Educational Visits

Every young person should experience the world beyond the classroom as an essential part of learning and personal development, whatever their age, ability or circumstances.

Learning beyond the classroom is the use of places other than the classroom for teaching and learning. It is about getting children and young people out and about, providing them with challenging, exciting and different experiences to help them learn.

It is about raising achievement through an organised, powerful approach to learning in which direct experience is of prime importance. This is not only about what we learn but importantly how and where we learn. It is not an end in itself but rather a vehicle to develop the capacity to learn. Good quality learning beyond the classroom adds much value to classroom learning.

Educational Visits 2025-2026

January:

• EYFS St Gregory's church
• Y1 Aquatic Finatic visit

December:

• Pop choir 
• Live Nativity

November:

• EYFS Dales centre
• Y4 Hindu temple
• Y6 Crucial Crew
• Y3 Beamish

October:

• Y6 Bedale Library 

September:

• Y2 Fountains Abbey
• Y5 Reeth
• Y4 visit to the Ice House (Bedale)

EYFS St Gregory's church

Our EYFS visited St Gregory’s church in Bedale. Rev Simon kindly explained the different parts of the church and we found out lots of interesting facts that we didn’t know before!

Y1 Aquatic Finatic visit

Year 1 have had an exciting visit from Aquatic Finatic to kickstart our science topic on animals! The children had the chance to meet lots of different animals from snakes and lizards to chinchillas and ferrets. Some of the children were even brave enough to hold the snakes around their necks! We learnt lots of interesting information about the animals and children asked and answered lots of tricky questions very well. What a brilliant start to the spring term.

Nativity

Our EYFS, Y1 and Y2 classes, each went to our local Methodist church to watch and the adults from the church act in a live nativity event. All the children were amazingly well behaved, showing great manners and respect. They really enjoyed the nativity and had a lovely morning.

Pop choir

Our amazing Pop Choir had an exciting visit to @bedalecostacoffee  to spread the festive spirit! A big thank you for having us and for the delicious treats too! 

Hindu Temple

Year 4 had an amazing visit toa Hindu Temple in Newcastle. Kirtida taught us so much about Hindu beliefs and customs and the children asked amazing questions to find out even more We wore traditional clothing, learnt how to play some rhythms on the drums and finished with a delicious vegetarian meal. 

Crucial Crew

Year 6 have been learning outside the classroom today for Crucial Crew.  We have learnt more about keeping safe online, water safety, fire safety, smoking and vaping, legal and illegal drugs.  As a year group, we were very good at asking and answering the group leaders’ questions. 

Beamish

The children were so well behaved and everyone had a fantastic time. Well done Year Three!

 

   

Bedale Library

This morning, Year 6 had a lovely visit to Bedale library where we were able to explore the 7500-book selection and even borrow one or two we couldn't wait to start them when we got back to school. 

Year 5 Reeth Visit

Year 5 trip to Reeth. We had the best day exploring the River Swale and looking out for all of the river’s features including the meanders and tributaries. We took part in activities, sketched the landscape and even had time to enjoy our picnic lunch in the sunshine.

Y2 Fountains Abbey Visit

What a fantastic day Year 2 had at Fountains Abbey today. They behaved so well, listened carefully, and have hopefully come home with lots of new facts and information to tell you. We will carry on our learning about Fountains Abbey in our History lessons this half term. Can your child remember how many baths a year a Monk had? 

Y4 Ice House Visit

Our Year 4s had an excellent time this afternoon visiting Bedale’s ice house.  We explored why the Ice House was used by the family of Bedale Hall, 200 years ago. We all thought it was much cooler underneath the trees! We linked our understanding of the Ice House to our science learning - solids, liquids and gases.

Educational Visits 2024-2025

July:

• Y5 Wilderness Outdoor Centre Residential

June:

• Y4 Murton park
• School Council Harlow Carr
• Y1 Captain Cook Museum 
• EYFS Monk Park Farm
• Y6 Residential - Robinwood

May:

• Y3 Himalayan Gardens

April:

• Y4 Yorkshire Sculpture Park

March:

• Whole school Wonder Dome
• Y6 Souter Lighthouse
• Y5 visit to York Mosque 

February:

• Y2 visit to Leeds Synagogue
• EYFS visit to the Greengrocer

Yr 5 Wilderness

              

Y4 Murton Park

                                     

School Council Harlow Carr

What a fabulous day we have had in the sunshine for our school council trip this year! We have been busy learning about recycling thinking about how to be safe online and spending time in nature with some pond dipping and planting. At lunchtime we got to try lots of different activities including making fruit kebabs, making badges and creating positivity stones.

 

                      

Y1 Captain Cook Museum

An amazing day for Year 1 at the Captain Cook Museum in Marton. The children loved hearing about Captain Cooks life, we then had a gorgeous picnic in the sun followed by arts and crafts including quill writing aboriginal inspired art and of course dressing up! We then had fun at the play park before heading home.

EYFS Monk Park Farm

Our Early Years children were an absolute delight to take on our annual trip to Monk Park Farm! We are such lucky teachers. The children explored, played, learnt about and fed the animals, held some of the small animals, watched the pig racing, walked through the woods, rode the train and the barrel ride and bounced until they dropped. Not forgetting our very popular picnic and journey on the coach. What a magical day! 

                                     

Y6 Robinwood residential

Our Year 6 have had a wonderful start to the residential enjoying the zip wire, climbing wall, night line, archery, challenge course and the giant swing and the trapeze. They have having fun packed days and evenings. Well done year 6.

Y3 Himalayan Gardens

                  

Y4 Yorkshire Sculpture park

Wonder Dome Day

We have had an amazing day full of fun activities including carrying out research and creating a poster on the iPads and painting our own versions of 'A Starry Night'. We were all fascinated when inside the dome and learned lots of interesting facts!   Some year groups created moon dioramas to explain the phases of the moon, made wooden stars to decorate parts of school and making paper rockets with straws to launch them. We’ve had a brilliant day of space-focused learning. 

Y6 Souter Lighthouse

We have had such a wonderful day at the coast. With the beautiful sunshine we were able to take in the views from afar and up close, observing the process of erosion along the shore and around the Souter Lighthouse area.

Y5 visit to York Mosque

Yesterday, Year 5 visited a mosque in York to support their learning in RE. We were welcomed in and shown around different important areas including the prayer hall. As well as being shown a Qur’an, we also experienced the special sections marked on the carpet for prayer spaces.

Y2 visit to Leeds Synagogue

What an amazing day Year 2 have had on our trip to the synagogue in Leeds. We learnt lots about the important features of the Jewish religion and saw some very special items. During the afternoon we went for a nature walk around Roundhay Park! We followed the sculpture trail to see the different animals who might live in the woods. We are so proud of the children today for their excellent behaviour, they have been amazing! The synagogue leader even said that they are a credit to our school. Well done everyone!