School Climbing Walls - School Traversing Walls - School Traverse Walls
CHOOSING AND BUILDING your School Climbing Wall or School Traversing Wall can be a bit daunting. We will ensure that you get the best advice and Climbing Wall as well as any necessary staff training. We will then set you up with Long Term Activity Structure to keep everyone interested and challenged.
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Basically you can have any of our School climbing walls built at your school. This will depend on your budget and the area that you have available to site a climbing wall.
We take an unused traverse wall in a playground or gymnasium and transform it into a valuable resource for your pupil’s development. These Playground Climbing Walls help children develop coordination, teamwork, problem- solving skills, trust, balance, strength and confidence. Such a resource can help develop an interest in the wider world of outdoor adventures.
When considering your school climbing wall supplier, be sure to check the following:
- Climbing holds are EU certified for playground use
- A full manufacturers warranty for the holds
- Fixings that have worldwide product approval
- All products are tried and tested over the years
Is the company who is installing your school climbing wall:
- Set up as a limited company and therefore affiliated with a scheme such as the Construction Industry Scheme?
- Public and employee liability insured?
DON'T BUY CHEAPLY BUY CONFIDENTLY!
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
It is imperative that School Climbing Walls are operated in accordance with best practice within the industry and that current legislation is adhered to. We will guide you through this and provide you with the services of a leading provider in climbing wall operational and management procedures. These will conform to current NGB guidelines and will be delivered by those holding the Mountain Instructor Award (MIA).
We specialise in providing:
SCHOOL TRAVERSING WALLS: Inexpensive low height school traverse walls suitable for enhancing gymnasiums or underutilised school playgrounds. No safety flooring required.
SCHOOL BOULDERING WALLS: Low height climbing above a specially built padded surface. Usually incorporating a variety of overhanging angles. This is a great way to challenge your School children.
SCHOOL ROPED WALLS: Larger walls with safety ropes, requiring trained staff. Suitable for all abilities of users thanks to the design criteria agreed during our consultation process.
SCHOOL CLIMBING WALLS AND ABSEILING TOWERS: These are ideal for complimenting any organisation’s wish to provide outdoor education facilities. They can be a fun and challenging resource.
REFIT & UPGRADE: The modernisation of your existing school climbing walls facility, giving increased scope for creative route setting and climbing challenges.
NICAS:
The National Climbing Wall Achievement Scheme is a UK wide scheme designed to promote climbing development and accredit individual achievement on artificial climbing structures. It can be used as a starting point for people wishing to take up climbing and mountaineering and is easily integrated into school climbing walls.
The scheme comprises five levels of award aimed at complete novices to expert climbers:
1. Foundation Climber – an entry level aimed at novices that recognises their ability to climb safely under supervision
2. Top Rope Climber –aimed at promoting good practice in climbing and bouldering unsupervised on an artificial wall
3. Technical climber – a more advanced top roping and bouldering level that focuses on developing technique and movement skills
4. Lead climber - concentrates on the skills required to both lead climb and belay a lead climber
5. Advanced climber – the top level that focuses on improving performance, a deeper understanding of climbing systems and the wider world of climbing
A quotation for this cost effective package can be provided upon request.
PHYSICAL EXERCISE TARGETS
With the drive to encourage school children and young people into more physical exercise and active participation in Outdoor Activities in schools these School Climbing Walls & School Traverse Walls fulfill all the criteria set out in educational and government aims. Indeed, when you add in aspects of cooperation, team building, self-esteem and communication skills, which these school traversing walls undoubtedly encourage the school pupils to develop, you have an unbeatable value for money addition to your school, indoors or out.
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Hay Lane School, London
Howells School, Cardiff
Cranbourne Mid School, Dorset
Hawthorne PS, Cardiff
Rhydypenau PS, Cardiff
Ysgol Bro Eirwg, Cardiff
BillesleyPS, Birmingham
St Albans School, Cambridge
Haybridge High, W.Midlands
Bishops' PS, Essex
Sandybury School, Kent
Meadow Vale PS, Bewrkshire
Rosehill PS, Suffolk
Queens Park School, London
St Werburghs Nursery School and Children's Centre, Bristol
Turbberden Infants School, Kent
Palfrey Junior School, Bristol
Chipping Sodbury School, Somerset
John Cabot Academy, Bristol
A Scott Child minding, York
Wellington College, Berkshire
Churchdown School, Gloucester
Lockleaze Play scheme, Bristol
Lissen Green Play project, London
Charlotte Sharman School, London
Thorncliffe School, Cumbria
Adventure Quest/World Challenge,
Hill End Enviromental Studies Cerntre, Oxford
St Bedes Catholic Grammar School, Bradford
Cantonian High, Cardiff
Made For Ever Youth Centre, Bristol
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