--- title: "Year 7 Retreat at Seaton Carew – Making Positive Waves at St. Michael’s" url: "https://stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk/news/2025-10-07-year-7-retreat-at-seaton-carew-making-positive-waves-at-st-michael-s" school: "St Michael’s Catholic Academy" --- Admissions Consultation BHCET schools in Stockton and Billingham [Click Here](https://stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk/governance/admissions-consultation) **Tel:** (01642) 870003 **Email:** enquiries@stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk # Year 7 Retreat at Seaton Carew – Making Positive Waves at St. Michael’s ![Image of Year 7 Retreat at Seaton Carew – Making Positive Waves at St. Michael’s](https://files.schudio.com/st-michael-s-catholic-academy-3/images/news/560285312_1495971744810926_2086600605450112242_n.jpg) 7 October 2025 Our **Year 7 students** at **St. Michael’s Catholic Academy** enjoyed two incredible days at **Seaton Carew Beach**, reflecting and praying on the inspiring theme: **“Making Positive Waves in Life.”** The retreat was filled with meaningful activities designed to encourage teamwork, creativity, and spiritual growth. Highlights included: - **Team-building challenges** – from drawing tutor groups in the sand to creating sculptures inspired by school subjects. - **Nature-inspired photography** – capturing the beauty of God’s creation by the sea. - **Footprint prayers and shell collecting** – moments of reflection and gratitude. - **Creative collage wave** – symbolising unity and the positive impact we can make together. Our students were fantastic throughout, embracing every challenge with enthusiasm and joy. It was a wonderful opportunity to strengthen friendships, deepen faith, and celebrate the values that make our school community so special. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this retreat such a memorable and uplifting experience! [St. Michael’s Marks World Mental Health Day – Raising Awareness and Supporting the Headlight Project ](https://stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk/news/2025-10-10-st-michael-s-marks-world-mental-health-day-raising-awareness-and-supporting-the-headlight) ![St Michael’s Catholic Academy](https://files.schudio.com/st-michael-s-catholic-academy-3/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### St Michael’s Catholic Academy Beamish Road Billingham Stockton-On-Tees TS23 3DX (01642) 870003 - [Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/bhcet.org.uk) - [BHCET Trust Website](https://bhcet.org.uk/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stmichaelscatholicacademybillingham/) - [X](https://twitter.com/StMBillingham) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stmichaelscatholicacademy/) ### Translation © Copyright 2025–2026 St Michael’s Catholic Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)