Pipers Sixth Form and Senior Students embark on expeditions to Peru, Eswatini and South Africa

July 29th 2025

Over the last weekend in July 2025, we were delighted to welcome back our senior students from two remarkable summer expeditions.

Our Sixth Form students travelled with World Challenge to Eswatini and South Africa on the trip of a lifetime. Set against the backdrop of Eswatini’s unspoilt beauty, the expedition included camping throughout, undertaking treks across varied terrain and contributing to a local community project — where students helped with the construction of a new building, adding brick laying and plastering to their skill set . While staff were present, students were expected to manage all aspects of daily life — from budgeting and logistics to group decision-making — showing impressive leadership, resilience, and teamwork throughout.

Meanwhile, a group of Year 10 and 11 students travelled to Peru, where they volunteered at Picaflor House, a community project just outside Cusco which supports children’s education. They supported lessons and led activities for local children and also had the opportunity to explore the region’s rich cultural heritage, including the Sacred Valley and an unforgettable visit to the iconic Machu Picchu. The group took with them a donation of laptops which had been organised by ex-Pipers parents following their own visit to the project earlier in the year. They had chosen to visit because their own daughter had been one of the students on Pipers first ever visit to Picaflor House in 2016 when she was in Year 10.

We now look forward to the School's fifth trip to Picaflor House as well as to our next World Challenge expedition to Borneo, both in summer 2027. You can see pictures from the trips in the Flickr albums below.

Years 10 and 11 | Peru and Picaflor House

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