After missing the last two years, the Ten Tors Challenge made a welcome return this year for its 60th event. The Challenge is organised and run by the army each year and is the largest youth organised event in the country. Young people between 14-19 take part and complete self sufficient, self navigated walks across […]
After training once a week all year, six practice expeditions and two practice camps, Tom Logg, his twin James Logg and Scott Cole, all of whom are students within ‘The Castle’ ARB at Launceston College, successfully completed their Jubilee Challenge on Dartmoor, accompanied by Carol Unwin and Matt Mitcheson, walking JC route 1. Proudly wearing […]
Over the Easter weekend we had eight fantastic people represent the College at the annual Devizes to Westminster (DW) canoe marathon. This race is the culmination of a tough season training, made tougher this year by the strong winds curtailing several training sessions. Over 30 students showed initial interest in taking on this challenge in […]
A culmination of our seasons training for Ten Tors is our Dartmoor Challenge, this had to be postponed due to very inclement weather causing safety concerns on the original date (a problem that has plagued this year’s training season). But the sun shined for us this weekend, even if it was accompanied by a very […]
The latest Jubilee Challenge newsletter is available here.
As part of the Year 7 transition programme your son/daughter will be taking part in a collapsed curriculum day. During which they will be spending time at the Adventure Learning Centre cooking food on open fires, as well as conducting a fieldwork enquiry either in the Year 7 Hub, or on the Games Field. Due […]
On the weekend of 2nd and 3rd May, Mr Parker will be joined by some students that have been training for this years cancelled Ten Tors event will be taking part in a Garden Ten Tors Challenge. The participants will be completing their 35 mile routes around their own gardens, camping out overnight and being […]
Over the weekend year 12 students Flo Culley and Jessica Larkum took part in the Waterside C race on the Kennet and Avon Canal. This race was the first for the girls after races A & B were cancelled due to the weather, so it was straight in at the deep end with 23.5 miles […]
Over the weekend 30 Launceston College students joined pupils from Bideford College to take part in our annual Dartmoor Challenge. This is an arduous challenge based on the Ten Tors event where teams of up to six walk self- sufficiently across Dartmoor over two days covering a distance of 32 or 42 miles (only 3 […]
Pictured, a jubilant Nicole, having completed an arduous eight-mile walk across Dartmoor to gain her bronze medal. Although exhausted, she was all smiles at the end. Dylan also successfully completed the same JC 1 course. Emily and Sam gained their silver medals by walking their nine-mile JC 2 course. Students were supported by Carol Unwin, […]
19 May 2022
After missing the last two years, the Ten Tors Challenge made a welcome return this year for its 60th Read more →
17 May 2022
At the start of May, four students from Launceston College Sixth Form visited Sicily, Italy as part of an Read more →
13 May 2022
Launceston College are very proud of Leah and Jasmin and would like to congratulate them on their success. They Read more →