Room 13 pupils Lola, Chloe and Natalya spent Friday at the Guthrie Smith Outdoors Education Centre beside Lake Tutira. Donning helmets and harnesses they, along with 12 other Te Kanawa students, challenged themselves to successfully climb and walk across the high wires. At the same time, Nepia House WPCA members did the ALB (adventure-based learning) program.
Following the high ropes part of the day, they completed a further confidence-building activity, the Spaghetti Tangle, before problem-solving the minefield. It was a truly memorable day for all involved.
Not everything went as planned!
Several personal challenges were faced. Here, Chloe is ascending, ready to face her fear of heights. In her personal blog she describes this experience, "I was the first person in my group to go up on the chicken wire. The chicken wire is two lengths of wire that you have to walk on. You aren't holding anything, you are just shuffling across them. I was very nervous and was freaking out".
WPCA is about facing your fears, setting goals and meeting challenges. This year's group, our first, are doing exactly this as they set about gaining their certificates of completion.
You looked like you had fun! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys had a very fun time!
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ReplyDeleteYou looked like you had fun! :)
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