Giggleswick School has announced a British Champion as its new Head of Outdoor Education. Pete Keron has been teaching Maths at the day and boarding school for ten years, is a Housemaster and an instructor in climbing, kayaking, mountaineering and mountain biking but he will now lead on the Outdoor education provision.
Mr Keron’s passion for the outdoors began with Kayaking and he has represented Great Britain five times at the World Championships as well as winning three National Championships in the sport. The, 44 year old, originally from Cumbria, has rock climbed extensively throughout the UK and Europe and has cycled solo across America as well as from Land’s End to John O’Groats. He is also a keen fell runner and mountain bike racer and won the Adidas Terex ‘Coast to Coast’ Adventure race in 2015.
Said Mr Keron
“Our Outdoor Education provision provides a superb opportunity that reflects the amazing geography and geology of our location. There can be no other school in the UK, if not the world, with such immediate access to caves, rivers, crags, trails, an indoor pool, climbing wall and a Bronze Duke of Edinburgh expedition directly from the school grounds. I can’t wait to build on the fantastic opportunities pupils already have. These experiences give children and young people skills that have a positive impact in all aspects of their life; building confidence, encouraging problem solving and increasing resilience.”
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