Friday 5th June, 2015
Today Lilac class will hike to their campsite, pitch their tents, gather wood for a fire, sing campfire songs, toast marshmallows and then hopefully fall in to a deep sleep! This camp marks the end of a set of team building sessions which they have enjoyed all through this academic year. Activities have included survival skills, tent pitching as well as traversing and understanding forest life.
Pre-camp briefing. “There is no ‘us’ without ‘u'”
Loading the trailer with 20 sleeping bags, 20 blow up beds and 20 rucksacks!
All aboard and ready to go!
Making their way across the golf course towards the camp site
At the boundary post of the camp site
Crossing the boundary line – the adventure begins!
On the walk through the woods the children were thinking of objects from A-Z which they saw around the wood. They were also identifying trees.
D is for deer print
Bushcraft activities – gathering wood for the fire
Fire lit – success!!
Bushcraft Activity – building a fire and making coffee, but does it taste good?
Tent pitched!
Tea time.
Panoramic shot of the bonfire
Singing songs round the campfire
Getting ready to play a game in the woods
Emerging victorious from the best hiding place!
Getting the fire ready for the night
Please click on the sound clip below to hear the children singing Kumbaya
Good night from some very happy campers!
Good morning! The children are now enjoying ‘An Introduction to Tracking’