World Challenge at Durham School
The World Challenge programme run at Durham School is specifically designed to meet the needs of pupils who wish to test and extend their existing abilities, as well as those who want to discover talents as yet unseen. Working on a two-year cycle, we take a group of pupils to a part of the developing world so that they can experience different cultures and ways of life.
Travelling abroad is not merely about looking, though. What we find amazing about taking pupils to the developing world for a month at a time is that they find the challenges they face help them to develop confidence and responsibility. The have to cook for themselves, plan journeys, stay healthy and manage large budgets in regions that are, to an extent, alien to them. By organising, managing and leading a group of peers, pupils often realise that their capabilities are far greater that they had previously thought.
Recent trips to Mongolia, Kenya, India and Argentina have been enormously successful. The feedback from the 11 pupils who went on the 2005 expedition to South America was so positive that the numbers for the 2007 trip to Uganda and Western Kenya have reached 30. The pupils’ fundraising ideas have shown great ingenuity, ranging from a highly-successful fashion show to discos, bag-packing and cake sales. Ultimately, the success and joy of any of these trips is derived, mainly, from the satisfaction of knowing that it has been paid for through planning and hard work.
The School’s outdoor education instructor, Kirsty Brien , works closely with the World Challenge groups to provide up-to-date training in all aspects of expedition preparation and organisation.
To learn more about World Challenge Expeditions, visit their website at www.world-challenge.co.uk. For further information about Durham School expeditions, please contact Kirsty Brien or Mr SJM Kime at the School.
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