HAF Caldecotte Easter Club

Activities on land and water for youth groups

Mentored by

Action4Youth

Inspiring young people

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Location address: Milton Keynes, MK6 3AG
Chosen age group:

For ages: 8 - 16 years years

Available tickets:
Free HAF ticket Free
Next date: None - message Mentor to express interest
Funded by Milton Keynes City Council
Universal holiday club
What we'll do
Caldecotte Xperience has been awarded grant funding from Milton Keynes City Council to deliver sessions for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, for children in receipt of benefit-related Free School Meals (FSM), during the Spring school holidays in 2024. We are looking forward to welcoming young people to our HAF programme at Caldecotte Xperience, where we provide a range of exciting outdoor activities. These include land-based, water-based and rope-based activities. Each session will include a cooking activity and the children will all have lunch. We offer sessions with SEND support. These sessions are only for young people who are eligible for school meals. An example of our weekly timetable is: Monday; Power Boat Postman's Walk HAF Cooking Tuesday; Sailing Pico Zorbing HAF Cooking Wednesday; Climbing Feature Wall Sailing Pico HAF Cooking Thursday; Open Canoeing Abseiling HAF cooking
About your mentor
Action4Youth
Inspiring young people
Who we are: Transformative Action4Youth is an ambitious, proactive charity focused on driving forward the crucial youth agenda to transform lives for the better. Every child should have the opportunity to be heard, to be safe and to succeed. Collaborative We believe change is most impactful when delivered in collaboration with other youth agencies and key partners. We build partnerships across sectors so that we can share resources and expertise to secure the best possible outcomes for young people and their communities in Buckinghamshire and beyond. Empowering We listen and engage with our young people to give them a voice in developing our work and agenda. Our Youth Board and groups have a fundamental role in ensuring our programmes meet the needs of young participants across a wide spectrum of differing backgrounds including young people from the most deprived areas of society, those with disabilities and additional needs, and those who need support and inspiration to reach their goals and surpass limitations.
Useful information
The Caldecotte Xperience Adventure Activities Course, sailing courses and HAF programme are an amazing opportunity, for your children and young people to experience a whole range of outdoor adventurous activities. A minibus pick up and drop off may be available at the certain hubs with prior arrangements. Please contact the office. We offer sessions with SEND support Here you will find all the details for the week: Drop off: 9:00 AM (morning session) 1:00 PM (afternoon session) Location: The Caldecotte Xperience, George Amy Centre, Simpsons, Milton Keynes, MK6 3AG Lunch: Hot meal will be provided each day: at 12:20 for the morning session and at 13:20 for the afternoon session. Pick up: 1:00 PM (morning session) 5:00 PM (afternoon session) at George Amy Centre as above. There is a provisional programme for the week and activities may change due to weather conditions and staffing availability. Questions: if you have any questions please email or call the centre. 0300 003 0998
Learning aims
Aim 1
To develop climbing skills and techniques
Aim 3
To learn sailing skills and techniques
Aim 5
To develop leadership skills through games
Aim 2
To overcome fear
Aim 4
To learn to work in a team
Kit list and rules
What you need to bring: Waterproof jacket, a cap, an extra set of clothes, towel in case you get wet, shoes you can get wet or dirty, a long-sleeved top for caving or archery, trousers of tracksuit bottoms for caving that can get wet and dirty, suntan lotion, water bottle. Behavioral contract Caldecotte Xperience implements a traffic light behaviour management system which can be seen below. Through the programme we expect good levels of behaviour and a respect for other participants and instructors. Participants may be asked to leave immediately if it is judged a Level 3 category has been reached. The guardian will then be contacted to pick up the participant. Communication with the participant’s guardian will be made if Level 1 & 2 behaviours continue. A plan of action will then be agreed between the Head of Centre and the participant’s guardian. Please make all participants in your care aware of the stages before the start of the programme. Please contact me if you require any further information. Rich Wyatt Head of Centre. GREEN COLOR - 0 Safe Responsible Respectful choices YELLOW COLOR - 1 Acting angry Interrupting Showing frustration Negative words or actions Not cooperating ORANGE COLOR - 2 Physical aggression Disrespect Disobeying rules Inappropriate language Dishonesty Unsafe choices Continuous level 1 Behaviours RED COLOR - 3 Harassment Stealing Vandalism Weapons Threatening behaviour Violence Other disrespectful, irresponsible or unsafe behaviours Repeated level 2 behaviours
Pricing information
Ticket nameFree HAF ticket
Price£0
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Where we'll be
366 Action4Youth Caldecotte Xperience, Simpson Road, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK6 3AG
WHAT’S PROVIDED
Drinks
Meals
Equipment
Safety
Enhanced DBS
Risk Assessment
Public Liability Insurance
Safeguarding Training
First Aid Training
First Aid Kit
Smoke Detector

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Cancellation Policy
Free bookings do not require refunds but as places are limited, please cancel if you cannot attend so that your place can be offered to someone else.

My experience is an educational activity and the 14-day cooling-off period under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 therefore applies. After the 14 day period my standard policy will apply.