Personal Development at Helston Community College

Educational Visits - Curriculum Introduction Statement of Intent

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”– Anita Desai, writer and professor

“People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck, writer and Nobel Prize winner

These are two great quotes by respected writers that sum up the importance of educational visits. They help to create our own life experiences and influence us over many years. They can also help to shape us as important global citizens; a key goal of Personal Development at Helston Community College

Educational visits or ‘trips’ are a key part for all students at Helston Community College and something that we encourage all of our young people to make the most of.

There are many reasons why educational visits are important:

•  They help to enhance the curriculum;
•  They are essential for some courses such as GCSE Geography;
•  They help broaden horizons for students beyond Helston Community College;
•  They help to Inspire future career choices;
•  They are a chance to experience different cultures on foreign visits;
•  They allow students to work with other year groups;
•  They help increase motivation for learning in school;
•  They develops a range of soft skills such as teamwork and independence;
•  They help support physical and mental health/wellbeing.

We organise a range of educational visits for all year groups and these can be categorised under the following;

•  Specific subject visits – these include geography field trips, science trips such as the Big Bang Fair, drama visits to various theatres, art visits to the Tate gallery, visits to  universities, as well as international visits to Iceland, Berlin and Krakow, and Spain.
•  Activity visits – these have included a visit to Thorpe Park, water sports at Splashdown, a visit to Harry Potter World, and visits to London.