For year 9 camp we went to Kalbarri and explored the national park. The purpose of camp at All Saints College is to build relationships and to work together in a team with some that we generally wouldn’t and overcome challenges and obstacles.
Majority of the days we were hiking in different locations including z bend, the coast and the gauges where we had to use different skills as a team such as communication to warn each other of any dangers, teamwork when we had to cook our meals and set up tents as well as encouragement and enthusiasm when supporting others while they were doing challenges such as the bouldering down in placid pool.
Working with others is important for our working future we may have to work with people that we don’t like very much but must utilise their strengths in order to to get maximum enjoyment and an amazing experience. An example of where we had to utilise people’s strength was when we were hiking, a few of the experienced and confident hikers would stay at the front and lead the group while all the slower people would then be behind them and set the pace while the rest of the confident and people who are better at hiking would stay at the back.
There were also many other skills that we’d use to support ourselves to keep us going throughout the hiking journey. We’d continuously have to preserve as we were carrying big hiking packs everywhere proving a challenge which had all our food, tents and personal belongings. By persevering through all activities it became a fun and enjoyable time where we tried many new activities, found new interests while doing other stuff that we may not have liked as much.
