School experiences day opens new doors

It was a fun-packed day of activities as Cranwell Primary School shelved traditional lessons for a day.
Claire Lambert of Lincoln canoe Club doing the kayak challenge with Cranwell pupils. EMN-190621-163411001Claire Lambert of Lincoln canoe Club doing the kayak challenge with Cranwell pupils. EMN-190621-163411001
Claire Lambert of Lincoln canoe Club doing the kayak challenge with Cranwell pupils. EMN-190621-163411001

Instead the school held its annual Experience Day, always held in the summer term for all pupils, as well as year six children from Kirkby La Thorpe School.

Year six teacher Rebecca Hill co-ordinated the efforts in which they invite staff, friends, parents and the local community to share their non-academic skills and talents.

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She said: “They get to try something new and maybe find they are good at something they would otherwise not have tried.

Drill instruction on the playground under Sgt Richard 'Nooky' Nauyokas. EMN-190621-162343001Drill instruction on the playground under Sgt Richard 'Nooky' Nauyokas. EMN-190621-162343001
Drill instruction on the playground under Sgt Richard 'Nooky' Nauyokas. EMN-190621-162343001

“We had 41 activities on offer this time with children choosing four of them and rotating throughout the day. It is a 65 minute taster.

“With new parents getting involved each year it always varies, from glider planes to dinghies on the field.”

Naturally they get support from the RAF and all the local secondary schools.

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Youngsters were given a roasting on the ‘parade ground’ from drill instructor Sgt Richard ‘Nooky’ Nauyokas (of TV’s Bad Lads Army) who is now based at RAF Cranwell. Sir William Robertson Academy sport leaders coached children in ‘extreme golf’. There was pizza making by the caretaker Karl Kinsella, cake decorating and lots of crafts.

Cranwell School experience day. School caretaker Karl Kinsella shows the children how to make their own pizzas. EMN-190621-163327001Cranwell School experience day. School caretaker Karl Kinsella shows the children how to make their own pizzas. EMN-190621-163327001
Cranwell School experience day. School caretaker Karl Kinsella shows the children how to make their own pizzas. EMN-190621-163327001

Pupils could make bottle rockets to fire across the field, do dance, self defence, gymnastics or learn how to paddle a canoe with Lincoln Canoe Club members Michael and Claire Lambert.

Mrs Hill said: “One lad with no previous experience of golf who liked it so much he joined Sleaford Golf Club.

“I am a great believer in finding memorable experiences for children to enjoy that may find academic subjects challenging.”

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She said by mixing with pupils from Kirkby La Thorpe it would help to make new friends when they all move up to secondary school and it was useful for parents visiting to see how education has changed.

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