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The Great Outdoors

At Truro School, outdoor education is an integral part of the school life and there are opportunities for students from the 1st Year through to the Sixth Form to enjoy expeditions and other outdoor challenges.

Overseen by our dedicated Outdoor Pursuits Co-ordinator, together with his team, and the many staff and parent volunteers, there is hardly a weekend in the year which does not see a group from Truro School out in the great outdoors.

Duke of Edinburgh Award

The school is recognised as a centre of excellence in the South West for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. This is an optional but very popular program within the school and each year well over a hundred pupils achieve their Bronze, Silver or Gold Award.

Introduction to Outdoor Education

Younger students will have the opportunity to attend a day of team-building activities at Cornwall Outdoors along with other members of their year group.  They will work together as a team, discovering that everyone has different strengths and weaknesses and how to harness the best out of those involved. It enables our students to succeed and fail at activities throughout the day, yet come away feeling they know themselves better and have grown in confidence and skills.  A great introduction to the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Ten Tors

The school has an enviable reputation in the Ten Tors event. This annual event which is run by the Army and takes place on Dartmoor is a huge challenge for those that take part and one that stays with its participants for the rest of their lives. Students spend months in training with the outdoor pursuits team as they prepare themselves for either the 35, 45 or 55 mile challenges.

Our proximity to the South West Coastal Path, Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor makes access to training easy and ensures that the candidates have plenty of expedition time and are completely ready when the Ten Tors event takes place in May.

World Challenge

Truro School also takes part in the World Challenge award.

In 2015, 16 budding explorers tackled the tough terrain of Norway in an 11 day excursion. In 2016, a team of 5th Year- Upper Sixth students went to Ecuador.
In 2017 2 teams travelled to Croatia.
In 2018 a team of 5th Year – Upper Sixth students setting off for India.
In 2019 the team ventured to Morocco.

Outdoor Pursuits News

The Truro School Identity

Our school motto, Esse Quam Videri (to be, rather than to seem to be), captures the essence of our identity and is defined by the 5 C's below. Underpinned by strong Christian principles, we are a caring and inclusive community which values, nurtures and develops each individual.

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