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Winter 2009 Service Weekend - 16-19 October 2009 D of E Monday Gold walking: expedition in Snowdonia
 25 students from this Gold section spent three days walking and camping in Snowdonia. The group experienced perfect training weather, from warm sunshine to thick fog turning to rain! ...read on
Up hill, down dale with DofE cyclists  The Silver and Gold cycling sections had a successful weekend, with all pupils proving to be safe and proficient cyclists. They started from the northern tip of the Yorkshire Dales and cycled ...read on
DoE bronze cycling in Thetford, Norfolk
The bronze cyclists enjoyed hitting the forest trails unladen on Saturday afternoon on their way to their first campsite. After pitching tents and learning how to cook their supper they enjoyed an evening of jokes and games under the stars. ...read on Pupils dig deep to help local community  Oakham School pupils have been digging deep to help primary school children in a Rutland village. More than 100 pupils from the school have been taking part in volunteering during the annual October ‘Service Weekend’, helping others in the local community. ...read on
Service Weekend
12 October 2009  All of Oakham’s Fourth, Fifth and a large slice of the Sixth Form pupils are busily gearing up for Friday 16th to Monday 19th October. ...read on
The Three Peaks 24 hour challenge
28 September 2009  To raise funds for a community building project that will be part of next year’s Oakham School Expedition to Peru it was decided to do the Three Peaks Challenge. That is to climb Ben Nevis (1,344m), Scafell Pike (978m) and Snowdon (1,085m) within 24 hours. ...read on
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