Girls’ School Year 5 and 6 Camp
Girls’ School Year 5 and 6 Camp
March 19, 2018 at 9:11 AM
What better way to get acquainted with your classmates and teachers than spending time away camping!
To start the year in the spirit of teamwork, camaraderie, confidence and determination, the girls in Years 5-6 headed out of town - and out of their comfort zone – to Shakespear Reserve in Whangaparaoa. Each day was filled with a range of enjoyable yet challenging activities, combined with the daily responsibilities of looking after their cabins and helping around mealtimes. The girls developed their responsibility, initiative, motivation and cooperation.
Perfect weather meant the girls could make the most of the outdoors, with hiking, beach games, co-operative team building, walky talky activities and the chance to test their own culinary skills to cook up pikelets on a stove.
Shakespear Lodge ‘has it all’ - farmland, bushes and beaches right at their doorstep and the kune kune piglets close at hand were a huge drawcard for our ‘city girls!’
Activities involving water are always a huge drawcard and the girls loved whizzing down the waterslide.
The girls had a fabulous few days and were kept busy from dawn to dusk. One remarked, ‘I thought I would really miss my parents but I didn’t really miss them!’
Camp is all about developing a growing sense of independence, while learning new skills with the support of friends. It was a tired group of girls, teachers and parents who returned to school having loved the camp experience.
