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The FSC offers residential and day fieldwork courses for ages 7-14, 14-16, 16+ and University, including Scottish and Irish schools
Why not join the FSC?
Over the last 60 years the FSC has touched the hearts and minds of individuals of all ages. By becoming a member, you can help us to reach even more people.
London Challenge
Over the last four years the FSC has been coordinating the provision of DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families) funded residential visits for Key Stage 3 (11-14 year old) pupils from all London secondary schools. Working with 10 other providers we have enabled over 34,000 young people from 310 London secondary schools (75% of the total) to attend 850 residential courses at 35 different sites. The availability of funding also enabled a previously excluded group to take part in residentials, the majority for the first time.
Independent evaluation by London University’s Institute of Education, involving over 2000 parents, teachers, senior managers and young people, has shown positive impacts on
- Attitudes in school and home
- Motivation and engagement with academic learning
- Self confidence and self esteem
- Social awareness and teamwork
- Environmental awareness
The whole project can be summed up by the words of one young person exclaiming as he emerged wet and smiling from a ghyll in Cumbria: ‘That’s the best thing I’ve done in my whole life!’
Find out more at the London Challenge New Views website.