Adur Outdoor Activity Centre

School Trips

Why book Adur Outdoor Activity Centre for Residential School Trips and Educational Visits?

The Adur centre offers a safe and comfortable environment for children and young adults to learn outdoors and develop new skills while having fun. Some of our key learning objectives include:

• To create individual and team identity and self-worth

• To engage with the natural environment

• To think outside of normal parameters

• To operate safely in the outdoor environment

• To create group cohesion and identity

• To work towards shared goals and approach new challenges with a positive attitude

• To foster the joy of operating outdoors

• To learn basic outdoor techniques

Our amazing staff will ensure all the activities are brilliant

school trip at Adur Outdoor Activity Centre

school groups Adur Outdoor Activity Centre

Teacher Checklist

Risk Assessments
Inspection Visits
Resource Packs
LOtC Quality Badge
AALA Licence
Institute of Outdoor Learning
Duke of Edinburgh Award
NCS Centre

What activities are available during group visits?

There are plenty of activities available onsite but we also like to make the most of the surrounding area and plan activities on the River Adur, in the South Downs National Park and on the local beaches.

Some of the activities include:

- Climbing
- Archery
- Air rifles
- Bouldering
- Low ropes course
- Mountain biking
- Kayaking
- Canoeing
- Stand Up Paddleboarding
- Raft building
- Orienteering
- Bushcraft
- Environmental studies
- Rock pooling
- Team building exercises
- and many more!

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

Physical Education

Climbing Canoeing Orienteering Archery Kayaking

Adur Centre programmes are designed to give students an insight into the joys of operating and learning in the outdoor environment, whilst developing skills for life such as decision-making, resourcefulness, planning, teamwork and thinking outside of the classroom. Each session has been designed to build on the previous as well as promote self-worth and confidence in a unique and beautiful environment.

Bushcraft

The Adur Centre offers a variety of Bushcraft experiences, we use these experinces to develop team cohesion and a sense of achievement.Bushcraft sessions can be gentle and informative or more arduous and extravagant. As an example we can cover:

Shelter building
Fire Lighting
Preparing of food and water
Trapping
Methods of rescue

Watersports

SUP Stand Up Paddleboarding Kayaking Canoeing Raft Building

The South Downs National Park is a fantastic environment for watersports either on the Adur river or in the sea. There is an abundance of options for paddlesports at the Adur Centre. From kayaking and canoeing to stand up paddleboards and sea kayaking.

Physical Geography

Environment Map and atlas Rivers Coasts and seaside

There is an abundance of natural habitats that can be found by the River Adur, estuary and near by costal beach. We aim to support student in leaning about the local wildlife, habitats and biodiversity.

Environmental Geography

Plastic pollution Extreme Weather Materials and recycling Sustainable living Renewable Energy Conservation

At the Adur centre we are passionate about the environment and respecting our beautiful surroundings. We are lucky to be able to run a building that is not only solar powered but also ground heat source operated. We encourage our students to take part in recycling, sustainable living and conservation activities.

What size groups do you cater for?

We offer residential trips for a minimum of 20 pupils to a maximum of 125 pupils

Do you offer on-site classroom facilities?

There are large indoor facilities with a TV available for presentations.

Is there first aid on site?

Yes

Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?

Yes - please let us know before coming so we can ensure everything is in place

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Yes - please let us know before coming so we can ensure we can plan accordingly

Who are Adur Outdoor Activity Centre?

The Adur centre opened in 2018 with the aim to provide outstanding outdoor activities and education to children and schools.

Situated on the banks of the River Adur and adjacent to the South Downs in Shoreham-by-sea, West Sussex; the Adur Centre is in an ideal location to deliver outdoor education to your school. The Adur residential programmes are designed to give students an insight into the joys of operating and learning in the outdoor environment whilst developing skills for life such as decision-making, resourcefulness, planning, team work and thinking outside of the classroom.

We work with schools to make sure it meets your learning objectives. We measure the success and impact through our evaluation procedure.

Our programmes offer a mixture of practical sessions mixed with group discussions and individual discovery time. We keep our team sizes to a minimum and therefore maximise the individual’s experience.