School trips at Isamilo School reinforce work covered in various subjects across the Curriculum and are thoroughly enjoyable for everyone who takes part.
During these trips, students carry out a lot of independent and group work which helps them to develop their social and citizenship skills. As they reach secondary all trips become residential and some will even take students abroad. These offer excellent opportunities to learn new skills and to practice the practical application of skills learned in school, as well as allowing individuals to get to know themselves better and strengthen relationships with fellow students and staff.
Year 7 usually do something relatively close to home but this trip provides an excellent opportunity for an introduction to much more independent skills. Students are helped to set up camp and cook for themselves. The main focus is on team work and developing leadership skills and students undertake very focused challenges in small groups - solving problems, using phsyical and mental strengths and also taking it in turns to lead. We have found this to be an extremely positive experiences for these students and it often results in improvements in behaviour and performance in the remainder of the year.
This is very much about environmental studies and furthering the team work and leadership skills established in year 7. This year students set up camp in Nyatwali beach resort where they were able to visit a local fishing village, learn about the ecosystem of Lake Victoria and undertake a whole array of challenges set out for them to encourage team work, leadership and critical thinking.
Year 9 students visit Rwanda. The trip marks the culmination of their studies in History, Geography and French. They look at evidence of the genocide, visiting the memorial centre in Kigali, and study the geography of the Rift Valley - in particular on Lake Kivu.
Students visit the open cast gold mine at Geita (the largest in Africa outside RSA). They investigate the economic, environmental and social impact of a large scale operation by a multinational corporation in a developing country
In addition to the residential trips the students, from time to time, go off site for educational visits. Places visited have included the agricultural training centre at Kimkumaka and a Science/Economics trip to Tanzania Breweries. Year 10 and 11 students have the opportunity to take part in the International Award for Young People.
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