Active Training and Education Trust
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Active Training and Education Trust
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| Founder(s) | Chris Green MBE |
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| Type | Not for Profit Educational Trust Registered Charity |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Location | Malvern, Worcestershire |
| Origins | Successor to Colony Holidays |
| Mission | To provide as many childhoods as possible with memories that will last forever. |
| References: Company number: 3364551 Charity number: 1062448 |
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Active Training and Education Trust (ATE) is a not-for-profit, educational trust, which provides residential holidays to children of a school age within the United Kingdom. These holidays are called "Superweeks".
ATE aims to bring together children from a wide variety of geographical and cultural backgrounds to enjoy and learn from each other's company in a safe and caring environment.[1][2]
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Young Gifted and Talented (YG&T)
All ATE Superweeks are accredited by YG&T as Young Gifted and Talented provision.
Holidays
ATE’s core activity is providing residential experience for children of a school age within the United Kingdom. ATE provide term-time "Schoolweeks" which are attended by groups of children from a school or group of schools, accompanied by their teachers, and "Superweeks" which children attend individually or in small groups during the school holidays. "Superweeks" are residential holidays (one at Easter and lots in the summer) that take place in country houses and mansions at various locations around the United Kingdom. The holidays are designed for children aged 8 to 16 years and provide a period of fresh air, fun and communal living with other children from a wide variety of backgrounds and outlooks.[3] Some "Superweeks" have special themes, and all of them focus on the value and importance of play, and all feature, amongst many other activities, singing as a social activity which all children can and enjoy and benefit from.[4] The current UK "Superweek" centres are Moor Park (Worcestershire), Bredenbury Court (Worcestershire), Frank's Place (Malvern) and The Downs (Worcestershire) [5]
Key people
ATE was founded by Chris Green, who was awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours List 2011 for services to education through ATE and summer camps.[6] He had previously been involved in establishing and managing Colony Holidays, a provider of summer camps in the United Kingdom from the 1960s to 1980s. Green still campaigns for summer camps in the UK.[7]
The President of ATE's Governing Council is Baroness Warnock of Weeke D.B.E.
References
- ^ "Youngsters enjoy action-packed week". Malvern Gazette. 3 October 2009. http://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/4661862.Youngsters_enjoy_action_packed_week/. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Holiday for young people at Featherstone Castle". Hexham Courant. 26 June 2008. http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/business/1.130748. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ Henderson, Josephine (2009-05-24). "ATE Superweeks: children's summer camps". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/familyholidays/5368297/ATE-Superweeks-childrens-summer-camps.html. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "Sing for Pleasure". Sing for Pleasure. http://www.singforpleasure.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "Superweeks". Ate.org.uk. http://www.ate.org.uk/centres.html. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "2011 New Year Honours List". Directgov. http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_193438.pdf. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Campaign for Summer Camps". http://www.campaignforsummercamps.org.uk/. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
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