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Kingswood Adventure April 2015
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up and down the curved hills of a white cliff bay with a group of fifty excitable year 8 students is quite an experience especially when they first caught sight of the Kingswood Centre. On arrival the students familiarised themselves with the campus and then were challenged to unpack and make their beds. Some students struggled with this as they had never done it before. Mohsin Ahmed in 8W said ‘Sir, should I go and help some of the students that are stuck, I can’t believe they have never done this before?’ It was a chilly first evening as the students ventured to their first activity; some took part in the abseiling and others on the ‘leap of faith’, so it was nice to get inside and watch a DVD with a room full of giant bean bags and popcorn before going to bed. Having slept late, Ms Kudhail gave everyone an enthusiastic wakeup call advising them to get ready quickly for breakfast and an exciting day ahead.
Students drove Go-karts on the race track, zip wired across a trench and also ‘flew’ on the 3g swing. After dinner one group went on the team challenge. Students were blindfolded and had to communicate with each other in games. They were taken down to the beach to look at the landscape and discover living creatures in the rock pools. When they competed in the assault course blindfolded Mr. Healy turned this into a 4D experience for his group, he showered them with water and made them jump by sneaking up and throwing water on them. In the evening everyone took part in a scrap heap challenge, where they had to make the longest marble track which they really enjoyed as a wind down activity. They used card and paper to compete against each other. The following morning it was time to pack up and make our way to the ferry and sadly our adventure weekend had come to an end. Everyone had a wonderful time and it was nice to spend time in a centre on the beach. The centre was delighted with the students’ and the staff’s enthusiasm and sent a letter of thanks to the school inviting us to come back again next year. Sukhjeet Kudhail (IT Department)
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