The S3 Camp is an important staging post for middle school life.  Taking the students out together at the beginning of a year that leads them towards some of their first big life decisions; which GCSE's to choose.  Not only are there big decisions but there are also friendships to bond and a step up in maturity levels, expected of S3 students.  being away from school and home provides the space for these developments steps to take place.

The camp activities are not your typical activity centre pursuits, they are created by Birkdale teachers, bringing their academic interests away from the classroom.  Past activities of haiku poetry on the moors; silent discos in the woods; water pressure towers above millponds; landscape paintings of Stanage Edge and many more.  Not only enjoyable this type of activities become informative for the choices to come.

A residential, camping outdoors in Birkdale tents, students will have to learn to live together in whatever the weather brings.  Hope and a few good stories bring the smiles and resilience we like to see in our students.

S4 Camp is returning to the CMC Adventure https://cmcadventure.org.uk/ in North Wales, referred to fondly by Old Birkdalians as Pensarn.

During the residential half the students will be based at the Bryn Y Moel site, participating in a wide range of activities focussed on water!  The adventure aims to target activities that we are not as used to in Sheffield, using the gorgeous coastline to feed the enthusiasm of our students.  The other half of the year groups will be based with the Birkdale staff team, gearing up to try and 'bag' some of Snowdonia's big peaks.  Leaving the DofE rucksacks behind we will be setting out to enjoy the mountainsides, without the baggage of Duke of Edinburgh equipment we will be able to stretch our legs and enjoy the great outdoors with greater freedom.