26th annual challenge underway

Friday 08 March 2019

Le Murier is hosting the 26th annual Everest Challenge over the next few days, raising money to support students at the school doing their Duke of Edinburgh awards.

Until 9 March, teams from schools, businesses and other organisations will be scaling the climbing wall at Baubigny Schools, attempting to collectively reach the height of Everest.

Last year's event raised just over £24,000 with high hopes for similar success this year.

Pictured: A student taking part in the Everest Challenge in 2018. 

33 year 10 and 11 students from Le Murier are currently working towards either a Bronze or Silver award through the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, and the expeditions they need to do to complete their awards are one of the things that funds through the annual Everest Challenge will be paying for.

Pictured: Le Murier students canoeing in the New Forest last year on their expedition. 

Le Murier's Head of Outdoor Learning Gary Dovey said:

"What the Duke of Edinburgh gives the students is confidence, maturity and many other skills including problem-solving, dealing with things themselves and communication skills.

"On the expedition they have to work together as a team, look after each other and all these other skills that you can’t learn in a school day."

"The bottom line of what we are doing with the Duke of Edinburgh and our residential visits is to make the students as independent as possible. We try to teach them independence as much as we can as it’s not just academically that they need to learn, it’s all those life skills they can learn through experiences like this."

Pictured Top: The 2018 Everest Challenge. The 2019 event is underway now, sponsored by Investec.