YEAR 7 CAMP
Every year the whole of Year 7 are taken away to Llangollen for a week of camping and outdoor education. The whole event is organized by the P.E. Department. Each child will spend two nights camping and two days activities.  The camp is very successful and enjoyable with many Staff and Sixth Formers helping out. Activities include : walking, climbing and abseiling, orienteering and canoeing with a full and varied evening programme of team building activities and bonfire sing songs!

THE ANNUAL SKI TRIP
Every year The PE Department organises a ski trip abroad. Last year 1996/97 we went to The Italian Alps with 150 pupils and about 20 adults!
This year we have two trips, one with 40 pupils to New Hampshire U.S.A and one with 60 pupils to The Italian Alps again.
To help prepare the pupils, we organize three evening visits each year to a local dry ski slope where instructors train the pupils ready for the main trip.

CANOE TRIPS
Last year there was a successful trip up to Scotland for the canoe club pupils but we also organize weekend residential trips to the Conway Centre on Anglesey where Year 9 pupils can gain experience in sea canoeing.
Instructors from Chester Canoe Club work with us both at school (in the pool), on the river and on organized trips.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME
This is run by the PE Department and is now very popular with over 100 pupils taking part. Between 35 and 40 Year 9 pupils start the award at Bronze level and many of those (usually 30+) go on to do Silver. Last year we had a Gold group who were successful but this year there will be two Gold groups.
Parents come into school to help with the administration and other parents help with running the pupils to various parts of Snowdonia for their expeditions.
The award demands a lot of not only the pupils but also the staff who give up their weekends to supervise the groups and for this the School is very grateful.

C. S. L. A. COURSES
This award has been running for two years now and both Sixth Form and Staff have enjoyed the experience of both learning and teaching leadership skills. Staff have gone on courses each year to prepare appropriately and the pupils have benefited from this and also had the opportunity to go out into our local junior schools to teach.