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Trips

At AGS we have a wide variety of residential trips - some standard 'fixtures' in the school calendar, some of a more 'one-off' nature.  All are dependent on having staff willing to organise them and, of course, parents willing to support them!

Regular trips include:

Year 8

  • MFL trip (France or Spain), c£450, launched at the beginning of Yr8
  • Netball trip to Condover Hall

Year 9

  • Ski trip (Italy, France or Austria), c£1100, launched at the start of Y8
  • Bronze DofE Award (2 expeditions) c£200, launched at the start of Y9
  • Newquay watersports and adventure week, c£430, launched at the start of Y9
  • Netball trip to Condover Hall
  • Football trip to Condover Hall or St Georges Park

Year 10

  • Winter Adventure trip to Iceland, Finland or similar, c£1900, launched in Y9
  • Silver DofE Award (2 expeditions) c£260

Year 12

  • Gold DofE Award (2 expeditions) c£370

Year 13

  • Ski trip (USA or Canada with city stopover) c£2300, launched at the start of Y12
  • Major expedition (3 weeks, Africa, Central America or SE Asia), launched at the start of Y12 (with 2 or 3 training weekends)
Subject-based trips include:
  • Geography field trips in Years 7-13
  • Biology field trip in Year 12
  • Biology DNA trip in Year 12
  • PE Netball Year 10 or Year 11
  • PE trip in Year 12
  • Psychology & History trip to Poland or similar in Year 12 or Year 13

The intention is to offer a range of trips at different prices to suit all home financial circumstances.

Students are expected to behave on trips as they would in school.  They are also expected to be prepared in terms of the necessary skills, resilience and attitude.  The school reserves the right to not take students on trips who have demonstrated that they have not met the above requirements, either in school or on previous trips.  Where there is over-demand for a trip, then staff reserve the right to use the above to create a waiting list.