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Seven pupils in A3 took part in a very adventurous sea kayaking expedition from Portland to Wareham. The group spent four days kayaking along the south coast.

Over the weekend of 12 and 13 May two groups of Bryanston pupils took part in the Ten Tors Challenge.

The Easter break was a busy one for the Outdoor Education Department, with pupils participating in four different expeditions.

Pupils in C are receiving their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award badges in assembly over the next few weeks after completeing the award last term.

At the end of the summer term, whilst most pupils went home looking forward to a long summer, 34 A3 pupils travelled to North Wales to complete their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Assessed Expedition.

In the last week of term the Ds set off for an overnight bushcraft camp, which saw them spending two days living in the woods and learning essential survival skills.

At the end of their first year at Bryanston, all D boys move from a junior boarding house to one of five senior boys’ houses. This year, the Outdoor Education department introduced a new initiative to strengthen the new house groups and make the move to their new house easier.

Last weekend, 80 pupils from the C year group took park in the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition.

On one of the hottest days of the year so far, seven Bryanstonians, who left school last summer, were invited to Buckingham Palace Gardens to receive their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.