Yr 9 Island Adventure night 3 Last night Orchard house had their night on the island. #ShiplakeOutdoorEd #ShiplakeInspirstional

Yr 9 Island Adventure day 4 Skipwith house were the final group to spend the night on the island. Thanks to all the house staff who supported the week. #shiplakeOutdoorEd #ShiplakeInspirational

After a hiatus, our Lynch Island Adventures returned last week for our #ShiplakeYear9 pupils! After building their shelters, our boys spent the night on The Lynch before returning the following day by boat. Read more at buff.ly/3LgXcMt Outdoor Ed | Shiplake College #ShiplakeOutdoorEd

Kayaking in Sweden, canoeing in France, and hiking in Wales; #ShiplakeDofE certainly had a busy summer and we're so here for it! One silver and two gold expeditions completed; read about them in full at buff.ly/454r8T3 #ShiplakeInspirational Outdoor Ed | Shiplake College

Some of our outdoor staff practicing improvised carrying techniques during an Outdoor First Aid Course over the weekend #ShiplakeOutdoirEd

Yr 7 Girls had a go at putting up basic shelters today during a Bushcraft activity. It was a tiny bit warmer inside the shelter. #ShiplakeOutdoorEd

Brilliant to be out with this adventurous group on their #GoldDofE exped to Norway. Thank you Outdoor Ed | Shiplake College for organising and leading the trip.

After a long day travelling to Norway the Gold group got straight down to business learning how to wax their skis ready for tomorrow morning. A brisk -17 at the moment. #ShiplakeOutdoorEd

Day 01 of training on the DofE Gold cross country ski expedition in Norway. The morning was spent learning the basics with a short journey in the afternoon in mixed ground and through woodlands. #ShiplakeOutdoorEd #ShiplakeDofE

Challenging day today on the Gold DofE cross country ski expedition in Norway. The weather wasn’t kind but lots learnt. Building nicely towards their qualifying expedition #ShiplakeDofE #ShiplakeOutdoorEd

Happy 18th birthday to Archie Heading. Celebrating his big day whilst on his Gold DofE expedition training in Norway. Thanks to Grethe and all ⁦⁦⁦grethe gillebo⁩ for making his day even more memorable with a cake. #ShiplakeDofE #ShiplakeOutdoorEd

Final training day. It’s snowing, it’s a bit windy but not too cold. Lunches packed with some left-over birthday cake! Learning to dig snow holes for survival and navigating contours on the cards today. #GoldDofE #DalseterNorway #NordicSkiing #ShiplakeInspirational

Final training/practice day today, off on expedition tomorrow. Four days out touring the Norwegian wilderness. #ShiplakeOutdoorEd #ShiplakeDofE

Off they go into the Norwegian mountains. We will see them on Friday. Totally self-sufficient. #ShiplakeInspirational

Hard first day on the Gold DofE cross country ski expedition In Norway but the group arrived safe and sound at the hut. Hot food and then planning day 2 #ShiplakeOutdoorEd #ShiplakeDofE

More from day 1 Gold DofE in Norway

Day 2 and 3 of the Gold DofE cross country ski expedition in Norway. Been a hard couple of days last day tomorrow #ShiplakeOutdoorEd #ShiplakeDofE

A wild last day on the DofE cross country ski expedition to Norway. Challenging conditions but the group made good time and arrived safely back at the hotel. A tired group travelling home today. Well done to all involved #ShiplakeOutdoorEd #ShiplakeDofE

What a lovely day for a bike ride. Year 10 enjoying a little outing in the rain. #ShiplakeOutdoorEd

It’s been a long damp winter, looking forward to a warm dry spring…..#ShiplakeOutdoorEd