Year 6 Camp

Year 6 was split into two groups that traveled between two locations. The group that I was a part of started on Tung Lung Island where we camped in tents and had outhouses for toilets. The activities on the island were the best of the two locations though. On the first day, my group did the zip line across the ocean between two cliffs and then we moved on to rockclimbing. The kids took pictures of my climb while yelling encouraging suggestions about where to put my hands and feet. Unfortunately, my feet and hands are about 5 times bigger than theirs and the suggestions didn't always work.

One of the activities at the Sai Kung location was raft building. In teams the kids had to build a raft with inner tubes, rope, and bamboo sticks. Then they had to paddle across a little bay, rescue their teacher, and transport the teacher back to the other side. Marcus and I weren't sure the raft would actually make it across to us, but both teams made it.

Two kids in my group heading over the cliff towards the zip line. In the backgrond, you can see the rockclimbing spot and the absailing (repelling) spot.

A far away view of a team headed to the zipline.

Camp Reflection

It was great to see the kids open up over the 3 days. Most of the kids had never experienced anything like this before and even hiking on non-concrete paths was new. Unfortunately, they weren't good with bugs either and one tent of boys kept me up all night because of a spider. One girl brought a powder that was supposed to keep away snakes, so her tent had a big yellow powder circle around it.

Things to remember for next year:

1. Don't get stuck in the tent that is on the way to the bathroom on the first night because the kids don't sleep at all the first night!
2. Bring snacks because the kids are responsible for cooking the food and sometimes it was a bit interesting.
3. Don't volunteer to be the only teacher supervising the girls in the dormatory at the youth hostel.