Key Competencies - Camp

LI: To compare the Key Competencies we think we will use on camp and the Key Competencies we actually used.

 

Before we went to camp our challenge was to think about when we might use the Key Competencies as we faced the challenges.  When we came back from camp we looked at this and compared how we thought we would use the Key Competencies and how we actually used them. I found this activity fun because I got to relate to the things I did at camp and then wrote down what I thought I would do at camp.

Kokako Infographic

LI: To create an infographic using google draw that tells your audience facts about the kokako.

This week, everyone in LS2 has been given a set of different challenges based on our camp. For this activity we used our smart searching skills to find information about the North Island Kokako bird. I found this activity fun because I got to learn new thing about the kokako logde because after all the camp site that we were staying at was named after the kokako bird. We also learnt about trees and about types of native trees and animals.

Brochure

Over the last week everyone challenged themselves during the sessions at archery, high ropes, kayaking, raft building, camp cooking, pancake race and team building/orienteering. Our group collaborated to create a brochure that shows others why Kokako Lodge is a great place to go on camp. I found this activity fun because I got to advertise the camp ground that let us do all the activties their. I enjoyed helping out the camp we were staying at.

Camp Collage

LI: To create a collage of your camp highlights
    

This week LS2 have been celebrating our camp. I created this collage to show my time at camp and the activities I enjoyed. To make my collage effective I thought about the size of the images, the angle of the images and I tried hard not to leave any gaps between the photos.I found this activity fun because I got to remenber all the thing I did at camp and how much I enjoyed at camp.

5 Mintues Of Camp

LI: To recount a 5 minute snapshot of one experience you had at camp

It's A Miracle

 “You can start climbing”.Getting the signal made my head go crazy with thoughts of myself being meters off the ground while only three people were there to support me, was I going to put my trust and faith in them hoping they’re ready to keep me safe and secure. I made my way up one of the metal rungs of the ladder. I could feel my palms getting sweatier as one foot moved up onto the metal staples. Others before reached the top and achieved their goals and that motivated me that one by one I made it to the part where I was going to walk across the beam with only the rope there to hold me in place.

I went pale as I was hugging the pole that I just climbed up. I could feel the wind strongly pushing myself towards the end of the beam. I started walking  with only the rope to hold onto. I felt my soul leaving my body as I walked across the beam.  I didn’t look down because I knew I would freeze in fear. Almost reaching the next pole made me want to run but the mud made my job walking across the beam a whole lot harder. I stretched my arm so I could reach the pole at the other end. I sighed a big relief when I had something else to hold onto instead of the rope.

I turned around getting ready to walk half way on the beam so they could lower me down. My fear came back making me unsure of me coming down with only three people holding the rope. I had no choice but to walk half way and come down, so each step going to halfway was scarier than the one before that but I made it. It was time to come down but I looked down from my position and I froze in fear. I could hear a little voice coming from below saying “sit on the beam with your leg facing the trees and your back facing the cabins. I have never felt more safe in a harness. I sat down and faced my feet to the trees. They started bringing me down, and I could feel myself being lowered by the people below me.Being lowed made me feel so safe like I was napping on a bunch of marshmallows.


I reached the ground and I sighed as I felt the comfort of the ground beneath my feet. I felt so proud of myself. It was an experience that I will never forget.

Last week we went to camp at Kokako Lodge. My 5 minute snapshot shows my personal voice and I have tried hard to paint a picture with my words to describe what I was doing and how I felt.

I found this activity fun because I got to express my emotions about what I did and what I acomplished at the duration at camp.