I went camping with 40 13-year-olds last week for a school camp.
We were down south of Sydney in the beautiful Ulladalla
region. The students enjoyed sleeping in tents, ocean swimming,
roasting marshmallows around a bonfire, a night walk along the beach
and exploring the rocks.
The focus of the camp was the climb up Pigeon House Mountain
which is 720 m above sea level and rated as a difficult 4 hour climb.
We managed to coax all the students to the top,
even up the 13 sets of near vertical ladders at the peak.
The 360 degree view was breath taking.
What was interesting was observing the spirit with which each
child met the challenge. Some complained with every step.
Others loved the difficulty and strived to reach the top as quickly as they could.
Some plodded with quiet resignation.
One little girl really struggled with the walk but smiled all the day.
How would your child climb?
We were down south of Sydney in the beautiful Ulladalla
region. The students enjoyed sleeping in tents, ocean swimming,
roasting marshmallows around a bonfire, a night walk along the beach
and exploring the rocks.
The focus of the camp was the climb up Pigeon House Mountain
which is 720 m above sea level and rated as a difficult 4 hour climb.
We managed to coax all the students to the top,
even up the 13 sets of near vertical ladders at the peak.
The 360 degree view was breath taking.
What was interesting was observing the spirit with which each
child met the challenge. Some complained with every step.
Others loved the difficulty and strived to reach the top as quickly as they could.
Some plodded with quiet resignation.
One little girl really struggled with the walk but smiled all the day.
How would your child climb?
