Fun at Caythorpe Court
This is what our Year 7 girls had to say about their trip to Caythorpe Court Aamina...
Labibah...
Sascha...
“Well what can I say about Caythorpe Court! If I am totally honest, I was very anxious and nervous about going on my first residential of Year 7, firstly because I didn’t really know anyone; I was totally new to the school. Secondly because it was in the second week of starting at the school and to add further anxiety we were going to be grouped with the whole year as opposed to our form. How wrong could I have been! Looking back I actually think it was a genius idea because I made many more new friends than I normally would have.
“The Giant Swing was my favorite, as me and another girl had to go first. I was frightened, once I got on the swing and the staircase was removed I was just hanging. I felt terrified as I had no idea what would happen. All of a sudden the other girls started pulling on the rope. Once we wanted to stop we shouted stop and pulled the white rope which let go of us and we dropped and started swinging. It was a great feeling!”
“I absolutely loved trapeze and giant swing. I loved giant swing because it was an exhilarating experience and it was very fun. The thrill of it all just put the activity to the top. I loved trapeze because when I grabbed the trapeze I felt triumphant, and even if you don't reach the top it makes you feel proud of yourself for trying.”
Caythorpe Court was absolutely amazing; there were a wide range of activities to choose from, starting with basic teamwork to really extreme challenges that tested you as a team as well as an individual. A few of the challenges that I had to push myself on were: trapeze, giant swing and raft building. At first I was very apprehensive about doing these activities but I found that I really enjoyed them. It goes to show that you must not let fear take over. You should always push yourself even if you feel scared at first. Also you may not succeed on the first attempt but the key is to keep trying until you do succeed. Due to the Caythorpe Court residential trip I feel I developed as a person. It gave me more confidence and the knowledge that anything is achievable if you are willing to give it go. I also made more friends. This trip definitely helped me bond with the girls in my year group.”
18 WGHS REVIEW
Molly... “My favourite part of the trip was getting to know lots of other people in my year and doing all sorts of activities with them. I also thought that all of the activities were amazing and I would certainly try them again.”
Tracy... “My favourite part of the trip was when it was the last day we were at the activity field waiting for our next activity leader. Then Danny and Liz taught us the chicken song and we had a competition against another school for who could sing or shout it the loudest - I think we won!”
Arianna... “My favourite part of the residential trip was the wacky races. I enjoyed wacky races because I liked looking up at the night sky and seeing all the stars. Another fun part of wacky races was trying to beat the other teams and all the challenges we had to face. We even saw a shooting star!”
Chloe... “The activities I liked best at Caythorpe Court were the trapeze, giant swing, challenge course and sensory trail. I liked these activities because you needed to get very involved - in the sensory trail you had to find your way around the course blindfolded whilst encountering different obstacles along the way. I have never done anything like the activities I did before which made them challenging and enjoyable.”
