WHP | Outdoor Ed

Year 5 boys learning how to orientate their maps during navigation training.

Year 6 all passed the boiling water challenge today and were rewarded by making themselves a steaming mug of hot chocolate 🍫 ☕️ 🔥

@WestHillPark Y1 & 2 had their first taste of the WHP Outdoor Challenge Award last month. The excited children, along with their (equally excited) parents, set up camp in the school grounds and participated in a range of activities! #HampshirePrepSchool #OutdoorChallengeAward

Good morning from the Isle of Wight! The 3rd & final day of the Y6 Coastal Expedition is about to begin... #outdoored @WestHillPark #OutdoorChallengeAward #HampshirePrepSchool

Year 6 Coastal Expedition! Let the journeying by water commence... @WestHillPark #HampshirePrepSchool #OutdoorEd @Tackt_Isle

Year 6 Coastal Expedition - it's day 2 and the children are currently on the water, making their way to Bembridge Bay using kayaks and Mega SUPs! #HampshirePrepSchool @Tackt_Isle #OutdoorEd

Y4 Expedition - Dragon Boat Racing - Team Dragon Fruit vs Team KFC! ⁦@WestHillPark⁩ #OutdoorChallengeAward #Hampshire PrepSchools

The Year 4 Confidence on the Water Expedition has begun and everyone is ready to get in the water!

As part of their leaver's experience, Y8 participated in an overnight Survival Challenge. From building shelters and trapping their food to cooking their own meal in the wild and sleeping under the stars, we our proud of our survival experts! #outdoored #survivalchallenge

This is WYE we love what we do... #OutdoorChallengeAward #HampshirePrepSchool #OutdoorAdventure #OutdoorEd

The Outdoor Challenge Award River Expedition is underway on the River Wye! @WestHillPark #HampshirePrepSchool

The Y7 Mountain Expedition #OutdoorChallengeAward took place in the beautiful Brecon Beacons. Starting with navigating their way up Fan Frynych on Day 1 followed by Pen y Fan and a zip line on Day 2. The trip culminated in a morning of climbing & abseiling.#HampshirePrepSchool

The Outdoor Challenge Award is a yearly highlight for our adventurers! @WestHillPark Y5 recently completed their challenge & camped out @FernyCrofts for a 3 day Forest Expedition. Camping, cooking, campfires, navigation, mountain biking,crate stacking & plenty more in-between!

Our lovely base camp manager, Mrs Curtis, has served up a feast for our hungry Year 3s on their Outdoor Challenge Award Expedition. 😋@WestHillPark @FoxleaseTAC #OutdoorEd #HampshirePrepSchool

Apple Tree Campsite is all set up ready for the Year 3 ‘Confidence at Height’ Outdoor Challenge Award Expedition! #OutdoorEd #HampshirePrepSchools ⁦@AccessKit⁩ ⁦@FoxleaseTAC⁩ ⁦@WestHillPark⁩

Year 4 showed great independence and determination in todays forest school session. They split wood with a knife, lit their own fire, made pizza and cooked it. 🔥🍕🪵

The activity program is the perfect place for children to be independent. Todays Forest School group had free choice. We had fire lighting, den building and capture the flag all going on ⁦@WestHillPark⁩ #OutdoorEd #HampshirePrepSchool

Congratulations to Year 6 for completing their Bikeability Level 2 training today. A physically and mentally demanding day out on the local roads around school. Great resilience - well done! ⁦@WestHillPark⁩ ⁦@BikeabilityUK⁩ #OutdoorChallengeAward #HampshirePrepSchool