Year 7 girls went back to basics this week when they took part in bushcraft course run by the Bushcraft Company. Spending the day in the woods in the Pipers Grounds the girls learnt survival skills including how to build fires and the art of cooking on them.

Head of Year 7 Mrs Collins said, "The Bushcraft Company transformed an area of the school woodland into a fantastic ‘camp' and organised an exciting day for the Year 7 girls which had tremendous social benefits, encouraging girls to work hard as teams in preparing fires and cooking their lunch in true bushcraft style. Corn on the cob, gazelle burgers, salmon and ostrich steaks provided a hearty lunch for the girls and a true spirit of ‘getting stuck in' was evident from the girls. It was a superb day with all the girls making new friends (with spiders as well as each other!)"

All of the girls really enjoyed the day and a small selection of their comments are as follows:

"I really enjoyed the bushcraft day because it was a great opportunity to make new friends and talk to people I haven't really spoken to before." Rebecca

"I really enjoyed the bushcraft day because it was so fun when we got to cook our own food on the fire we made." Clementine

"Bushcraft day was really fun and interesting. I have learnt an awful lot." Ella

"I enjoyed trying the different foods and found out an awful lot of facts." Kirsty

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For more information contact:
Fran Knight, Marketing and Communications Manager, Pipers Corner School. Telephone 01494 719 850 or email fknight@piperscorner.co.uk

Pictures show:
The girls in the "camp"