Events & Educational Visits
Bushcraft Lower 4 go wild in the country!
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t is surprising, really, how through lockdown many people have forgotten what true “connection with nature” is like, but this trip rekindled the adventurous spark in Lower 4 students. From dealing with bugs in the tent to watching Miss Turner pull a salmon’s eye from its head, this trip helped ‘build character’, as one could call it. Camping out not only helped us face our fears but encouraged us to socialise and make new friends. Being part of ‘tribe’ competitions, and songs in the yurt, Bushcraft supported our friendships and helped us get to
know even more people. Activities like trap building, shelter making and fire constructing developed our teamwork, and skills like wood whittling, forest first aid, camouflage games, and tree identification encouraged us to appreciate nature for what it can do to help us and the beauties (and potentially dangers) that lie within forests.
We also experienced ‘luxury’ with five star portaloos and an unforgettable brushing-your-teeth-spit-hole. The whole trip was unique, fun, and very informative. No other camping trip in the future will be quite like it! Freya Bruce L4 A
Nothing would stop the teachers joining in as well, pretending to be victims of a plane crash that we had to deal with (perhaps with a little assistance from the ‘invalids’) and a few were chosen to fillet a salmon for us to eat (although some people chose to eat the eyeballs raw- I think a few of them regretted it afterwards!).
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