Outdoor Pursuits
King's Hall School provides adventurous outdoor activities as part of its extension of the school sports programme. The activities covered here are those offered to children in the school Years 5-8. These activities are not compulsory but offered on a weekly basis to those children who wish to take part during the Wednesday and Saturday afternoon games sessions.
Activities are deliberately organised in different abilities with some payable and some free, to accommodate as many children as possible. The children are able to find out about weekly activities through the Outdoor Pursuit notice board, tutors encouraging them to participate, and assembly presentations and announcements.
The most popular activities include sailing, mountain biking, orienteering, hill walking and some climbing or abseiling activities.
Outside the weekly programme children are given a chance to attend other trips throughout their schooling. Boarders will often be taken climbing or to do water sports on their Sunday activity. The school runs an annual ski holiday to the French Alps, a rugby tour, a cultural Switzerland trip for Year 7 pupils and a Leavers' weekend to Okehampton for Year 8 pupils. Year 5 pupils attend a three-day residential event at Kilve Court as part of their Geography curriculum and enrichment programme. Year 4 pupils visit New Barn in Dorset for a two-day overnight trip as part of their History curriculum and enrichment programme.
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- I really enjoyed all the activities on the Barcelona trip Tom
- The boarding is brilliant, so many things to do. Georgia
- There are great academic opportunities waiting at the heart of each lesson. Melissa
- I love all the Christmas things because it’s really exciting and you get to have feasts and parties with your friends. Stella
- Community atmosphere and amazing opportunities. James
- There is a large variety of fun work and activities for everyone. Edward
- I like sport because it is so much fun and my favourite subject. James
- The drama department is fantastic and there are always lots of plays and performances providing great opportunities for those with acting talent. Felicity
- The school has a great environment and has lots of big opportunities Edmund
- It’s great we have a match at least once a week. Henry
- I love break times when I can go into the classrooms and see all my friends. Amelia
- My favourite part of school is all of the Christmas celebrations because we all make it special. Mollie
- The food is delightful, especially the roast! Seb
- I really like the sport here because we do lots of it and it gives me more opportunities to expand, especially my hockey. Grace
- I like sport because it is so much fun and my favourite subject. James
- The drama department is fantastic and there are always lots of plays and performances providing great opportunities for those with acting talent. Felicity
- I love break times when I can go into the classrooms and see all my friends. Amelia
- I love boarding, the Christmas celebrations and the year 8 fundraising. Connie
- I like sport here because there’s a lot of it and I find it great fun. Henry
- I like playing football at break because I enjoy playing with my friends. Max
- My favourite thing in the school is probably the year 8 leaving festival in the summer. Harry
- I like boarding and I like hockey. I love all the different hobbies Barbara
- I like the sport and the matches against other schools. Cameron
- The things about King’s Hall I like the most are archery, hobbies and ICT. Gordon
- In the boarding houses the staff are really friendly. They give us lots of their time and we can ring our parents and socialise with our friends. Sam
- I like the sport; it is good because everyone gets a chance to do it even if they are in the 4th or 5th team. Imogen
- I like the tutor time and breaks because they are great fun and I get to talk to my friends. Ellie
- I have been here since Reception and I have enjoyed every day. I love the friendly atmosphere and the really helpful teachers. We have a really good library and I love reading so I spend quite a few break times there with my best friend. Rosalie
- I like the swimming pool in the summer and the teachers who teach us really help you to improve your stroke. Claire
- I really like my friends, the children are very nice and friendly and our Tutor periods are good too. Grace