Written by Liam Chiu 5C, Year 5A & Cameron Tay 5B
Year 5 recently returned from their 3-day camp near Zhujiajiao, in the Qingpu District of Shanghai. Here, three students tell of their experiences.
Camp was a chance for us Year 5s to show that we could be responsible for ourselves. At first I was a bit worried about going to camp because I was worried about sleeping away from home. But I heard from Year 6s and my fellow students that camp was going to be fun, so I didn’t worry too much!
The bridges activity was the best part for me, especially when Mr. McEnhill fell into the water on one of the bridges! Most of group one laughed when he did this. Ms. Shen videotaped it!
The obstacle course was the most challenging for me because most of it was high, and I was scared of heights. There was also a challenge on the obstacle course where we had to get a cup full of water from the start to the end. Our group spilled some water, but it was still fun. On camp, I learned that I could be responsible for myself when I have to.
By: Liam Chiu, 5C
What we liked best was the bridges, they were very exciting and fun and a great challenge. Something that we weren’t expecting was how awesome the hotel was! We also didn’t expect to feel so confident on the confidence course which made us feel strong and brave and really proud of ourselves. The biggest lesson we learned from camp this year was that all the Year 5 classes made a great team when we all got together and that we shouldn’t be afraid to give anything a try. Also, we had a taste of being an adult because we had to look after ourselves and practice new skills of being independent. Overall, camp was a fabulous experience and something that we will never forget.
Joint Construction by Y5A
Camp was one of my favourite experiences so far. My favourite part was the confidence course, and the bridges. I liked the confidence course because some obstacles were challenging and helped me learn that not everything will be easy. The course, which includes balancing, climbing, and fear conquering, was really fun overall. The bridges really helped me gain control of what I was doing. It also helped me gain balance skills to cross the bridges. It did this because some of the bridges were really narrow. The bridges, which also includes climbing, fear conquering, and jumping, was really cool to have this once in a lifetime experience.
Besides the opportunities I had, I think I learned a lot. We were in a room by ourselves, and this taught us to be mature without anyone telling us what to do. I also learned team building activities when doing a lot of the activities. The food there was delicious because everyone used a growth mindset to try everything. A lot of responsibility was laid upon us, but I am sure everyone is just happy we came back in one piece.
By Cameron Tay, 5B