16th - 18th July 2024
Culture, exploration and learning.
What will you discover?
This year our Discovery Week is for Year 7-10.
20+ different experiences, carefully curated by our staff.
Not Long To Go
Pupils made their selections for Discovery Week before Christmas.
• Please now ensure all payments are made by Monday 13th May to ensure you child's place is secure on the trip.
• Non payment may result in loss of place on the trip and the non-refundable amounts paid will not be refunded.
• You now need to pay on WEDUC and will find your trip under the 'Trips and Offers' tab.
• Any problems, please contact postbox@barrbeaconschool.co.uk
• It is worth noting that not all trips are full - so if you missed out on a trip, it may be worth contacting postbox to find out if there is any availability.
Discovery Week Options
Click below to read more about each activity.
Be Yourself
Visit cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 24
Activity 1
Exploring film production and creatively planning your own film
Activity 2
Learning about film editing and applying it to your own creation
Activity 3
Sharing your creative approach and final film
Visit cost: £30
Total number of places available: 40
Activity 1
Exploring the creative arts through a Dance and Drama Carnival themed day
Activity 2
Performing text and bringing Matilda the Musical to life!
Activity 3
A theatre trip to enjoy Grease the musical currently on its 2024 UK Tour
Visit cost: £30
Total number of places available: 40
Activity 1
A visit to the National Video Game Museum to explore how they are made, who makes them and even why they are made
Activity 2
Get your creative juices flowing by creating your own Video Game
Activity 3
Spend the day demonstrating your game design and being the first to test others.
Visit cost: £296
Total number of places available: 40
Activity 1
Visit the Snow Dome, the first real snow indoor skiing venue in the UK for a Ski Day
Activity 2
Climb the O2
Activity 3
A trip to Ninja Warrior UK for fun on the assault course and to test your ninja skills while climbing, balancing and swinging across obstacles or bouncing across inflatables.
Equal to Everyone
Visit cost: £10
Total number of places available: 60
Day 1
A carousel of kitchen science using store cupboard ingredients
Day 2
Building and testing model rockets
Day 3
A day of creating special effects with science knowledge
Visit cost: £110
Total number of places available: 100
Day 1
Expedition
Day 2
Expedition
Day 3
Expedition
Visit cost: £150
Total number of places available: 50
Activity 1
Expedition
Activity 2
Expedition
Activity 3
Expedition
Visit cost: £45
Total number of places available: 45
Activity 1
A visit to Twycross Zoo to learn about wild animals and conservation with friends
Activity 2
Focus on fashion with some retail therapy taking place at Merry Hill Shopping Centre
Activity 3
Socialising and crafting day, accompanies by a movie
Visit cost: £150
Total number of places available: 60
Activity 1
Explore the magical world of Harry Potter in Oxford and find famous film locations
Activity 2
Test your Harry Potter knowledge with Harry Potter movies and competitive quiz.
Activity 3
Trip to Harry Potter world to discover the magic of Warners Bros Studio Tour London! Explore authentic sets, props and costumes from the Harry Potter films.
Act Responsibly
Cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 30
Day 1
Learn about psychology through a live action movie
Day 2
Learn about the importance of self care and looking after yourself
Day 3
Become a psychologist and spend the day taking part in a psychology experiment
Visit cost: £75
Total number of places available: 45
Day 1
A trip to Warwick Castle where you can take a tour of the grounds and medieval castle and immerse yourself in a thousand years of jaw dropping history.
Day 2
A trip to Bath to learn all about the Terrible Tudors
Day 3
A trip to the Black Country Living Museum to explore rebuild, replica or recreated shops, houses and industrial workshops
Consideration for Others
Visit cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 30
Activity 1
Relax and enjoy the magic of Walt Disney, through watching a classic Disney film
Activity 2
Learn about and create your own Disney inspired storyline and script
Activity 3
Enhance your Disney story by crafting your own set to help your story come to life.
Visit cost: £55
Total number of places available: 45
Activity 1
Visit to RAF Cosford where students will see aircraft exhibitions and flight-related memorabilia
Activity 2
Visit to Birmingham Sealife Centre with over 60 displays of freshwater and marine life
Activity 3
Visit to Botanical Gardens and its 15 acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glass houses, Bonsai gardens and bird collection
Visit cost: £22
Total number of places available: 20
Day 1
Learn about and explore the art of print making, with the art of transferring images.
Day 2
Learn about and explore the art of print making, with the art of transferring images.
Day 3
Learn about and explore the art of print making, with the art of transferring images.
Own What You Do
Visit cost: £5
Total number of places available: 20
Day 1
Enhancing your craft making skills to make decorative articles by hand using a variety of techniques
Day 2
Enhancing your craft making skills to make decorative articles by hand using a variety of techniques
Day 3
Enhancing your craft making skills to make decorative articles by hand using a variety of techniques
Visit cost: £65
Total number of places available: 24
Day 1
Learning to cook and enjoy a variety of dishes
Day 2
Continuing to enhance cooking skills with a visit to the Boars' Head World Buffet in the afternoon for lunch,
Day 3
A visit to Cadbury World to learn about the manufacturing of chocolate and the Cadbury story.
Visit cost: £150
Total number of places available: 180
This trip operates in 3 groups. Each group will do the days in a different order. More details will follow later in the year, when your child is successfully registered on the trip
Day 1
Pushing your limits with a visit to Cliff Lakes water sports
Day 2
Pushing your limits with a visit to Wolf Mountain rock climbing centre
Day 3
Pushing your limits with a visit to Drayton Manor theme park with a variety of roller coasters
Never Discriminate
Visit cost: Free
Total number of places available: 100
Day 1
A range of sporting activities such as football, basketball, badminton and more
Day 2
A range of sporting activities such as football, basketball, badminton and more
Day 3
A range of sporting activities such as football, basketball, badminton and more
Visit cost: £10
Total number of places available: 85
Day 1
Learn to play like a pro with a day centred around soccer drills, skill building and competitive matches.
Day 2
Learn to play like a pro with a day centred around soccer drills, skill building and competitive matches.
Day 3
Learn to play like a pro with a day centred around soccer drills, skill building and competitive matches.
Visit cost: £30
Total number of places available: 45
Day 1
Building research skills to complete a WW1 activity using the National Archives.
Day 2
Visit to Birmingham Library to learn about the resources held in the library about WW1
Day 3
Students to deliver presentations based on previous days research on WW1
Visit cost: £90
Total number of places available: 60
Day 1
Take a tour of Wembley Stadium, home of the England football team and have the chance to stand in the centre circle.
Day 2
A day at school watching football films and creating your own football shirt
Day 3
A trip to the National Football Museum, Manchester to see historic football memorabilia.
