KATH FRY CHALLENGE
KATH FRY CHALLENGE
back to 1690. It was a long, cold day out, with the team showing their resilience and teamwork.
Ghyll Head Kath Fry Challenge 2022
Saturday evening activities included washing up! Everyone was involved! The evening team challenge involved a raw egg, packing materials and a 10 metre drop – with Team Our Lady’s trying to develop an egg protection system – to stop the egg breaking after a 10 metre fall. Scrambled egg was the result – but a great team effort and a display of teamwork ensured 50 points gained!
On a cold wintry weekend in January, Mr Schofield led an intrepid group of ten year 9 students to the Ghyll Head Outdoor Education Centre in the Lake District. The quest was to participate in the Kath Fry Challenge 2022 and to have a lot of fun and adventure in the process. The Kath Fry Challenge is an annual tournament that pits Manchester schools against each other in a series of outdoor challenges. It is named in tribute to an education activist who fought hard to keep the centre open for Manchester school children when it faced closure in the 1990’s. Team Our Lady’s were joined by teams from Parrs Wood High School and Manchester Grammar School, all with the same aim – to score more points than the other teams and win the Adventure Challenge!
and took to the hills for a day of walking and climbing. You can really appreciate the natural beauty of the Lake District when you see Lake Windermere and Scafell Pike whilst outdoors immersed in the landscape. The group had to climb a mountain, Old Man of Coniston.
This was a full day’s walk with backpacks, taking food, water, waterproofs and safety equipment – and lots of determination. The walk involved lots of rocky ascents up mountain trails, past Goats Tarn where we sheltered beside a big rock against the biting wind to eat their lunch. Harriett and Ramare showed great leadership skills, Michael kept the team’s spirits up, and the summit was reached in very cold and cloudy conditions. On the descent, the group passed the old mine workings, which dated
On the first evening the children bravely ventured out for a night time walk with headlamp torches and maps and had to navigate their way in the dark forest. This is a brilliant test of communication and team work skills and with only the slightest hints of help from Mr Schofield and Mr Hunt our students triumphed.
On the last day the students were allowed to select an activity to enjoy - there was a climbing wall, canoeing, high ropes and abseiling to choose from and our students competently tackled all the challenges that came their way. The team chose to raft 3 canoes together and paddle around an island on Windermere.
Team Our Lady’s included Bethan, Ramare, Harriett, Mariana, Millie, Christopher, Maurycy, Michael, Robert & Orion. Well done everyone!
At the final count Team Our Lady’s were joint highest scorers with Parrs Wood, beating Manchester Grammar School Mr Schofield commented how the team really worked well together, and showed resilience, determination and cooperation skills to support each other – and other teams too.
The following morning they were up early and after breakfast, they wrapped up well
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“It’s been a great weekend”, said Mr Hunt, “Everybody was tired at the end because we all worked so hard. I’m proud of the whole team. Everyone overcame challenges together and represented Our Lady’s well”.
SHARING THE VISION | SPRING 2022
SHARING THE VISION | SPRING 2022
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