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- OUR SCHOOL
Why choose Windermere School?
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- JUNIOR SCHOOL
- SENIOR SCHOOL
- SIXTH FORM
- BOARDING LIFE
- BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Explore our exciting adventure activities
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- SUMMER SCHOOL
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RYA BRITISH YOUTH SAILING CLUB
The School has been operating for a number of years as a Royal Yachting Associating (RYA) Training Centre and, in 2018, we were delighted to become an RYA British Youth Sailing Recognised Club, one of only 15 clubs nationwide and one of only two schools in the UK to hold this accreditation.
What it means to be an RYA Training Centre
This new initiative will see the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) work alongside sailing clubs across the country, as it bids to promote grassroots sailing and support junior and youth sailors develop their racing skills. In 2014, Windermere School became the first school in the UK to achieve RYA Champion Club status. RYA Champion Clubs are recognised as being ‘Centres of Excellence’ for junior race training and racing, many forming the very foundation of the British Sailing Teams. To gain this status, the school had to show that it not only introduces young people into racing, but also that it develops their enthusiasm and talent. A measure of this success is the number of young sailors who have gained places in the RYA Zone/Home Country Squads. Four years on, the school has now met the exacting standard required to achieve BYS Recognised Club status.
This status sets apart those sailing clubs, such as Windermere School, which demonstrate a commitment to the development of junior and youth racing and race training, delivered in a safe and fun environment. Several Windermere School pupils have won major championships in various classes. Graeme Rowe is the RYA Principal and Chief Sailing Instructor at Windermere School and has been race coaching for almost twenty years: “British Youth Sailing status demonstrates our continued commitment to bringing through talented race sailors. Several students have won national titles over the last few years and I have every confidence that more will follow.”
What is Adventure?
Our innovative Adventure programme sets Windermere School apart. It allows pupils to push their personal boundaries and develop the extra skills that are so vital for a successful life beyond the school gates.
CANOEING & KAYAKING
Canoeing and kayaking are popular after-school activities for all year groups. In the warmer months, we run a variety of different sessions from our Watersports Centre, Hodge Howe, coaching complete beginners through to more experienced paddlers.
SAILING
Pupils may join us as experienced sailors with aspirations to achieve highly or arrive as novices, and will receive equally dedicated support to allow them to reach their potential. We encourage pupils to join early on in their Windermere School journey, as many of our highest achieving sailors joined us at the beginning of their School life.
RYA TRAINING CENTRE
Windermere School has been operating for a number of years as a Royal Yachting Associating (RYA) Training Centre and, in 2018, we were delighted to become an RYA British Youth Sailing Recognised Club, one of only 15 clubs nationwide and one of only two schools in the UK to hold this accreditation.
WINDSURFING
Pupils in Year 7 to 9 enjoy windsurfing as a part of their timetabled Adventure Programme. Those in Year 10 to 13 who wish to windsurf can take it as an after-school activity, and advance to the higher stages of the RYA syllabus.