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Trips and Residentials
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The School’s trips calendar provides a rich variety of opportunities for pupils to participate in a wide range of cultural experiences and outdoor adventure throughout their time at Henry’s. Every department offers a trip that extends the pupils’ educational and personal horizons.
Day Trips and National Residentials – Extending the Curriculum
We offer an incredible range of day trips across all departments a year groups, with experience, which enrich and supplement the classroom experience. All our Year 7 pupils spend the first week in October at Mount Cooke in Derbyshire on their induction residential, so our student get the trip bug very early on! Other trips in departments include the following:
| Art | Trips to galleries, exhibitions and shows, both locally in Coventry or Birmginham, and nationally in London |
| Biology | Annual A-Level field trip to South Wales. Biology lectures at Birmingham University and the Big Quiz! |
| Chemistry | Outreach events for GCSE and A-Level students at Birmingham University. Medical Insight Course at the University Hospital. |
| Classics | Day trips to Chester, Bath, the British Museum, Wroxeter and Birmingham. Latin Poetry Slam in Stratford |
| Computer Science | We have a strong link with Coventry University Computer Science Department and are involved in GCSE coding and programming trips and courses. |
| Design Technology | Vex Robotics events across the country and of course the recent trip to Kentucky for the World Championship Finals! |
| Drama | Multiple trips to performances and plays both locally (The Belgrade, The Albany) and nationally for GCSE and A-Level students. |
| Economics and Business | Our link with WASPs means we visit the Ricoh Arena as guests of their Marketing and Business side of the rugbyclub. |
| English | All Year 7 pupils go to the RSC prior to Christmas for their annual trip, whilst there are many other lecture based trips and the Y12 Eng. Language trip to London |
| Geography | Numerous field trips, including the Rainforest Experience in Newbury for Year 8, the Stratford Field Trip for Year 9 and GCSE trip locally in Coventry. The A-Level trip to Slapton Sands just before Easter is a highlight! |
| History | Year 7 visit Goodrich Castle, whilst Year 8 visit Baddesley Clinton for their ‘Hands on the Past’ day. |
| Law | All A-Level students visit the Crown Court in Birmingham and get the chance to participate in the Independent Schools’ Mock Trial Competition in January. |
| Maths | In addition to all our Maths Challenges and Competition, we |
| MFL | As you would expect the majority of our MFL trips are in the host countries, but we also participate in outreach events and activities with Warwick University. |
| Music | Our annual trip to see Wicked (a GCSE set work!) in London is an always popular trip. |
| PE | There is a senior hockey tour to Bath, a Y8 & Y9 Netball Tour at Condover Hall and a Y7 Rugby tour to Manchester. |
| Physics | The Physics Quiz Competitions at Birmingham University are always popular, along with our Sixth Form Engineering Scheme. |
| Psychology | Opportunities for both Y12 and Y13, visiting Twycross Zoo and the Power of the Mind Lectures |
| PRE | All Year 7 students visit the Singer’s Hill Synagogue in Birmingham. |
International Residentials – Exploring Culture and New Experience
In addition to the myriad of day trips and activities that take place at Henry’s we also offer a wide range of international trips, across a multitude of departments and year groups.
- South Africa Multisports Trip
- Ski Trip to the USA
- Physics Trip to CERN in Switzerland
- Music Trip to Prague and Dresden
- German Trip to Cologne
- French trip to ‘Le Chateau’ in Normandy
- Business and History Trip to Berlin
- Economics Trip to Munich
- Classics Trips to Rome and Athens
- Spanish Trip to Murcia
- Geography Trip to the Azores
- Battlefields Trip
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