East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre
Site Resources
East Barnby has numerous resources available onsite for our visiting groups to use. Within the grounds we have a Football Field and Tennis / Basketball Court which can be used at any time. Please note that it is intended that these facilities are used under the supervision / approval of Visiting Staff Members.
The following resources are available within the main building:
Games Room and Lounge Area with Board Games, Activity Games, Library Facilities and Table Tennis
Educational Resources
The following educational resources are available to our users during their stay:
- A selection of waterproof digital cameras for use on activity with networked file storage facilities to share your photos across our site
- Classroom facilities with 4 PC's and Promethian Interactive Board
- Two other bases with Laptop, TV & DVD projection facilities, ideal for reviewing the days photos
- Access to interactive mapping and Google™ World software
- Art room facilities
- A 8 machine computer suite with filtered Internet access
- A new weather station with real time wather readouts
Evening Activities
East Barnby has the following pre-prepared activities available for use in the evenings.
INDOORS
- IT resources: We have several digital projector and big screen setups available to show videos, DVD's or photos and film from the days activities. There is also an internet ready computer suite with 8 machines available for diaries or anything else you fancy
- Diaries: Many groups spend some time each evening with the students keeping a brief diary of the week and/or possibly evaluating the day's activities or studies through group discussion. Planning of the next day's activities or studies can also be done at this time
- Quiz: General quiz questions and answers available
- Pictionary: Phrases to draw, and rules available
- Indoor Treasure Hunt: Questions and answers available. Separate Primary and Secondary sheets
- Outdoor Treasure Hunt: A new site wide interactive treasure trail designed to challange students in tasks and puzzles
- Swimming: Loftus pool, approximatly 8 miles away, open Tuesday and Wednesday, cost approximatly £1.50. Please note that you will need your staff to have the relevant driving qualifications to use our minibuses to drive there
- Disco / Karioki: An occasional Thursday night activity. Needs to be handled carefully
- Indoor Games: Various board games
- Mini Olympics: Lots of small individual challenges
- Dingbats: Word play quiz game
- Mixed Bag: Problem solving
- Beetle Drive
- Talent Show
- Bingo
- Art: There is an art room with all materials provided.
OUTDOORS
(usually more suitable for summer, light evenings)
- Orienteering: On site course, can be done in the dark with torches
- Walks: School staff led local map walks
- Beaches: Tides permitting, drive down to a local beach - Runswick or Sandsend (parking fees may apply). Please note that you will need your staff to have the relevant driving qualifications to use our minibuses to drive there
- Ball Games: Football, rounders, tennis, volley ball - equipment available
- BBQ: Available Thursday night at an extra charge
- NEW - Fire pit area due for completion December 2009
Transport
The Centre has 8 minibuses available with enough seating for 17 people (including the driver) and with 3-point seat belts throughout.
Due to the type of buses and NYCC requirements, prospective drivers will need to have 4 years driving experience, a D1 entitlement on a clean driving licence (no points, even for speeding) and have passed a MiDAS minibus driving test before driving with children. Please note that any other minibus test will no longer be accepted.
Please note than new laws mean that people who passed their driving test after January 2007 do not have the entitlement (D1) to drive minibuses on their licence and are unlikely to meet the standards to do so without the D1. For further information about this, please
consult MiDAS, or if in doubt about your trip, please contact the Centre.
Staff intending to drive must produce original documentation at the start of their visit for us to photocopy and keep on file (paper and plastic driving licence, minibus certificate).
Please note that you will not be permitted to drive unless you have provided us with these documents.
East Barnby has adopted the MiDAS scheme run by the Community Transport Association. For further information about MiDAS, please click the MiDAS logo.
Centre Map
