Energetic students from Teesdale School have been out and about with the PE department this week for activity week.
Our outdoor pursuits group have been extremely busy walking in beautiful Swaledale where they found fossils and built a dam. They have explored Hamsterley using the orienteering trails and tested their leadership with many amusing water-based challenges.
On Wednesday they spent the day climbing up gorges in the Lake District where there were many opportunities to jump and slide into natural pools. On Thursday they spent the day climbing and abseiling and today, they will be using the sea as the foundation for more fun when they go coasteering and jumping off rocks into the sea.
PE also discovered the next generation of Laura Kennys and Chris Hoys after a trip to the Velodrome at Middlesbrough. We were very grateful to the coaches of Stockton Wheelers who put our students through their paces and all were riding above the blue line in no time at all. For many, it was their first experience of fixed gear bikes and no brakes!
Back at school, the PE department made good use of the local BMX track and students were able to visit the track twice in the week under the expert tuition of British cycling coach Andy Samanjoul.
In the school grounds, we were able to welcome the expertise of Durham FA who ran a session for our students in futsal and general football.
Some students even managed to experience our golf range towards the end of the week.
What a busy and fantastic week it has been! Check out the photos below to see the fun they had.