SNORKELLING – In snorkeling, we started by doing activities in the pool to make us more confident with swimming at the beach. We practiced things like duck diving, clearing a fogged mask, and clearing out the snorkel mouthpiece and we learned how to equalize to clear water from our ears. The capability I used for snorkeling was collaboration and effective communication because we had to make sure we stayed with our buddies and helped each other if something wasn’t right and made sure to use signals to each other to show if we were okay or duck diving etc.
ORIENTEERING – For orienteering, we practiced how to read a compass by doing activities around the school to help us feel more comfortable using a compass and getting the bearings right. we had to get familiar with the scales of the maps so we could roughly tell where the points were. once everyone was comfortable we headed to piney lakes and tried a more complex course in an unfamiliar location. I sometimes found it hard to figure out the scale ratio but otherwise, I got the hang of it. The capability I used in orienteering was problem-solving because sometimes we had problems finding where we had to go and how far to turn the compass etc.
ARCHERY – In archery, we ended up having 7 lessons. We learned different things like clout shooting, regular shooting, shooting with your eyes closed, etc. I used self-awareness in archery because I had to be aware of my surroundings and make sure my aim was right so I hit the target. The skill I found the hardest was clout shooting because it was hard to shoot that far and there was no real target to hit, I preferred hitting an actual target.
LEAVE NO TRACE – things to look out for to leave no trace are things like putting on sunscreen 20 mins before entering the water, making sure to pick up rubbish before leaving and putting it into a bin, and making sure to not touch any coral or reef because it could endanger what is living there, leave what you find (shells, etc)
CAMP – At camp, we did snorkeling at 2 different locations, and each class did the snorkel twice. We also did an amazing race around the island to find different facts and locations. We also were in groups to set our tents up and had to pack them up. I really enjoyed the camp because it was chill and the snorkeling courses were quite chill. The capability I;; used was Teamwork because we snorkeled in buddies and made sure they were okay, we also did the amazing race as a team so we worked together to complete the sheet.