Overseas Expeditions

Since Harton 6th Form has opened we have offered students the incredible opportunity to be involved in an overseas expedition. Most recently a team have returned from Kenya in the summer of 2024 where the team were engaged in a variety of community projects and visits. Half of the group will trekked to the summit of Mount Kenya, while the other half explored the lower plains and valleys, participating in various activities. The team then reunited for a land and lake safari, followed by an ascent of a volcano and a visit to a Masai tribe. The adventure will concluded with a stay in Nairobi before flying home with many unforgettable memories.

Each year a new and exciting expedition will be launched and with Kenya being such a great destination teams in both 2025 and 2026 will be going back there. We look forward to facilitating many more students having such a lifechanging experience.

Clearly such opportunities are not cheap but the idea is that that students work hard over the 18 months prior to departing on raising funds for the expedition. The school support the teams fundraising efforts by organising events such as the Boxing Day Dip and Kielder Challenge and also allows students to access key school events to sell things such as cakes and crafts.

The aim of the expedition is that it is a personal development programme that runs from the moment they sign up at the start of year 12 and enables and helps them develop and enhance key skills and qualities such as teamwork, decision making, problem solving, initiative, resilience, organisation and leadership. All of these can then be showcased on the expedition which will open their eyes to a new part of world, enable them to experience new cultures and customs, challenge themselves physically and mentally and potentially ignite a love for adventure travel in the future!