For the first part of Semester 1, we were fortunate enough to get involved in snorkelling. We ventured to the Aquatic Centre, as well as the Omeo Shipwreck in Coogee, and The Basin at Rottnest Island. During our time at Omeo shipwreck, and had to work together as a team to make the best out of the day. During our time, we used these capabilities; Self-aware, during our snorkelling course, we needed to be mindful that we were publicly representing the college. We were able to do this when we went to Coogee and Rottnest Island. Inquisitive, we needed to be inquisitive, and think about the different kinds of fish, and natural wildlife throughout our courses and natural environment. We were able to do this when we went to Coogee and Rottnest Island.
Approaching Term 2, we started to look into orienteering. Orienteering is all about speed and accuracy, which we learnt about through our practice courses around the college. When we had gained more experience with map and compass reading, we were ready to travel to Manning Park. The course involved orange and white markers set up by Orienteering WA. For this topic we needed to develop these capabilities; Inquisitive, we needed to look for markers in places that we did not expect to be there, and find alternative routes to get to our destination. Effective Communication, we needed to work together as a team and share the workload.
As our last topic, we were very privelaged to be shooting arrows with Mary in archery. We tried different styles of shooting such as; target shooting (30m and 40m) and Klout shooting (shooting up into the distance). As part of archery, some of the capabilities that were required were, resilient, when our arrow hit the outside of the target, we were able to bounce back and develop our skills, as well as effective communication, we needed to listen to instructions from Mary otherwise we could potentially harm ourselves or others.
