“I have known many children who have benefited enormously from a new enjoyment in learning, a sense of personal responsibility, and the disciplines of co-operation and working with others to get things done. I believe it would be extremely beneficial if such ideas could be extended, through the training of teachers, from the context of…
Posts by Patrick
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Ethos: Play on Superweeks
I’m lucky that my experience in schools, with scouts and with summer camps has given me plenty of opportunity to see opportunities of brilliant play opportunities in action. I have never been more impressed than what I’ve witnessed on Superweeks run by The Active Training and Education Trust (The ATE Trust). On a Superweek, play…
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Superweeks: Favourite Memories | Miranda, age 15 and Morgan, age 13
We asked our Superweekers what they thought was so super about Superweeks. Miranda (age 15) wanted to share her favourite memories, she writes: “Hello to everyone at ATE! First of all, I’m VERY excited for the What’s so super about Superweeks? week as I look forward to hearing everyone else’s favourite parts as well as…
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Monitor Focus: Connor R
Connor R, at Moor Park in 2012. This post was originally published in 2015 Hello I’m Connor, I’m going to be a Monitor on a Superweek this summer! I love Superweeks! My favourite thing to do on a Superweek is take a moment to be as noisy as possible. You just don’t get the chance…
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Volunteering: 10 Bonus Points that the ATE Training Course adds to your CV
We reckon being a Monitor on a Superweek is probably one of the best ever ways to spend your summer, and on top of all that – it looks great on your CV too! We spoke to staff from training courses throughout the years to find out why the ATE training course really made their…
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Monitor Focus: Rhian G
Rhian G, a Monitor next week on the Easter Egg-Stravaganza This post was originally published in 2015 I found out about Superweeks from a school assembly back in 2004, I was 9 years old, and it sounded like the adventure of a lifetime. It was, and I ended up going on four more weeks. I…
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Monitor Focus: Rob C
How did you find out about ATE? During my Duke of Edinburgh award I was searching for options to complete the residential section. A local volunteering centre suggested I contact ATE to go on its training course and I haven’t looked back since! I trained as a monitor in 2009 and have worked on a…
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Monitor Focus: Lydia B
How did you find out about ATE? I went on a ATE-run Sing for Pleasure week as a child. After that, I didn’t look back and went on a ATE holiday every single year… I’m still going now at the age of 21! What do you do in the ‘real’ world? In the real world I am…
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Monitor Profile: Emma W
This post was originally published in 2013 How did you find out about ATE? I was an ATE kid! After going on my first Superweek during the Easter holidays when I was about 11/12 I was hooked and my Mum booked me on another for that Summer…and every Summer after that! I couldn’t miss out…
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Volunteering: ATE Training – What it is, and how it works
Active Training and Education, which runs Superweeks, has over 50 years experience (previously as ‘Colony Holidays’) in both running residential summer camps for children, and in training the young adults who will work directly with the children. But why do we train these people, who come to work with us as enthusiastic volunteers? And what…