SKI TRIP

February saw the TYs set off to Italy for a six-day ski trip. 30 students along with four teachers, Mr. Patton, Ms. Fagan, Ms Heaney, and Mr Delvin landed in beautiful Verona and were whisked away by coach to the Dolomite region of Trentino. Eyes widened and the excitement was palpable as the coach winded its way through the impossibly narrow Alpine roads towards the hamlet of Folgaria - our home for the next week.

Every morning at dawn the students were awoken by our living, breathing alarm clock- Mr. Devlin and went straight to breakfast. Every day we skied from eight to eleven. Then we had a break in a mountain refuge. This gave the girls time to regroup with their friends as they got split up into different groups to ski. This was great as in the restaurant; we would have a singsong every day led by the magnificent owner Leonardo and his karaoke machine. This kept spirits high despite the sore feet and tired minds. After lunch, we skied again until three o’clock , with our instructors taking us higher and higher up the mountain every day.

On the first day, we went into the town about a 5minute walk from our hotel and we had lovely hand made Italian ice cream . The second night we went swimming. The next night, tobogganing. This was one activity everyone enjoyed, especially the teachers. The following night we went ice skating in the Olympic rink. Each day pushed us out of our comfort zone and on the final night, we all went to a restaurant in the town for traditional Italian pizza and a quiz.

On our final day before we went home, we went to Verona, a beautiful city with so much history. We got to see the amphitheatre, the piazza and the Romeo and Juliet balcony. It was truly spectacular. After plenty of shopping, ice cream and sightseeing it was time to return.

As Abbie , one of our intrepid skiers said: “This ski trip has taught us to take every opportunity and to enjoy life by living in the moment. To say the ski trip was amazing is an understatement. We had the best time with the best people. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”