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take a tour Our Mission To provide access to the OUTDOORS FOR ALL especially young people and those who might not otherwise have the opportunity CONTENTS 3 Benefits of residentials 6 Onsite activities 12 Offsite activities 13 Evening activities 15 History Packages 17 Accommodation 19 Catering 20 Itineraries 23 Making a booking climbing category

We are an independent not for profit outdoor education centre based on the edge of the Peak District We re committed to improving lives through direct access to the outdoors Since 2016 we have welcomed over 50 000 individuals to Mount Cook for amazing outdoor experiences Our environmental ethos our dedication to personal development and fantastic professional staff will leave your students with memories that will last a lifetime Vision To make a difference to people s lives through access to the outdoors Values Exceeding expectations Professional throughout Everyone valued Mount Cook Adventure Centre offers a distinctive approach which is of value to both formal and non formal education We offer young people first hand experiences and can therefore unlock a range of skills and understanding not always achieved in more formal settings such as schools or colleges Given the necessary arrangements during covid 19 it is more important than ever to reconnect your young people with themselves and their environment Steve Turner CEO 2

We provide full packages of exciting activities with highly trained instructors tasty catering and cosy accommodation We will work with you to create a fantastic package that brings out the best in your students by encouraging them to challenge themselves and stepping outside their comfort zones We are here Benefits of residentials DEVELOP SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS Residentials improve the ability to form new relationships and adopt a collaborative approach to learning 75 of KS2 students said their residential experienced helped them realise they could get on with people from other schools or classes IMPROVE CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT 79 of secondary school students indicated that the residential made them realise what they learn at school is important to them Mount Cook encourages review and reflection to provide connection to real life skills Learning Away Making the case for high quality residential learning 3

All staff were fantastic and so helpful The activity staff were great with the students encouraging and full of praise Sandwell College 2022 PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 80 of young people did more exercise than normal on a residential During a trip to Mount Cook students will be doing up to 8 hours of outside physical activity whilst engaging with their peers and new environments YHA School residential impact survey 2016 17 report

TEAMWORK COHESION A strong teamwork environment can help to foster stronger relationships and motivate individuals to work cohesively and support one another through challenging situations

Onsite Activities Our activities are designed to encourage specific outcomes in your students whilst making memories they ll never forget Teamwork Cohesion Learn a New Skill Build Resilience Self Confidence All sessions listed last 3hr15 minutes either as a standalone activity or a paired session LOW ROPES PROBLEM SOLVING Designed to encourage problem solving teamwork balance and communication Our low ropes course with mini zip is a great activity for building confidence Participants will support their peers by spotting each other Teamed up with problem solving the activity group will develop this skills further Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge ARCHERY ONSITE ORIENTEERING Learn to shoot an arrow in the style of an Olympic archer using a modern recurve bow Practise and play some games to hone your skills Learn and refine map reading skills including using keys finding checkpoints and orientating the map Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge GAME OF TRIBES Gather your tribe together for a map based challenge around the Mount Cook site Problem solving code cracking and engineering will abound in the partcipants quest to outsmart the Roman Invaders Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge 6

LEARN A NEW SKILL A trip to Mount Cook is the perfect opportunity to try a new activity and even develop a new passion Developing a new skill like bushcraft or archery can increase fine motor skills and dexerity ARCHERY TAG MAZE CUBE There is teamwork and competition to be had in this high energy game of Tag Archery participants will work out the best strategy for defeating their opponents The Maze Cube will require the team to work together to transport balls around a floating maze communication will be key Ages 9 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge BUSHCRAFT Discover how people survived in the past Learn to light a fire without matches experience the materials our ancestors used to create life saving heat and light Build a shelter and create a cord bracelet to take home using natural fibres Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge ORIENTEERING AT BLACK ROCKS A great opportunity to learn how to read and follow a map as well as exploring the local area Instructors will stop to talk about history nature and respecting the area we are exploring Students will be encouraged to use check points tick points and orientate the map independently Ages 9 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge 7

FOSSIL HUNTING GEM PANNING Explore our onsite quarry and discover what lay beneath our feet 330 million years ago Find fossils and discover some of the ancient sea creature remains Pan for treasure in our troughs and identify gems Learn a little about the history of panning along the way Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge VIA FERRATA NEW FOR 2023 Tackle an exciting traverse across a natural rock face More information coming soon Our instructors were brilliant They each deserve recognition of how they engaged challenged and supported our pupils Learning the children s names making them feel so safe and valued I cannot tell you how much we and the children value this alone Thank you Broughton Fields Primary School 2022 8

