Month: October 2021

I recently went on my lock(outdoor ed) camp in honeymoon pool, Collie from Monday to Wednesday. Through the course of the 3 days, we did rock climbing, rafting, and the amazing race. We also had to plan and cook meals in groups of 3 over the 3 days.

Organization

 Before the camp, we were required to plan our meals for all 3 days in our cooking groups. This required dividing the food bought between our cooking groups, making sure each dinner had 3 vegetables, protein, and carbohydrates. Being organized was key in this aspect of the camp, especially because you’re not only planning for yourself but for your cooking group as well. Being organized ended up being what helped us throughout the 3 days.

I also wasn’t perfect with my own organization. We were told repeatedly that the water in rafting is very cold and it is a good idea to bring a wetsuit, yet I ignored this and ended up being very cold and regretting my decision. I can use my organizational skills after this camp to start studying earlier for tests and exams and keep my room cleaner.

Resilience

Over the course of the camp, I realized that in physical activities, the mental aspect is just as important as the physical aspect. being resilient was important for me in all the activities but particularly rock climbing. When I was rock climbing, I found myself getting frustrated when I wasn’t making progress. I was halfway up the rock-climbing wall, about to give up when people started helping me by cheering for me and saying I can do it. People telling me where to place my feet and hands helped to get me to the top of the wall. Being resilient was essential in this situation and learning the mental aspect of sports has helped me every day because I am able to push myself more.

Collaboration

 I also realized after getting up the wall, that it was a team effort because if it weren’t for people helping me, I wouldn’t have gotten up the wall. Collaboration throughout the camp was essential. The great race was a great way to test teamwork skills. We were put into groups and the groups had to race to finish each activity first to win. During the amazing race, I noticed I was naturally a follower instead of a leader and it meant I ended up contributing less than others. Once I noted this, I made an effort to try and contribute ideas and skills more, once my group got to the orienteering part of the amazing race I was able to contribute more because I knew how to use a compass. Collaborative skills will be needed in everyday life like in group projects and work so I am glad that I have more awareness of when I need to step up and participate more.

Leave no trace

“Leave no trace” is something I have heard since year 7 but I didn’t realize what it was about until this camp. Before I thought it was just about not littering but after this camp, I have realized it is more about not introducing substances or behaviors into the environment that wouldn’t normally be there. For example, things that I wouldn’t even think about like leaving food on the ground or interfering with animals like chasing birds. Picking up food off the ground during cooking and ensuring no microplastics are left behind became something I was more aware of and am still aware of now, after camp.

As a piece of year 10 learning in HASS, an exhibition is being held displaying our learning. We have been given a topic and are creating a presentation on anything under it. Lily and I are doing a civics project on the events of the Ted Bundy case. This will be displayed through a mini-museum and will include a timeline and an evidence board.

Since the last progress update, Lily and I have decided to create a map that shows everywhere Ted Bundy went showing his victims, places he lives, his arrests, his escapes, and where he died. We have also had the idea to create a book of information about Ted’s life including his childhood, education, and his former girlfriend.

Throughout the project, Lily and I have needed to use capabilities to ensure everything runs smoothly. Making sure to follow these capabilities closely has been essential to our project and making sure everything gets done and is up to standard. These capabilities are:

Organization- Lily and I are both naturally disorganized people so staying organized is important for both of us. This could include having a planner for what we need to get done by a certain time and making time for us to work on the project outside of class.

Ethics- Making sure our project is ethical is very important to us. Our project is about a brutal serial killer so staying respectful to the victims is important. This will be done by ensuring our project is entirely factual and doesn’t include bias to ensure Ted isn’t seen as impressive.

Collaborative skills- Collaborative skills are important because we need to work together to complete our project. Dividing work between us and helping each other along the way has been necessary for our project.

Since our last project update, Lily and I have started putting together the map, evidence board, and timeline. Here is an example of what the map could look like:

It would include a key below is explaining each of the dots.

In the next week, we are planning to complete the map and evidence board as well as put together all the information we need for the rest of the project so that when we make the book and timeline it is easy to put it all together. We plan to complete the entire project in two weeks.