor pursuits available: ● Abseiling ● High Ropes ● Archery ● Hill Walk ● Bivouac Building ● Initiative Exercises ● Blind Trail ● Manor Olympics ● BMX Bikes ● Nature Trail ● Camp Craft Skills ● Obstacle Course ● Canoe/Kayak ● Orienteering ● Crate Stacking ● Overnight Camp ● Confidence Course ● Raft Building ● Caving ● Rifle Shooting ● Climbing ● Scavenger Skills ● Compass Work ● Swimming ● Educational Visits ● Survival Skills ● Evening Walk ● Team Games ● Expedition Experience ● Wide Games ● Fencing ● Zip Wire ● Film Studies / Video

Costs Manor £ 290.00 per child Coach cost approx. £ 35.00 but this is based on 60 children going so this is the only amount that will change – it depends on the final number of children going. Total - £325.50 Monthly payments of £50 starting from the deposit this month.

What do I pack? - We are only going for a week! - An equipment/ clothing list will be sent out to everyone. - The children are likely to get wet and muddy. - Pack plenty of socks - There is a drying room

What if I take daily medication? - Medical forms will be sent out to you to complete - Any medical information must be stated on that form including travel sickness. - The medicines will need to be brought to school ideally before the leaving day. - The medicines will be kept in the teacher’s cottage and administered as stated on the medical form.

Will the parents be updated as to what is going on? - Yes. The lead teacher on the trip will contact the head teacher daily. - Twitter will be used regularly keep people undated - The behaviour of the children has always been excellent but if this is not the case parents will be contacted and in extreme circumstances asked to collect the child.

M ANOR A DVENTURE IS SERIOUS, STRUCTURED, SAFE, CHALLENGING AND HELPS DEVELOP AN INNER CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM