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19th - 21st July 2022
Culture, exploration and learning.
What will you discover?
This year our Discovery Week is for Year 7-10.
25+ different experiences, carefully curated by our staff.
All selections must be made on Eventbrite website by 28th November
You will have to book using your child’s Barr Beacon School email address.
Ensure you book using your child’s name rather than your own.
After this time we will begin to place pupils on trips/visits.
Please note:
• You will book via Eventbrite. Each trip is limited to the numbers in this booklet.
• The cost will then be added on Wisepay. Failure to pay according to payment schedule will mean
the place is given to another pupil.
• Once you’ve booked on Eventbrite, WE WILL NOT CHANGE bookings.
• We will not issue returns of money for any trip unless in exceptional circumstances.
• Some trips fill very quickly. You may have to make a second choice.
• Trips may have to be altered depending on the companies we are working with. If this happens, we
will work hard to provide a similar experience for the pupils.
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1. Harry Potter Experience
Visit cost: £120
Total number of places available: 60
Payment schedule deadlines: 1st December - £50, 1st Feb - £70
Immerse yourself in the magical world of Harry Potter, exploring the books and films and
becoming an honorary witch or wizard for the week – includes day trips to Oxford and the
Harry Potter Studio Tour!
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Pupils receive their Pupils start the day by Travel to The Making of
Hogwarts letter. Travel being sorted into their Harry Potter Warner Bros
to Oxford to view Harry houses. Later, they Studio Tour in
Potter filming participate in Harry- London. Marvel at the
locations. Visit Potter-themed props and sets used in
an Oxford museum to games on school site, the films.
sample “Muggle” including Muggle
culture. Quidditch and writing
for the Daily Prophet.
Pupils watch a
screening of one of the
Harry Potter films.
Discovery Week Guide
1. Harry Potter Experience 9. Animal Antics 17.Culinary Tasting 25. Programming
Experience
2. Law and Letters 10. Element of Surprise 18. Social Week 26. The Great Outdoors
3. Stop Motion Animation 11. Feel the Force 19. Midlands History 27. Beacon Olympics
4. Tae Kwon Do 12. Techmasters 20. Psychology: seeing the 28. Careers in Health and
world as you’ve never Medicine
seen it before.
5. Slam Poetry 13. Soccer School 21. Our Amazing Place Price Guide
6. Push Yourself 14. Taking the Spotlight 22. Beacon Gastronauts £££
7. MathArtMatics 15. Extreme Sports 23. Paris Arts ££
8. Board Game Week 16. A Celebration of 24. Film Production Free
Cultures
2. Law and Letters
Visit cost: £120
Total number of places available: 15
Payment schedule deadlines: 1st December - £60, 1st Feb - £60
Explore the concepts of justice and the law, develop your skills of argument and persuasion
and find out what our legal system is all about.
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Early start! Murder mystery activity.
Talk by criminal barrister (Agatha Christie
to develop an Visit to Royal Courts of investigation followed by
understanding of the UK Justice – The Strand mock trial.) Teams divide
legal system. London into defence or
prosecution to develop
Find out about the ideas TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, their use of language to
addressed in To Kill a Gielgud Theatre, London persuade using ‘evidence’
Mockingbird – Matinee performance provided.
Late finish!
3. Stop Motion Animation
Visit cost: Free
Total number of places available: 30 - 50
Onsite activities creating a stop motion animation and a dramatic performance
inspired by Tolkien’s creation The Lord of The Rings.
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Story board and create You will have the
Inspiration viewing of characters for own stop opportunity to edit your
The Hobbit and Lord of motion scene utilizing recordings after you have
the Rings focusing on the the inspiration from the completed your films and
battle scenes. battle scenes. show case your talents to
You can begin filming the rest of the group.
today!
4. Tae Kwon Do
Visit cost: £35
Total number of places available: 14
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December – £35
Three days of martial arts training at the BCMAA academy. Catering for all
abilities (including complete beginners)
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Fitness, introductions, Pad work: punches, Sparring rules, sparring
skill level analysis, the kicks, elbows, techniques, and line
basics. knees, and practical work.
applications.
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5. Slam Poetry
Visit cost: £20
Total number of places available: 15
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December - £20
Learn how to write and perform your own Slam Poetry taking inspiration from a
professional poet!
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Onsite: What is a poetry slam? Offsite: pupils to travel Onsite: pupils to write,
Introduction to the term and into Birmingham to visit rehearse and perform
examples performed by Megan landmarks to get their poetry slams
Beech (Poetry Slam Champion) inspiration for
Videos shown of Birmingham their City based poem
based poets speaking openly
about the city to provide
context of expectations
6. Push Yourself
Visit cost: £140
Total number of places available: 150
Payment schedule deadline : 1st December - £50, 1st February - £90
Push yourself to the limits on this fantastic trip where you will get the opportunity to take on
the UK’s best rollercoaster, climbing walls, caving experiences and reportedly the UK’s
biggest Aquapark. *Please note the itinerary order will vary for each year group.
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
Alton Towers Cliff Lakes Wolf Mountain
Long held as one the UK’s Set in the lovely How high can you climb up a
best theme parks, Alton surroundings of Kingsbury, climbing wall, how long can
Towers will give you the Cliff Lakes will give you the you stay in tight spaces in the
opportunity to test your opportunity to try a variety caving simulator and how
bravery on rides such as of water activities including long can you hang on the
The Wickerman, Nemesis and paddle boarding. The trip bouldering wall? This is your
Air. will culminate in you being opportunity to find out the
able to have a go on a newly answers to above amongst
extended Aquapark with others as you take on a day of
slides, diving boards and adrenaline-filled activities.
challenges galore.
7. MathArtMatics
Visit cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 25
Investigating the links between mathematics and art.
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Pupils will investigate 3 Exploring the Pupils will produce a final
mathematical processes visual elements and outcome focusing on one of
which produce artistic artistic techniques to add the 3 mathematical
patterns: fractals, curve tone, colour and texture processes from day 1 and
stitching to their work. Pupils will applying one of the
and Fibbonaci sequences experiment with a range techniques they learnt in
of day 2 to create a large work
materials and equipment. of art.
8. Board Game Week
Visit cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 20
Investigating the links between mathematics and board games.
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
Chess, Draughts, Carousel of board games with a So you think you can
Backgammon and mathematical link including win? What is the
Logic Puzzles. Monopoly, Rummikub, Triolet, Yahtzee, probability of winning a
Labyrinth game, does it change if
How does maths In each game, we will decide how lucky you were to go first or
link to logic or skilful you need to be to win. last?
puzzles?
How does maths link to the game Design your own board
shows on TV? We will watch some clips game incorporating
from shows such as Deal or No some of the tactics we
Deal, Play your Cards Right and have a have learnt throughout
go ourselves after thinking about the the week and then play
maths involved. and review each
other’s.
9. Animal Antics
Visit cost: £100
Total number of places available: 30
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December - £50, 1st February - £50
Enjoy the Local (and not so local) wildlife!
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Twycross Zoo West Midlands Safari Animal Man and Horse
Leave: 9am Leave: 9am Riding (On-site)
Return: 3pm Return: 4pm Lunch: Pizza
Lunch: packed lunch Lunch: Packed lunch Pupils will have either a
Pupils will be able to go Pupils will get to go morning or afternoon at the
around the zoo at their around the park in the local riding school. Here they
leisure. coach with a ranger and will have a riding lesson and
then have access to the learn about the horses.
zoo and rides. The other session will be spent
with the animal man in
school.
Please wear trainers
and tracksuit bottoms. No
Jeans. (If you have riding
clothes they are fine).
10. Element of Surprise
Visit cost: FREE
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Total number of places available: 48
A three-day, school-based, science fun activity programme.
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Movie Magic Kitchen Chemistry Rocket Science.
A day of creating A carousel of kitchen Building and testing model
special effects with science using store- rockets and model
science knowledge. cupboard ingredients. landing modules designed
to protect the precious
cargo of one raw egg.
11. Feel the Force
Visit cost: £165
Total number of places available: 50
Payment schedule deadlines: 1st December- £50, 1st February £115
A chance to feel the force at the UKs top theme park and ride Europe's longest zip wire, if that
wasn’t enough to get your adrenaline pumping you will also get to attend the Bear Grylls
experience at the NEC.
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
NEC Birmingham Alton Towers Zip World
Leave 9am Leave 9am Leave: 7:45
Return 3pm (Subject to Return: 5:00pm Return around 6pm
change) Students get to feel the Using a system of trampolines
Students get to force at one of the UKs bigger than St Pauls Cathedral
experience a High Ropes premier theme parks. bounce and slide your way
Course, Archery and through this disused mine on
Climbing as well as Royal the best playground ever!
Marines Inspired Assault Then, using Europe’s first
Course at the NEC Bear four-person zip line
Grylls adventure site. experience 1 kilometre four-
person parallel zipping action.
12. Techmasters
Visit cost: £105
Total number of places available: 30
Payment schedule deadlines: 1st December - £50, 1st February - £55
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Experience how modern science, technology and engineering shape our lives and take part in
your own hands-on challenges!
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Thinktank Birmingham and STEMgineers Build and National Space Centre Visit and
the Bear Grylls Adventure Drive Workshop: RC Workshops
Park vehicles
In the morning, Spend the day building your Tour the night
explore Thinktank’s own radio-controlled sky in the National Space
incredible 360 vehicle, before taking part Centre’s planetarium before
degree planetarium, in a series of thrilling driving taking part in a workshop about
with a virtual tour through skills and challenges with life in space. Could you be an
nuclear research it! astronaut? Complete challenges
laboratories. and experiments just like a real
Trained engineers will join astronaut to find out how they
In the afternoon, test your us on site at school to build live in space.
limits by climbing specially and test your own
engineered high-ropes at vehicles.
the Bear Grylls Adventure
Park.
13. Soccer School
Visit cost: £10
Total number of places available: 80
Payment schedule deadline – 1st December - £10
If you enjoy playing football then join Soccer School to play football all day long!
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
Football skill sessions Football skill sessions Football skill sessions
followed by followed by tournaments followed by tournaments
tournaments
14. Taking the Spotlight
Visit cost: £85
Total number of places available: 30
Payment schedule deadlines : 1st December - £50, 1st January - £35
An inspired combination of practical drama, dance and circus skills, as well as the
chance to be an audience member.
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Dance workshop from A backstage theatre tour Physical Theatre
Lincoln University. of Birmingham Rep workshop.
Theatre.
Gazebo Theatre Circus
Skills. A visit to Birmingham
Hippodrome to watch
‘We will rock you’.
15. Extreme Sports
Visit cost: £120
Total number of places available: 48
Payment schedule deadlines: 1st December - £50, 1st February - £70
3 days of thrilling outdoor adventurous activities.
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Bear Grylls Adventure. Snow Dome. Aztec Adventure, Upton
Warren.
Rock Climbing Ice Skating
Archery Tabogganing Canoeing
Assault Course Fluming Aqua Park
and Inflatable fun
16. Culinary Tasting Experience
Visit cost: £35
Total number of places available: 30
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December - £35
An exciting opportunity to learn about the tastes and recipes
of international food.
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
-Research and discuss -French restaurant -In the morning, you will be
French foods experience – your researching and make a
-Learn key vocabulary classroom will be presentation about a food
for ordering in a transformed into a speciality from another country
restaurant French restaurant and -Lunch – at a Restaurant
-Use your drama skills to with the aid of props and -In the afternoon, you will return
create a role play set in food, you will be to school to bake a tasty treat
France transported to Paris.
17. A Celebration of cultures
Visit cost: FREE
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Total number of places available: 20
Broaden your horizons and experience cultures from around the world.
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
JAPAN EUROPE - FRANCE EUROPE - SPAIN
-Introduction to -Introduction to -Learn about European
Japanese vocabulary, International Postcard traditions and ‘what not
name and numbers project to dos’.
-Manga drawing -Learn vocab to prepare -Spanish holiday role play
-Creation of your own for writing postcard -Decorate and fill the pinata
Manga comic strip -Write and send -Learn about festivals and
-Origami practice postcard to another customs in different
-Origami iris folding European country countries
-Make a pinata (ready Celebration: Pinata party
for the celebration event
on day three)
-Petanque tournament
18. Social Week
Visit cost: £76
Total number of places available: 40
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December - £76
An opportunity to explore social and animal interactions and consumer habits
whilst having fun.
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
Pupils visit Pupils visit Merry Pupils visit Drayton
Twycross Hill Shopping Manor - a chance to
Zoo looking at social Centre – looking at have an exhilarating day
behaviour, how animals socialisation, with friends.
interact within a social consumerism and
group, learning how to capitalism with the
behave in a social group. opportunity to go
shopping with friends.
Lunch at Pizza Hut
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19. Midlands History
Visit cost: £35
Total number of places available: 40
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December - £35
Spend a week travelling to some of our best local history sites; learning how and
why the West Midlands has shaped Britain.
