Junior Ten Tors 2021-22

   The Taster Walk

 October 2021 saw us return to thinking about the Junior Tens Tors event held in the summer term. This was a welcome return as the previous 2 years had been cancelled due to the pandemic. The children were offered a taster walk to see whether this type of activity was something they would lke to do. Two groups of children from our 3 Federated Schools spent a Saturday walking 7 miles across the moor. During the walks they had the chance to try out some of the skills they will learn if they choose to try out for the team in the spring. Everyone had a great time and hopefully learnt something from their experience as well as having lots of fun.

Y6 Children take on a Dartmoor Challenge.

On Friday 8^th and Saturday 9^th June 2018, two teams of year 6 children from The Moorsway Federation navigated themselves around 10 of Dartmoor’s tors.

The children from The Erme Primary School in Ivybridge, Cornwood C of E Primary and Shaugh Prior Primary were taking part in the Junior Ten Tors event. The event is held every year and the aim is for teams of 8 year 6 children to navigate themselves to 10 different tors over a day and a half covering approximately 18-20 miles. Each team is accompanied by 2 members of school staff and the children camp out on the first night.

After 3 months of training, the children met at Cadover Bridge on the 8^th June, excited and ready to face the challenge. The weather was ideal for walking, a little misty to start with but by the  afternoon the sun had come out. Both teams reached the campsite near Princetown in the late afternoon. After putting up their tents and cooking themselves a simple meal it was entertainment time around the campfire.

Fortunately day two of the expedition followed a similar pattern with the early morning mist surrounding the campsite soon burning off in the sun. After packing away tents the children trudged to their last few tors before meeting their proud parents at Leeden Tor , with a sense of pride in what they had achieved.