RESILIENCE SELF CONFIDENCE Trying a new activity and challenging themselves in a safe controlled environment is a great way to build up students perserverance and self confidence INDOOR CLIMBING LANDKARTS Lots of routes to explore in our purposebuilt climbing wall Participants will harness the skills learnt to help them move up the wall to find their top Using just rope wood and wheels teams will design and build their own working landkart Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge ONSITE ROCK CLIMBING ABSEILING Our rock face and abseil point offers the group a new experience and individual challenge on natural limestone During the climb the group will take part in belaying and tying knots Group support will be vital and teamwork will be the key to success Ages 9 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge ONSITE ROCK CLIMBING SCRAMBLING The group will venture up and around rocks in this new activity for Mount Cook They will encourage each other and face new experiences Scrambling will take place around Black Rocks a 10 minute walk from the centre Ages 9 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge 9

HIGH ROPES Weight restrictions max 100kg for leap of faith Our 12 metre tall High Ropes course which includes 5 different elements The Leap of Faith Crate Stack Caving Ladders Jacob s Ladder and Gladiator Challenge The high ropes course will challenge your group to keep each other safe set their own goals and work together to reach new heights Ages 9 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge Definitely will be coming again really can t rate Mount Cook highly enough Snarestone Primary School 2022 ZIP WIRE TRAVERSE CUBE Weight restrictions min 20kg max 116kg Our Rooftop Rider Zip Wire starts 15 metres off the ground on the roof of the centre and finishes on the far side of Steeple Grange quarry Guests can expect to reach speeds of up to 35 mph The traverse cube involves a horizontal peg wall with additional obstacles introduced throughout Ages 9 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge 10

Offsite Activities Bookable as an optional extra to your trip offsite activities are facilitated by our AALA licensed partners Acclimbatize Our team will book everything on your behalf even transport if required Offsite activities last 3hr15 minutes each

Activities are run at the following locations Carsington Water Cromford Canal Matlock Bath Black Rocks RAFT BUILDING Raft building is a superb team building activity Groups are required to work as a team to input design ideas form a plan and create a buoyant raft using a selection of materials which include rope wooden planks and polythene barrels Ages 6 Requires transport CAVING Derbyshire and the Peak District offers a wide range of caving opportunities for people of all ages and abilities Your group will be taken on an underground experience unique to our local area due to our rich history of metal and stone mining Ages 6 Requires transport CANOEING Canoeing is a perfect way to enhance confidence on the water in a safe and controlled environment We use open top canoes that can seat up to four pupils encouraging group based learning as well as improving individual skills Ages 6 Requires transport ROCK CLIMBING ABSEILING You will be taught by highly trained instructors how to put on a harness tie climbing knots and abseil down a rock face safely Black Rocks climbing area is just a 10 minute walk from the centre Ages 6 Does not require transport Acclimbatize provide all specialist equipment for offsite activities For more information on safety and accreditations go to www acclimbatize co uk 12

EVENING ACTIVITIES Wind down after dinner with an evening activity Evening activities can take place in larger groups and usually run from 19 00 20 30 and they are all suitable for children over 6 years old TEAM CHALLENGES During these fun team challenges all groups will practise their skills of planning coordination and communication throughout several group tasks Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge BUSHCRAFT CAMPFIRE Get cosy in the evening by surrounding the campfire in the dell or the woodland round house The group will learn and practise traditional and modern fire lighting methods Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge ROCKET BUILDING Science and teamwork are required as participants design build and present a group rocket Each group will use the materials available and attempt to create a rocket which will fly high Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge 13

GUIDED OFFSITE WALK Led by an instructor the group will be guided along local paths near the Mount Cook Centre There will be pauses along the walk to learn about local history experience the area and talk with your group members Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge THE MOUNT COOK CHALLENGE Team challenges will be placed around site for small teams to locate on a map Collect as many points as possible on each challenge to get onto the leader board The group are given the freedom to choose which challenges to attempt Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge ABSEILING Abseiling offers a personal challenge to each group member to experience being lowered down our onsite rock face Group members will be able to offer support and encouragement to each other Ages 6 Communication Skills Knowledge Individual challenge Physical challenge 14

