Activities & Trips

At BCS, we believe that it is vital for students to experience life beyond the classroom in order to enrich their knowledge and understanding of specific subject areas and to give them cultural fulfilment.

BCS students are spoilt for choice when it comes to school trips, whether they be local, national or international. Some of our trips include:

International:

Iceland
Ski trip
Sixth Form trips abroad
Spanish exchange visits
Spanish cultural trips
French cultural trips
Football and Swimming tours

National:

National performances with all United Learning schools at various locations
Duke of Edinburgh
Ten Tors
Sixth Form team building adventure
Various Art Galleries and Exhibitions
Subject field trips
Business Studies and Economics trips to the Bank of England and the Mini Factory
Year 9 two day History trip to London staying aboard HMS Belfast on the River Thames
History visits to Black Country Museum, Hampton Court, history conferences
London Theatre trips
Geography and Science residential to Slapton Ley
Goodwood Sculpture Park and Eden Project
Technology visit to Goodwood Racing

Local:

Closer to home, students make excellent use of the unique Dorset coastline, New Forest and Cheddar Gorge for their geographical studies
English and Drama visits to various local and national theatres
Science visits to Intech Science Centre and Planetarium in Winchester and Marwell Zoo
Corfe Castle
Science Dome
Salisbury Cathedral