Trewern 2011

Trewern - Day 1

Group 1 - Caving! Only four other school groups were exploring the complex of caves at Porth-yr-Ogof which left lots of time for the group to learn about caves for themselves. Although there were some nerves at first, by the end of the day everybody completed the "WormHole" which was the first time in Instructor James' 12 years of taking groups there that everyone had finished the challenge. He was very impressed and we finished with a cold, wet wade across the stream at the cave entrance. Group 1 have set a very high standard for others to follow this week. Well done! (Mr McTaggart)

Group 2 -We have had a great deal of fun canoeing on the Breacon-Monmouth Canal today. Vicky, our professional instructor was very pleased with Group 2s skill in battling against the wind and the rain as we demonstrated skills in going round in circles, forwards, backwards and even sideways. We enjoyed a game of 'ball in the boat' and ended the session with capsizing our canoes. Amy lost one wellie and a sock as a result and Flavia's canoe was nearly lost forever! The Trewern adventure week has got off to a great start and we're all very excited about what the next activities will bring. (Mrs Gough)

Group 3 - What a great day we had! We started the day by learning some fantastic forest skills. We started a fire without any matches, made a homemade kazoo from a stick and grass and built a shelter to eat our lunches in. We even cooked a pizza on our outdoor fire! Also, Congratulations to Zivile who won the miniature shelter contest! In the Afternoon, we went to the climbing walls and learned how to rock climb and abseil. We had a great day! (Mr DesRoches)