Essex Outdoors Danbury School Trip

We deliver team building through real physical challenge. Groups tackle problem-solving activities, low ropes and obstacle courses led by qualified instructors, encouraging genuine communication and shared decision-making under the right amount of pressure. This works for student groups as well as staff away days.

Marshmallows at the ready. These exciting and informative sessions are very flexible and can incorporate;
• fire lighting using fire steels and natural materials
• shelter building and knotwork
• camp craft

Feel inspired by nature. Forest School involves regular visits to local areas of woodland. Here children can develop a connection with, and appreciation of, their environment. They'll enjoy complete freedom - to be creative and explore. They'll also be able to flex their imagination and to play, and to learn using natural materials and tools in new and exciting surroundings.

Our commitment to environmental and outdoor learning is long-standing. We played a leading role in the development of Forest Schools in Essex and are active members of the Forest School Association as well as the Essex Learning Outside the Classroom forum. Our experienced instructors can also offer environmental education sessions to support your delivery of the national curriculum, either at our centres or in your school setting.

Topics are available at EYFS, KS1 & KS2.

Danbury offers hands-on outdoor learning for schools, from climbing and bushcraft to team challenges, led by qualified instructors in Essex woodland. Sessions link directly to curriculum aims like teamwork, communication and resilience. Residential and day visits available, with accommodation, catering and activities all handled for you.

Danbury pairs outdoor challenge with on-site classroom space, an established offer schools already build into their term calendar for study breaks. Students get a genuine physical reset through climbing, archery or low ropes and then bring that energy back indoors for structured learning. Recharge and refocus without losing that valuable teaching time.

Our woodland setting in the heart of Essex turns field studies into direct observation. Students explore habitats, identify species and study ecosystems first hand, bringing classroom biology, geography of environment studies into what's growing and living around them. It's a chance to bring to life your curriculum in an established woodland environment.