Introduction
The Staffordshire Outdoor Education Centres have been providing courses for over 50 years and the Service is proud of the high standard of tuition offered and its excellent safety record. The Service is led by qualified teachers who also hold appropriate qualifications in outdoor activities. All Centres are licenced by the Adventure Activities Licencing Authority.
Latest News
CLLR Robert Simpson visits Standon Bowers OEC
Staffordshire's children will be looking forward to more fun at play time, thanks to £1 million of government funding.
Staffordshire County Council has been awarded £1m over three years to invest in public playgrounds across the county as part of a major national investment in play.
County Councillor Robert Simpson and children from Bhylls Acre School celebrated at Standon Bowers Outdoor Education Centre.
Motor boats
Chasewater recently took delivery of a small fleet of motorboats. These electrically powered craft allow pupils as young as Y3 to experience life afloat throughout the year and are an exciting new addition to the activities on offer. Scroll down this page and visit the Endon Hall Primary School website for the very first photographs of them in action.
Green Energy
Chasewater has seen the installation of an array of solar panels during March 2007 that will significantly reduce oil consumption by providing hot water for the centre; even though this year's summer failed to match that of 2006 the savings have been considerable. There are also plans to install a single 5kw wind turbine on the site, subject to environmental considerations, which will further reduce costs and enhance the intention to reduce carbon emissions in Staffordshire by 50% by 2050.
School websites
A number of schools are featuring visits to the Centres on their websites; this list is by no means exhaustive but allows you to sample some of the ways in which children can develop during a visit. If you would like a link to your school's site please contact the Manager at Chasewater OEC.
www.cheslynhay.org.uk for Laches Wood
http://chadsmead.digitalbrain.com for Chasewater and Shugborough (click on "contents" and follow the links)
http://www.endonhall.staffs.sch.uk/HTML%20Files/Chasewater/Chasewater.htm is also excellent for Chasewater, showing the new fleet of motorboats in action for the very first time in January 2008.
for Standon Bowers
Visit this page regularly for other schools
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