Primary Evening Activity options

There are a number of evening activities available. On the arrival evening the fire drill finishes around 20.30. Pendarren has one member of staff on night duty who can provide an evening activity. If there are two or more schools in residence then the use of the instructor has to be shared amongst the schools. Following an initial briefing by the instructor many of the activities are suitable for visiting staff to oversee.

Storyteller

Daniel Morden is our local storyteller, and is can be seen on stage in London and visiting schools in Haringey.. There is a fee for this 45 minute evening session. This is currently subsidised by the Friends of Pendarren. This requires booking in advance and is dependant on availability

Murder Mystery

Groups are split into detective teams to see which team can solve the murder of Lord Doyle. Students need to use their observational skills to find the clues. Then work out who did it, how and if there were any accomplices. The mystery is set in 1910 and revolves around the staff who worked at Pendarren at the time.

Tipi

An atmospheric way to end the week with a camp fire, circle time, songs or story telling

Orienteering

Indoor course in the house for those wet evenings. Clues are well hidden so it is not as easy as it seems. Students have to be secretive to win or they give away the locations to the others teams. Outdoor courses – choose from a variety of courses in the garden and in Pendarren Park.

Tuckshop

Open as required

Night walk

Experience the night with no street lights. A local walk to hear the sounds of the night and see the night sky.

Nightline

Blindfolded teams of students follow a rope trail through the woods.

Heartstart and First aid

Students have an opportunity to learn some basic first aid. From bandaging, the recovery position and CPR using manikins.

Night sky

An outdoor session in the garden, which just happens to be in Britain’s first Dark Sky Reserve – see the moon, stars, constellations, planets, meteorites and even the distant Andromeda galaxy. Resources include powerful binoculars with which you can see the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn.

Bingo

Eyes down for a full house of fun and numbers with Pendarren’s Bingo machine. Combine fun and numeracy in the evenings at Pendarren House. Our new bingo machine comes with traditional bingo calling information. Extra points to students who can work out any of the maths based calling clues.

Disco

A fun way to finish your course. Use our Bluetooth music box to play your tunes to the pupils

Problem Solving

• Groups work in teams to solve the puzzle; indoor and outdoors challenges available.

• Design and Technology Challenges. Build a parachute to safely land your eggs.

Big Group Games

Hide and seek

Red light - green light

Camping

Camping experience on the Pendarren lawn. House facilities and catering can be used  so the main activity programme can run as usual. Tents are 2-4 person tents. It will require a willing member(s) of staff to supervise the camping group. They can all camp on one night, or stagger it over 3 nights.

Films

Smartboards with projectors now in House, Annexe. You will need access to a streaming service or DVD's

SATS boosters

Yes some schools do SATS revision or use evening time to help students make links between their experiences and their learning in the classroom.