Barton Hall
Close to Torquay and within easy reach of the M5, Barton Hall offers accommodation in the main house and in en suite chalets. Facilities include an indoor activity zone, heated outdoor swimming pool, classrooms for Field Studies and Science, and ICT suites. The newly built lake extends the impressive range of available activities.
At the heart of the English Riviera with blue flag beaches and Dartmoor close by, Barton Hall offers great learning facilities and exciting activities.
Dartmoor National Park is an important site for many types of field study course - it offers superb geographical, geological and biological study material due to its distinctive geology and related habitats.
Torquay is an excellent base for the study of tourism and its effects.
The centre has fully trained science and ICT staff in residence and provides high quality classroom and lab facilities for all Adventure Study courses.
Courses available at this centre:
- Development Courses
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This course is designed to support children at the critical time in their school career when they transfer from primary to secondary school - allowing them to build relationships and personal confidence.
- Explorer
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Discover more of the UK through exciting educational visits to places of interest, combined with adventure activities and a programme of supervised evening entertainment.
- Field Studies
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Choose from units focussing on Human and Physical Geography, Environmental Science and History themes. Traditional fieldwork can be combined with ICT project work and sessions of adventure activities.
- Multi activity
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Encouraging team building and leadership skills our UK based Multi-Activity residential courses combine fun and personal development in a lively and supportive environment. The courses have the flexibility to allow each pupil to advance at the pace that suits them. Each day your group can participate in up to four Adventure Activity sessions and with over 50 to choose from, each activity session provides the opportunity for groups to learn and develop a variety of skills.
- Science
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Within key themes, pupils expand their understanding of science by using investigative and problem solving techniques. The Science Adventure Study course is combined with adventure activity sessions.
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