HISTORY PACKAGES Bring history to life Designed to supplement the key stage 2 curriculum each package will transport your students through time to learn how their ancestors lived Prehistoric Britain 3300 BC 1200 BC Step back in time and become a Stone Age hunter gatherer tribe living 10 000 years ago In order to survive this rich yet hostile landscape you must start your journey on learning some of the skills you would need to thrive in an environment with many dangers and variables Activities include Roman legion dress the roman solider Manufacture cart building Archery siege Archaeological dig bushcraft Percussion fire lighting shelter building Evening activity The labours of Hercules Activities include Archaeological dig archery Cave art nature awareness Bow drill hand drill fire lighting Bone working fibre craft Percussion fire lighting shelter building Evening activity Create and use resin glue Roman Invader AD 43 AD 410 Step back 2000 years back in time and spend the day learning what it was like to live as a Roman in Britain Learn what made the Roman empire a formidable civilization from forming Testudos to creating Tabula Groups will take part in a variety of activities designed to bring the classroom topic alive 15

From 22 VAT Per person Viking Explorer AD 800 AD 1150 Spend the day learning what it was like to live as a Viking Learn what made the Vikings such formidable invaders experience how the Viking warriors travelled across the seas and navigated As well as this learn about their skilled manufacture stories telling and preparation for battle Activities include Manufacture bushcraft Dress the Viking archaeological dig Rune reading longboat building Archery weapon throwing Evening activity Campfire Viking saga or The theft of Thor s Hammer History packages are available in Spring Term and Autumn Term 2 Each package includes up to 8 hours of interactive activities as a stand alone day trip or built into a residential trip 16

Accomodation Get a good nights sleep in our overnight accommodation Mount Cook can sleep up to 180 people across indoor rooms and glamping pods ACCESSIBLE BEDROOM 2 X ROOMS Sleeps up to 2 people in bunk beds Accessible wet room with toilet and sink Complimentary bedding and extra pillow Storage cupboard for each occupant Night light by each bed INDOOR BEDROOM 33 X ROOMS Sleeps up to 4 people in comfy bunk beds En suite shower room with toilet and sink Complimentary bedding and extra pillow Storage cupboard for each occupant Night lights by each bed En suite toilets showers GLAMPING PODS 10 X PODS Sleeps up to 4 people in cosy bunkbeds En suite toilet and sink with cold running water USB charging points Heater in each pod Showers are available a 30 second walk away in the main building Glamping pods are available from March October KEY Information All bedrooms and glamping pods automatically lock via electronic key card Groups have one key per bedroom and teachers will have a master key that can unlock all their students rooms 1 7

WHAT ABOUT STAFF ROOMS We allocate teacher rooms on corridors with their students Teachers can choose which rooms they would prefer Group Leaders have access to Group Leader Zones where you can relax in the evening with a hot drink from one of our Nespresso coffee machines

Catering Breakfast Bacon hash browns eggs and baked beans Croissants fresh fruit cereal yogurt juice toast spreads Sample Menus Lunch A selection of sandwiches with a choice of fillings a variety of crisps fresh fruit a slice of flapjack Dinner Spaghetti bolognaise with garlic bread Chocolate fudge cake or yogurt fresh fruit Excellent meals that were child friendly and super portion sizes There was something for even the fussiest eaters Loreto Prep School 2022 Squash available at lunch and dinner and fill up your reusable bottle from the hydration station all day 19

Itinerary Groups arrive with us at 13 00 on their first day and depart by 12 45 on their final day Activities are all run in house by our highly trained instructors in groups of 8 12 children AM PM EVE Sample Itinerary Day 1 Arrive at 13 00 BYO lunch Indoor climbing land karts Dinner Day 2 Breakfast Zip wire peg wall cube Lunch Archery onsite orienteering Dinner Campfire bushcraft Mount Cook challenge Day 3 Breakfast Low ropes problem solving Lunch Depart by 12 45 YOUR TRIP YOUR WAY Need a confidence boosting trip for your new year 7 s to help them settle into secondary school How about a survival themed residential for your year 4 s to tie in with a class topic Our coordinators will help you put together the perfect itinerary to achieve your outcomes 20

RESIDENTIAL PRICING Prices vary depending on time of year and package booked For an accurate quote please get in touch with our sales team 2 night residential 127 to 233 4 night residential 236 to 444 Prices per person exclusive of VAT Prices accurate as of Jan 2023

Making a booking STEP 1 Speak to one of our friendly team members to let us know your requirements and check availability STEP 2 You will be sent a booking form and a deposit invoice to confirm your space at Mount Cook STEP 3 Once your booking has been confirmed you will be introduced to our bookings team who will collect group information create your activity itinerary and help with any changes October February Day trips History packages Any length residential March History packages Mon Wed Any length residential Wed Fri 2 night minimum residential April September 2 night residentials 4 night residentials WANT TO FIND OUT MORE Let s talk 22

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