Congratulations to our Year 11s who successfully completed their qualifying expedition for Silver DofE this weekend. A great chance for them to relax and enjoy nature after their exams - well done! @WestKirbyGS
Congratulations to our Y10 Bronze participants who completed their qualifying expedition in the Clwyds this weekend - here are some pictures from Team 10. Thank you also to our wonderful Assistant Leaders in Sixth Form who volunteered to help prepare and support them @WestKirbyGS
Our students have been working hard to give back to the community through their volunteering activities. Well done WKGS DofE participants! @WestKirbyGS@WKGS_Pastoral
Fantastic effort from our sixth formers who completed their qualifying Gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition. Good luck with your exams π @WestKirbyGS@WKGS_6thForm#WKGSY12#WKGSY13
Another fabulous expedition training day delivered by WWCECOA for our Bronze DofE participants. Sessions include: route planning, mountain safety, first aid, food and equipment, rucksack packing @WestKirbyGS#WKGSY10
Applications to sign up for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award are now open to Year 9 students. Find out more on the Pastoral Google Classroom page @WestKirbyGS@WKGS_Pastoral#WKGSY9#WKGSCommunity
Team Nightingale (#WKGSY10) hard at work for their Pick n Mix sale today as part of their fundraising for
@OfficialWOHAA.
The Wings of Hope Childrenβs Charity (WOHAA) helps children in India and Malawi to gain a free education.
Well done to our Silver DofE teams who successfully completed their expedition training this weekend. Thank you to the members of WWCECOA for putting on a range of fantastic sessions @WestKirbyGS#WKGSY11
We love seeing photos of our students out on the Gold Trial Expedition last weekend! These guys definitely took this challenge in their stride! Well done Team 1 and Team 2! @WestKirbyGS@WKGS_6thForm#WKGSY12#WKGSY13
Key dates: Gold
Trial expedition kit check: 5th Oct (eve)
Trial expedition: 8th-10th Oct
Assistant Leader Training - 20th-21st Nov
Qualifying expedition planning: 31st Mar (eve)
Qualifying expedition kit check: 11th Apr (eve)
Qualifying expedition: 13th-17th Apr #WKGSY12#WKGSY13
Key dates: Silver (current Year 11):
Expedition registration: 6th Feb
Training days: 5th-6th Mar
Trial expedition 1: 1st-3rd Apr
Or Trial expedition 2: 29th Apr-1st May
Qualifying expedition 1: 30th Jun-3rd Jul
Or Qualifying expedition 2: 1st-4th Jul #WKGSY11
We are optimistic that expeditions will go ahead normally this academic year, please make note of the key dates:
Bronze (Y10):
Expedition registration: 6th Feb
Training day: 19th Mar
Trial expedition: 7th-8th May
Qualifying expedition: 11th-12th Jun #WKGSY10
We are delighted to invite parents/carers of prospective Year 7 students to our Open Evening on Wednesday 22nd September.
Please click the link below to register your interest and receive updates.
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#ChooseWKGS#ChooseToBeYou
With such a wide range of activities to choose from, you can really make your Duke of Edinburgh Award yours. We love seeing what our talented students get up to outside of lessons. What will you choose? @WestKirbyGS#WKGSY10#WKGSY11#WKGSY12#WKGSY13#ChooseWKGS#WKGS
Attention all #WKGSY11 students and parents/guardians, applications for Silver DofE are open now! Make the most of your hobbies and interests or go rogue and try something new! @WestKirbyGS#WKGS