b'VOLUNTEERING & CHARITYRed Nose Day Ten Tors Fund Raising with full kit independently. At every checkpoint the teams could Mr DesForges, Mrs HutchingsOur incredible fundraisingbe seen smiling and supporting and Turbo the dog completedteams have been out puttingeach other well. Home for the their runs for Red Nose Day,in the miles over the past fewnight was in a sheltered spot while staff and students headedmonths and have truly embracednear Princetown centre and we to the fitness suite to help useverything that has been thrownwere treated to an incredible with our Lands End to Southat them from some wild weathersunset on the horizon. One or Dartmoor Challenge.days to signing themselves uptwo individuals even managed for additional navigation awardsto get some sleep! With a We also ran a challenge theas part of their ever growingcold and windy second day of teacher in a variety of sportsinterest in the outdoors.walking ahead all teams got up, including a penalty shoot out,cooked and ate their breakfast basketball and giant Connect Four. We are incredibly proud of theirand headed off to their first efforts and achievements. Atcheckpoint for the day. the start of the Easter holiday the teams will be undertaking a practice weekend, during which they will walk just shy of 35 or 45 miles depending on their teamThank you to all the cake lovers distance. They are raising moneyof Ashburton who came and to support all students at Southsupported the cake sale on DofE News Dartmoor Community CollegeSaturday 12th March. We raised and Atrium Studio to enable373 for the Outdoor Education A long awaited practicethem to undertake the Ten TorsDepartment. All money will go expedition was held for our SilverChallenge and the DofE awardtowards buying equipment to DofE participants in the Februaryscheme at all levels. If you wouldenable students to take part half term. The sun shone, beachlike to donate please follow thisin the Ten Tors Challenge and picnics were consumed andlink which will take you to thethe Duke of Edinburgh Award. many hills were battled andjustgiving page: www.justgiving. The cake sale was part of a overcome taking the two teamscom/team/tentors2022larger fundraising challenge being on a route along the South Westundertaken by three teams of Coastal path. The teams saw18 adults, who are training for seals, dolphins and the volunteertheir own sponsored version assessors even managed to sneakof the Ten Tors challenge, to in an ice cream stop! raise money for this cause. If you would like to find out more, If you have signed up to DofETen Tors Training please see their team Justgiving awards at any level then pleasepage: www.justgiving.com/keep an eye on the DofE TeamsThrough sunshine, rain and snowteam/tentors2022pages for updates.- the Ten Tors Challenge training is underway! The Outdoor Education team would like to praise all of the students involved in Ten Tors at all levels on their recent first wild camp. The groups had a long day and walked Miss Upton TruthRespectEqualityExcellence southdartmoor.devon.sch.uk 19'