Residential 2024 Devon

On Monday 1^st July we ventured to the beautiful place of Devon, all the students were really excited about going away with their peers but also having the opportunity to experience new activities.

We arrived at Beam House, the students went to their rooms picked the beds, Myles at this point was trying to do pull ups on the bunk beds whilst the other boys were more concerned about what was for dinner. The girls unpacked and tried out the other 8 beds out that they had in the room. The adults by this point needed a siesta from the amount of excitement that they all had.

On the first night the students settled into camp well, they all tried out the showers and played board games in the dinning hall. Note to all – do not play UNO with Alfie, he ends up giving someone 20 plus cards on round one of playing. The students were all connecting and just enjoying having a late night. Then came the 6:00 wake up calls, to the boy’s disappointment breakfast wasn’t that early but they were greeted by Corry who took up for a full English breakfast as well as an all you can eat buffet.   Phil needed to stay away from the sausages!!

During the day the students participated in various activities including abseiling. They all had a go either going down the wall or just walking up the tower – they all showed tremendous resilience and teamwork during this session. Kingsleigh was brave enough to be the first to abseil which took courage!

Friday morning, we were woken up at 1:20am by the delightful sound of the fire alarm, in which all the students thought it was Kingleigh’s alarm clock of Glastonbury which made everyone laugh! We then ventured to surfing, they all looked like something from the avengers but with surf boards! The instructor was so impressed that they could all stand up on the surfboard without falling off and they showed great empathy towards each other.

The students had an amazing experience, not just because of the place but because of the people that they went with, they grabbed every opportunity with an open mind. All of them brought something to the camp which made it extra special!

A massive thank you for all the staff that was involved and behind the scenes in making it happen for these incredible young people!

Keep your eyes peeled for another residential in 2025.