Being on an ATE Superweek means that Ben will have a Monitor who really knows him. Who, by the first evening, will know his name, but he’ll answer quicker to ‘SuperBen’. Knows that his favourite game that day was Lurky and that he hasn’t quite worked out yet just why the moon has a big…
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The ATE ‘Curriculum’
We have so many fun ideas and activities up our sleeves that we never run the same week twice, so every Superweek, school week or activity day we run is completely unique. But to give you an idea of what you might get up to with us, do take a read of our ‘official curriculum’: Foil…
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The Great Outdoors
The chief executive of the National Trust, Dame Fiona Reynolds, gave an interview to the Times this week (March 2012) regarding what she suggests is a nationwide ‘anxiety’ that is causing children to miss out on play and nature. “Children are missing out on the sheer joy and physical and mental well-being of being able…
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Scots/English Tactics 101
In the words of our mighty Programme Co-Ordinator, I have been instructed to “pick something fun – and interesting- and riff on it”. So, here we go; Scots and English. This is possibly one of the greatest things I have ever come across in my entire life. It is one of many extremely enjoyable and pretty…
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EasyFundraising.org.uk for the Adventure Appeal
Our easy guide to raising money for ATE’s Adventure Appeal with Easyfundraising For those of you that don’t know, Easyfundraising is essentially a platform for charitable organisations to receive donations to their causes for FREE. Like most good things it gives away a lot of information in the name, namely that it can offer ways…
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Serious fun
Millions of British children are “culture starved” as they have never been to an art gallery, theatre or museum, a study has claimed this week (Feb 2012) on BBC news. The research, commissioned by Visit Birmingham, found four in 10 children had never been to an art gallery, while a quarter of parents had never…
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Why Volunteer?
Why volunteer as a young adult? James shares some thoughts about what you might gain from volunteering, and what skills you might you be able to take from ATE specifically to help you make your decision: I don’t really like being the bearers of bad news, in fact I think it’s pretty miserable, but it’s difficult to avoid the…
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Monitor Profile: Liam H
This post was originally published in 2012 This is Liam H. Liam is one of our Monitors and is here to prove that boy types can have just as much fun on a Superweek as the girls! Due to the nature of the work that we do, we tend to appeal more to young women…