Woodlands School

Rower reaps rewards at National Junior Games

An oar-some performance has seen 14 year old Brandon sail to a first place finish in adaptive rowing at the National Junior Games.

Over 40 disabled children took on the challenge to row as far as possible in one minute, and Brandon of Woodlands School in Plymouth notched up an impressive 260 meters.

The active teenager’s weekly routine includes a 6,000 metre row every week, and...

Woodlands School children embark on global voyage in University's ship simulator

Children from Woodlands School in Plymouth became ship captains for the day when they visited Plymouth University’s Marine Building.

Three children from the school visited the University earlier this month to experience its state-of-the-art ship simulator – and within two hours they’d helmed a speed boat and cargo ship in Plymouth Sound, Sydney Harbour and New York.

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