Ditcham Park School has a thriving cycling club with more than fifty active members. Pupils aged 5 – 7 start in our Young Riders Club acquiring basic cycling skills. From aged 7 – 16, riders can join our after-school Mountain Bike Club and enjoy riding our purpose-built onsite skills trails as well as off-site rides on trails in the local area.
Once a month, year round, we offer longer ‘Adventure Rides’ on trails in the South Downs and our local trail centre (QECP). We also run occasional all day ‘Epic Rides’ to challenge our most experienced riders – this year six pupils rode 40km along the South Downs Way from Winchester to school taking in Old Winchester and Butser Hills.
Pupils aged 12+ are also offered regular road rides in the beautiful South Downs National Park, building stamina and experience with the aim of taking part in rides like the Isle of Wight Randonee.
Ditcham also hosts the British Schools Cycling Association National Hill Climb Challenge every year which is open to all our riders. We are pleased to say that we take home medals every year.
The school is lucky to have a large pool of qualified and enthusiastic parent volunteers. We encourage parents to join their children on our rides and hopefully volunteer to help with the club.
27 March
Happy Easter Everyone
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03 April
We thought this was a useful site to share: https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/connecting-communities-local-suppliers-support-covid19-pandemic/ Please email hello@ditchampark.com if you have any ideas or suggestions you think our Ditcham family and local community would benefit from knowing. #enjoythesunshine #StayHomeStaySafe #coronafightback #SupportTheNHS
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30 April
STAY SAFE EVERYONE!
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03 April
Our IT Department is doing its bit to assist scientists gather evidence about COVID-19. We've started Folding@home using our spare processing power https://t.co/4cNODZxAQU https://t.co/UKOCk86mMv to see our progress @isaschools #coronafightback #StayHomeStaySafe https://t.co/moqzLikiSb
09 July
Let our #STEM week commence!! So many exciting activities, workshops and demonstrations from some amazing companies - thank you 🙏 @RoyalNavy @Siemens @IntequalLTD @Tesla @boconline @roamingrobots @ciwf https://t.co/uKUABrMmf0
06 July
Did you know 2018 is the year of #engineering? At Ditcham we are promoting STEM to all of our #students to encourage them to consider their futures within these industries. https://t.co/mv9x5ehtn9 #womeninbusiness #YearOfEngineering @Siemens https://t.co/fN1mOqOr2H
05 July
Doing amazing things to promote #Science, #Technology, #Engineering & #Maths at Ditcham Park School…find out more https://t.co/0He8XP1IvD @bioPURE_service @IntequalLTD @Tesla @boconline #STEM #STEMweek https://t.co/Eief9ERpfs
03 July
July 10th will see students in school taking part in a project designed by the Royal Society Of Chemistry . Completion of the project can earn students a Bronze CREST Award https://t.co/pokO7fspkk @RoySocChem @BritSciAssoc #STEM #STEMweek #LovePetersfield https://t.co/xU0WvxttPw
29 June
#Science, #Technology, #Engineering & #Maths - giving our pupils the opportunity to explore more about these industries and helping them to make decisions on their future path in life. 😎 You can find out more about our #STEM day activities here: https://t.co/kuXQMi76uE https://t.co/VJ4XHYfMvC
27 June
STEM DAY UPDATE: On Monday 9th July the Ditcham Park Senior school will be spending a day off site on #STEM inspiration trips 👍#engineering #maths #technology #science #education #STEMweek #LovePetersfield https://t.co/sIYhS36OJf
03 April
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03 April
Our IT Department is doing its bit to assist scientists gather evidence about COVID-19. We have started Folding@home using our spare processing power to help fight the virus. https://foldingathome.org/ Check out https://stats.foldingathome.org/team/257032 to see how we are getting on @isaschools #coronafightback #SupportTheNHS #StayHomeStaySafe
02 April
Making our Key Worker rainbow. We’ll be working on it through the coming days to create a hopeful welcome to our school. 🌈
Fancy making some bread? Barbara@emsworthcookeryschool.co.uk has created ‘Bread in a Box’ kits which contain all the ingredients for a delicious homemade white loaf along with instructions. £10 for local contactless delivery 5m radius of Emsworth, further by arrangement and includes £1 donation to @stwilfridshospice #EasterHolidayActivities #GetTheButterReady #SmellsDelish #DitchamConnect #StayHomeSaveLives
02 April
Good morning! Many of us are noticing that birdsong is emerging to fill the space once filled with engine noise. Spring, as the birds seek mates and look to breed is the perfect time to hear them - so some positive synchronicity here. Composer, Lev Parikian, has built an amazing resource to help us learn the difference between the Blackbird’s song and the Robin’s - and many more. It’s a great way to start your day. Happy listening! Thank you to Mr Philips for sharing this website. Listen out for our Tweet @DitchamPark next (!!) https://levparikian.com/index.php/twitter-birdsong-project/ #EasterHoliday #Nature #DitchamConnect #StayHomeSaveLives
Amazing technology.... great way to help if you can. D
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