Any Middle School – and exceptional Lower School – boys curious or keen on the outdoors, who want to have an adventurous experience at very low cost and without any long-term commitment;
Any keen experienced boys in the Middle School and Sixth Form;
Boys who are considering going on trek – particularly Desert Trek – so that they can find out whether ‘roughing it’ is for them, and if it is, gain a high degree of autonomy before the Trek.
We want to give boys a sense of their own adventure, more responsibility, foster initiative and self-reliance, without making any long term commitment or spending a great deal of money on transport, clothing or equipment.
We want boys to plan a genuine adventure without complex equipment and arrangements; to organise their own adventure, and themselves as a group. Also carry out all the planning and organisation, as well as taking care of themselves, giving them the confidence and capability to undertake a similar venture on their own in the future.
If feasible we will use public transport and whenever possible choose destinations near Manchester.
There will be no personal equipment to purchase. Boys just need a set of ‘messy’ clothes: T-shirt, jeans or shorts, an old hoodie or fleece, a warm hat, a pair of flip-flops or sandals, a cheap synthetic sleeping bag and a rucksack. MGS does have spare sleeping bags and rucksacks if this is an initial taster and boys do not want to go to the expense of purchasing these items.
