Year 7 Big Camp

An amazing day for all our Year 7 students
My vision for our school relates very much to the school experience each and every student will have. It is about identifying the things they will see, hear, try and explore at KS3, KS4 and KS5. I have always been very clear that I wanted to ensure we began providing experiences that all students could access and be part of, and over time, this would develop into an entitlement that all students could expect in coming to Hove Park.

‘The Big Camp’ is an event that brings us together as a community to support all students in Year 7 to spend a night under the stars as part of our Every Child Should strategy.

Hove MP Peter Kyle attended the 2018 event and had this to say

"Hove Park School has just finished its amazing 'Big Camp'! Year 7 students spent the whole day doing projects, exercises and challenges, mostly outside.

By the time I popped along yesterday evening there had been obstacle courses, musical performances, and fire building to cook marshmallows over. A 'wide game' was just getting underway as I left, which filled me with nostalgia for my days as a Scout when I was growing up.

Many of the students I spoke to hadn't been camping before, let alone cooked over an open fire. This kind of thing is a brilliant thing for young people to do and I'm so pleased that the teachers, staff, volunteer parents, and the police cadets all put so much effort into making it happen. I'm sure it wasn't easy for them but from what I saw every student was very, very grateful that you did".
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