Dear Parents/Guardians
I hope your child is looking forward to another exciting year at the College with several enriching educational visits planned for students in all year groups. Each year group will have a minimum of three trips planned for them that will enrich their learning in the curriculum as well as provide memorable experiences during their time at St Joseph’s College. Trip packages also provide parents with an upfront detail of the costings involved. We believe this provides transparency and enough notice for parents to understand the costs involved for trips across the academic year. Trips will be billed in your half term extras invoice, and you will receive one per term.
Please see below for brief summaries of the educational visits planned for your child. Information regarding departure and arrival times or specific equipment needed will be communicated closer to the date of the trip. These trips are a compulsory aspect to the educational provision we provide at the College, and we are confident that they will provide an enriching experience for all our students.
Museum of English Rural Life
Year 3 will explore the incredible stories and work of three of our local artists and craftspeople in this interactive workshop. They will learn about the amazing but possibly little-known stories of some of our great local artists and craftspeople including a blacksmith, a canal artist and a bowl turner. We will create our own art to take back to school inspired by what they have seen.
Venue: 6 Redlands Rd, Reading RG1 5EX
Date(s): Tuesday 23 September 2025
Method of travel: Walk
Dress: School Uniform
Winchester Science Museum
We will be visiting the amazing interactive exhibitions and planetarium. Then we will be learning about forces and combustion in our workshop. We’ll do an awesome whoosh bottle experiment. After, we will design and build our very own rockets to maximise their flying potential with aerodynamics.
Venue: Telegraph Way, Winchester SO21 1HZ
Date(s): Monday 2 February 2026
Method of travel: Coach
Dress: School Uniform
Year 3 Camp Out
Year 3 students will take their first steps towards residential trips at the College through a fun and memorable camp out on the Head’s Lawn. Students will learn how to put up a tent, toast marshmallows and enjoy a camp song or two! We think this will be great preparation for their residential in Year 4 as well as learning some key outdoor skills.
Venue: St Joseph’s College
Date(s): Friday 1 May 2026
Method of travel: N/A
Dress: Casual and camping appropriate clothing
Ufton Court History Day
We will visit the historic location of Ufton Court for an interactive history experience. Year 3 will be taking part in three activities: learning about the superstitions held by Ancient Egyptians while they participate in drama about embalming an Egyptian prince; learn what difficulties Ancient Egyptians faced on their journey to the afterlife.
Venue: Ufton Court Green Lane Ufton Nervet Reading Berkshire RG7 4HD
Date(s): Tuesday 30 June 2026
Method of travel: Coach
Dress: School Uniform
Total Cost of Year 3 Trip Package: £126
Please note that for any educational visits that require any personal data to be provided to third party companies (such as tour companies, Airline companies), the College will ensure that the necessary checks are made to conform with the GDPR prior to any data being disseminated.
Invoicing
The cost of your trip package will be split into three equal instalments as follows:
October Half Term Extras: £42
February Half Term Extras Invoice: £42
May Half Term Extras Invoice: £42
Please do not hesitate to contact me, should you have any questions about your child’s trip package.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Mathew Jones
Assistant Head (Enrichment & Extension)
