From Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th May 2018, the Year 12 General Outdoor Education students completed a 2 night, 3 day hiking camp on the Bibbulmun Track in Ashendon, WA. The students had been preparing for the 35km hike since Week 7 of Term 1 and had the important task of choosing the hiking route, lunch stops and overnight campsites.
With a last minute route change due to proposed burning off on some parts of the track, the students were ready to go by 7:00am Monday morning. The class were assessed on a number of Outdoor Education aspects including leadership, assertiveness, group dynamics, environmental practices and camping/navigational skills. For a lot of the students, walking through the bush for 3 days without any shower facilities and using a long drop toilet, put them completely out of their comfort zone!
After a long 3 days with sore legs and aching shoulders, we finished the camp off with a quick lunch stop at McDonalds and Hungry Jacks in Kelmscott which excited all the students.
Thank you to Mr West and Dylan Sarolea for assisting on the camp!
Written by Ms Sarah Branley, Outdoor Education Teacher