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Could you solve a series of puzzles to let you out of a locked room? Or use the Greek alphabet to decode the names of mythological figures? These were just two of the activities tackled by students on a Wheeler Programme residential this week.
Lessons in basketball, real tennis, art and philosophy were also on the timetable in the first two days.
Two groups of students are at Wellington College for a four-night residential course.
The Year 10 group went to London to visit the Thames-side headquarters of Charles Tyrwhitt as guests of the Wheeler Programme benefactor Nick Wheeler. They were able to meet staff from the merchandising, e-commerce, design and retail departments to learn about their roles. They also visited the Guy’s campus of Kings College London, where they heard about life at university and took a tour of the are with two student ambassadors.
The Year 9 group went to the University of Reading for a campus tour and chat with students.
Established in 2017, the Wheeler Programme is a fully-funded educational programme for around 100 selected state school pupils.
Twenty-four students are selected in Year 9 and the college helps support them until their graduation from the programme at the end of Year 13.
They start the programme with a five-day residential course at Wellington, where they experience life in a boarding school, and then take part in three or four study days a year, tailored to their age.
