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