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
RAF Cosford Black Country Living VE Day Celebration
Museum
Cosford- coach to Historical themed VE
Cosford, planned visit by Black Country Museum- Day- complete activities
staff to all hangers based pupils in small groups to within department based
on previous experiences. go to the mine, school, on VE day celebrations.
Focus on Cold War and town shops and
WWII History. canal/dockyards to
explore the museum and
make links to local
history.
20. Psychology - Seeing the world as you’ve never seen it before.
Visit cost: £20
Total number of places available: 25
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December - £20
This trip will be an opportunity to delve deeper into the topic of
psychology, discover yourself and create mind-blowing experiments.
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10 | P a g ePsychfy: Psychology self-care day: Experiment Day:
Psychology movie Students will have the Students will be shown
day! Students will be opportunity to participate in how psychology is all
watching the following mindfulness activities. They around us by seeing
film: Inside out and a will be taught how to and partaking in real-
David Attenborough docum look after their mental life experiments.
entary. We will use our health. In the afternoon they In the afternoon they
psychological knowledge will take part in some mental will design their own
to analyse what we watch. health themed crafts. experiments and
Snack baskets provided. visual illusions colouring, vision present them to the
boards and psychology games. rest of their peers.
We will reconnect with nature
and have lunch on the field.
21. Our AMAZING Place
Visit cost: £55
Total number of places available: 40
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December - £55
This trip will be an opportunity to discover the amazing places on your
doorstep!
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A visit Visit the A chance to visit
to Chasewater Country amazing Sealife Centre Birmingham’s
Park. Time to explore in Birmingham to Botanical
the park and enjoy discover the amazing Gardens. Enjoy the
a picnic. Enjoy a 1 creature that live off day wandering
hour instructor led the coast of the UK and around the gardens
Paddleboarding session beyond. and understanding
. A change of clothes is how biodiverse our
a must! planet is whilst
investigating all of the
different ecosystems
we have on the
planet.
22. Beacon Gastronauts
Visit cost: £60
Total number of places available: 25
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December -£60
Enjoy creating and tasting foods from around the world!
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11 | P a g eAll day cooking in Morning All day - Cadbury World,
school a variety of cooking followed by a trip chocolate heaven!
sweet and savoury to an all you can eat
dishes from around the buffet lunch – yummy!
world.
23. Paris
Visit cost: £480
Total number of places available: 80
Payment schedule: - 1st December - £125, 1st January - £150, 1st March - £205
This trip includes all accommodation at a centre just outside Paris, transport and activities. All meals (from
Monday evening) are also included. This trip departs on Monday 18th July. More information and parental
meetings will take place later in the term.
Immerse yourself in the arts in Paris.
Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four
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Travelling to Disneyland Paris Visit to the Travelling
Paris Louvre home
Evening
Evening entertainment Visit to the
entertainment Eiffel Tower
River cruise
down the
Seine
24. Film production
Visit cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 20
Create and share your own film
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Three 21.07.21
Watch & analyse Film & edit your own short Edit & screen your
existing films film own short film
Create planning for
your own short film
25. Programming
Visit cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 30
Coding and Lego programming
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Three 21.07.21
Build Use the Raspberry Pi to Develop Games
and program Lego ROBOTs control different pieces using KODU to
Using SPIKE prime of create interactive
software in School hardware Programming 3D games.
26. The Great Outdoors
Visit cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 30
Getting to know the great outdoors on your doorstep
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Introduction to maps and Guided trip around local Day trip to Sutton Park.
compasses and their use area using map and
in planning day compass. Plan day
excursions. Practice skills excursion around Sutton
using the micro navigation Park
course in school. Pacing
and Timing
27. Beacon Olympics
Visit cost: FREE
Total number of places available: 50
A range of fun sporting activities with competitions and praise points.
Day One 19.07.21 Day Two 20.07.21 Day Three 21.07.21
A range of sporting A range of sporting A range of sporting
activities such as activities such as activities such as
football, basketball, football, basketball, football, basketball,
badminton and more. badminton and more. badminton and more.
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*Order of days could be subject to change
Visit cost: £20
Total number of places available: 20
Payment schedule deadline: 1st December -£20
An invaluable exploration of careers in health care and medicine.
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For many of our pupils aspiring to work in health care or medicine, this
is the perfect opportunity to help develop the CV!
Opportunities are likely to include:
• University medical school visit day
• Tour of a hospital
• First aid training course
• Fundraising for local hospitals
• Alumni advice session
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