On 7th March 2019, a group of our KS3 secondary pupils had the opportunity to participate in kayaking and paddle board activities. The activities are designed for enquiring minds and active bodies with the emphasis of creating a passion for quality time spent outdoors, reinforcing important water safety messages and delivering relevant curriculum aims and objectives that support in-school learning.
The activities involved intellectual and physical challenges to encourage the pupils to work as a team, build on trust and develop their skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group.
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- The struggle to get our shoes on! Team work needed!
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- Half a shoe on! The struggle is real!
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- Mrs Warren eventually got into her wetsuit!
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- We are ready to go!
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- Helping each other get into our wetsuits!
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- Some of us got ready much quicker than others!
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- Worn out already from just trying to get the wetsuits on!
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- It’s never been so hard to put a shoe on!
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- Mr Townend and Mrs Warren cannot wait to get in the sea to start the activities!
Everyone had an excellent time; the pupils worked as a team and they all enjoyed making sure Mr Townend and Mrs Warren ended up in the water…on numerous occasions!
Unfortunately, we did not have a waterproof camera, therefore, we were limited to photos before the activities. When we return with our year 11 pupils next week, we are going to try to get action photos and videos…WATCH THIS SPACE!
