For more than thirty years Dolphin School has seen its trip programme as central to the philosophy and educational objectives of the school. Almost all costs associated with this extensive programme are included in the fees.

We have close to 300 children aged between three and thirteen who share in an annual experience of about 120 days out of the classroom. Day trips start in our Nursery and by the end of Year Eight they will have been on more than 60. Residential trips begin with our seven year olds spending three days in East Sussex and end with our thirteen year olds spending almost two weeks in Italy. We also have a walking trip programme which begins in the South Downs for our eight year olds, and culminates in a week camping in the Alps for our oldest children. For the staff organising these trips, the responsibility is great and they are very dedicated to make it happen. There are many cross-curricular aspects to the trip programme and the hands-on education is unbelievably beneficial to the children, as are the life and social skills they develop by being with their peer group away from home.

To get a flavour of what the trip experience is like for the children, please visit our Image Gallery.