For 12-year-old Ruby Caballero, going on a residential trip was a "huge confidence boost". She enjoyed a five-day visit to Hindleap Warren, London Youth's outdoor education centre in Sussex's Ashdown Forest, organised just before she moved from primary to secondary school last year.
"I'm not too good with heights, but the instructors were really friendly and encouraging about what I could achieve," she says. "The zip wire was quite scary, but I knew I'd regret it if I didn't try it."
She says the trip has given her a different outlook on life: "It's made me have more confidence in myself and see there's nothing serious to worry about."
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