Inspiring residential trips for secondary schools
Support your KS3 students to become confident and resilient learners
Our residential trips for secondary schools are uniquely tailored to the needs of your students. They are designed to give students the chance to switch off from their screens and discover how they can thrive together in the outdoors.
A Rootd residential trip for secondary schools encourages teamwork, building resilience, and allowing students to feel empowered through a range of exciting activities. They take part in a wide range of outdoor challenges and activities, all while having an exciting and unforgettable time with their existing friends, creating bonds with new friends, and building a real sense of community across the year group.
Rootd Residential Trips for Secondary Schools to ease transition
A Rootd secondary school residential trip in Year 7 can form part of the settling-in experience and ensure students start the year full of excitement, with a broad friendship base beyond the people in their class. Focusing on teamwork and adventure it's the perfect way to encourage students to work together and build closer bonds.
Being together in the outdoors brings a sense of freedom, which means students can become more open and receptive to new experiences. It also allows teachers to get to know the new cohort and identify students’ strengths, skills, and needs, to best support them throughout the coming year.
Over 90% of schools choose to return to Rootd, confident that every trip will be a success
A typical day on a rootd Year 7 trip
By encouraging students to try activities outside of their comfort zone and believe in their own abilities, our Year 7 residential trip programmes give pupils a real sense of achievement, an increased sense of confidence and above all a chance to shine!
| Time of day | Activities |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | Cereal selection, toast, yoghurt, pastries + fruit juice. |
| Adventure and Teambuilding activities | Reach new heights as you scale our outdoor climbing wall and push your limits as you go for gold in our archery challenge. Then work together in groups to build a buggy from scratch, combining rope skills with team work before putting it to the test. Fastest buggy wins! |
| Lunch | Picnic in the woods. |
| Survivor Bushcraft | Learn how to survive in the wild with lessons in knife skills, tool creation, fire-making and foraging,
before putting your cooking skills to the test using outdoor cooking methods. Then find out how to survive in the outdoors with our group shelter building challenge. Will your shelter pass the ultimate test? |
| Dinner | Chicken or vegetable curry with rice, and our chef's famous chocolate brownie and ice cream! |
| Evening activity | Get your adrenaline pumping as you whizz down the Cresta Toboggan Run! |
| Campfire | The perfect end to a busy day - relax with friends, and maybe even take part in a group sing-along! Then wind-down with a cup of delicious hot chocolate and a biscuit (or two!) . |
Character-building activities
Our bushcraft activities
Our team building games
Inspiring instructors who lead by example
Our trained instructors will be with you throughout your stay, leading the activities and getting stuck in themselves. They work hard to connect and motivate all students, making your stay as stress-free as possible for you.
Secondary school residential trips close to London
Accommodation for all seasons
Here’s a summary of what makes a Rootd secondary school trip stand out
- A programme tailored to your needs
- A choice of 1-night adventures to 3-night stays
- Bushcraft, survival and adventure activities designed to create independent learners
- Professional instructors to lead all activities
- Flexible indoor and outdoor accommodation for year-round adventures
- Nutritious meals that cater to dietary requirements
- A full programme of evening activities
