This year the year nines were split into two groups and sent to camp Kalbarri in two rotations. These two rotations were further split into groups. This made it difficult to have friends in your group. Camp taught me lifelong skills such as teamwork and leadership. We quickly adapted to the changes from being at home to being outside. During activities like cooking we needed to use teamwork and initiative. I had to use teamwork skills during the cooking of food. We were split into cooking groups and had to work together to cook a meal for everyone taking into account foods that people like and dislike and we also had to plan things like who was washing dishes and cutting vegetables. Not only did we use teamwork to cook the food but we had to think ahead of time and figure out who was going to pack what items of food in their bag so that when we went hiking we had everything we needed including cooking utensils such as cutting boards which I was required to organize. I had to help in organizing the distribution of weight between bags so that one bag in particular wasn’t too heavy while everyone is still carrying something. We also went on a hike which required me to be at the front of the group directing people in the right direction to walk. This was challenging at first but eventually it became easier to think about people in the group who might struggle in the area I chose to walk and choose the right path to take. I quickly found the best route to take through the narrow gorge. We organized rotating roles so that camp could run smoothly. This helped me demonstrate strong leadership skills. When it came to my job to be in charge of organising food we also ran into an issue of having a lot of waste such as plastic. I had to think of ways to get rid of rubbish without littering such as carrying around a trash bag. All of these challenges helped me build and demonstrate strong teamwork and leadership skills.
