Brockhampton Woods

 Monday morning was hot. The temperature was already in the high twenties when Year 9 set out.

A decision was made to head for the shade of the woods at Brockhampton.

One of the class dragged an amazingly long fallen branch from out of the undergrowth (it must have been 25 feet or more). A few of them then spent a while and a determined effort trying to raise and stand it upright...just like the American marines at Iwo Jima.

They actually did it...then scattered for cover as they let it stand unsupported.

Hilarious.

*It was lowered back safely to the ground before the class moved on.

At the bottom of the trail is a man-made pool which had a drainage culvert at its top edge. It didn't take long for the class to rise to the challenge of clearing the eight foot gap.

These sessions are becoming fruitful and more enjoyable for the pupils as they collaborate more freely whilst at the same time their levels of tolerance between each other have increased considerably. This enables the challenges that are set and the activities to be more demanding as the pupils are more supportive and less critical of each other.