Situated on the edge of the historic county market town of Taunton is Queen?s College, one of the top academic schools in the South West of England. Although the co-educational school may be the oldest school in Taunton, its educational offerings and activities are very progressive.
The gothic style main building of Queen’s College Taunton has been overlooking the picturesque Quantock and Blackdown Hills, areas of outstanding natural beauty since 1843.
Outdoor learning at Queen’s College Taunton
The school?s close proximity to many major forests and woodlands allows children from nursery all the way through to age eighteen to take part in extensive outdoor education lessons. Nursery and Prep children enjoy weekly ?forest school? sessions as part of their main curriculum, the children learn how to identify different types of plants and insects as well as partaking in fun activities such as den building.
Climbing is another popular activity, climbing takes place for all year groups throughout the year, at a number of local climbing walls, and then when the rock warms up in the summer, pupils are regularly taken to some of the limestone crags of the Mendips, South Wales and South Devon or the granite Tors of Dartmoor.
There are also trips each summer to the sea cliffs of Cornwall, the sunny beachside crags of Portland and the Gower Peninsula. Pupils will have the opportunity to gain nationally-recognised NICAS and NIBAS awards. Although climbing is gener...