Trewern!

14 Apr Trewern!

Ms Lynch, Mr Hill, Mr Kilminster and I had the pleasure of accompanying 29 Year 7 and 8 students on a trip to Trewern Outdoor Education Centre from 6^th – 11^th March.  The aim of the trip was for the students to develop their self-confidence, self-esteem and organisational skills.  There was also an opportunity for those who had been along on the trip last year to develop their leadership skills.  The group worked very hard all week, and took part in some amazing activities, including caving, going down an old coal mine, canoeing, mountain walking, climbing, BMX biking, and shelter building.  In a team challenge day based at Trewern everyone also had the chance to make their own pizza in a wood fired outdoor clay oven.  One of the highlights of the week for everyone was a visit to a lambing shed, where each of the three groups on three separate days were lucky enough to experience a live birth.

All three activity groups took part in an X Factor style presentation on the Wednesday night, where the students recounted the story of their week so far in drama, song, dance and poetry.  This event is to be recreated for the Trewern Celebration Evening which takes place on Thursday 21^st April at 6pm in Boothroyd Hall, all family and friends of those who attended Trewern this year are very welcome to attend.  The students will all be receiving their Trewern certificates on this evening and a copy of the DVD of all the photographs from the trip.

Congratulations to all the students involved in the trip who will all receive an LOC, they were: Louie Filbert, Jimmy Hunt, Jonny Sheldrick. Elizabeth Trendell, Olu Ukonu. Reece Ward, Megan Davenport, Nicola Hicks, Amber Lucas, Kemi Green-Adebo, Elizabeth Aforts, Jack T Davis, Vanesa Uzkuraityte, Bayley Cooper and Alfie Butler (all Year 7), Jake Pengelly, Sam Deriouch, James David, Lewis Golby, Taylor Jefferson, Shanise Garner, Lauren Young, Rubie Smith, Victoria Bertrand, Aaron Nye, Amelia Sammy, Rebecca Brown, Dagmara Onoszko and Jeidan Smith (all Year 8).

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff at Trewern who worked with us, Juliet, Vicky, Dave, Stephen, Emerald and Jess, as well as Ben and Sally the cooks who made us some very delicious food, also June and Hillary who kept the rooms so clean, and were kind enough to tell us how tidy they were!  Finally, a huge thank you to Mr Kilminster, Mr Hill, and Ms Lynch who worked tirelessly all week to ensure that everyone had a safe, happy and enjoyable experience of the great outdoors!

Ms Montague

Year 7/8 Trewern Trip Leader