With Camp Kalbarri came the chance to improve on, learn some, and exhibit my leadership skills. Here are some examples of situations where this shows.

During the middle of the camp, we got to choose what roles we were doing for the camp, There were 4 roles; Cooking (who were in charge of deciding when the meals start and getting the ingredients,) Environment (who picked up rubbish and cleaned each site before we left,) Hygiene (who were in charge of the soap and cleaning implements,) and Leadership (Who was responsible for making sure the day ran smoothly,). Each group rotated each day in the order; Cooking, Environment, Hygeine, leadership.

I chose to be apart of the Leadership because I know I am mostly a good leader. Each group had 3-5 people in them. I was on the Leadership group first day with my friends Ashleigh Gurr and Matthew Baldock. As a part of the leadership team we had to decide when things were going to happen. For example, I decided for us to get up at 7 because that was when we were always getting up, then I gave us half an hour for breakfast, an hour to get everything packed and half an hour to get food sorted into bags for the next day. Then we would head to Nature’s Window by about 9. This plan worked well and we got out by 9. This demonstrated my leadership skill in managing time. This also made me learn that you have to be lenient but not too strict when being a leader. This means people will not feel like they are pressured but they also won’t just take forever. Time management is important in today’s world because it can help people get things done even if they have a busy schedule.

Next, we headed to Nature’s window, the skywalk, and hike to z bend campsite. I showed leadership skills by helping to find a good route for us to take to get to a small body of water in the gorge near Natures Window. For the majority of the walking I took a backseat and let Ashleigh and Matthew lead, unintentionally due to my physique. This, however, helped me learn that it is ok and good to let other people take the lead and to let them go at there pace instead of being in front. On the hike, I showed teamwork skills by helping to distribute the water. The leadership team decided to give it to the stronger people and the people with the most room in their bags.

A time where I showed teamwork skills was with the distribution of items into bags. I was responsible for the Trangia, while Mason was responsible for carrying the tent. When Mason’s pack was full or needed space I carried the stuff that he couldn’t. This was showing teamwork by making sure everything fit in the bags and also making sure our bags weren’t overflowing.

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
-John F. Kennedy