Year 8 Leadership Camp

On Wednesday the 15th of May, the Y8 students from Pt England School departed from Glen Innes to go on our trip to our Camp which was held in Thames. We were stuck on a bus for about an hour and a half and arrived at our destination which was based at Kauaeranga Valley Christian Camp.

Once we arrived we had our morning tea. After morning tea we took our luggage to our cabins/dorms, I really liked my cabin because I had all of my friends. After we took our luggage we headed off to the gym to do a workshop with Mrs. Tele'a the workshop she was working on was 'Follow The Leader'. In this workshop, our teams had to rely on the leaders
(I was a leader) to guide them past the obstacles and to the finish line while blindfolded. After that, we did some team reflections and wrote our opinions on a piece of paper. After that our first workshop was done.

After our 'Follow The Leader' workshop we did some more activities individually and with our team. My favorite activity/rotation that day was the air rifles. I was in the team Kauaeranga, we were split into A & B teams so that the activities weren't too crowded. So my team (Kauaeranga A) were the first team to experience the activity of air rifles. I really enjoyed it because I have never done it before and I picked it up really quickly.


But overall my highlight at Y8 Leadership Camp was the concert/disco. I really liked it as I got to watch the other teams perform the form of entertainment. My favorite Item was Kauri's item, their item was hilarious they decided to make their own version of the fairy tale 'Cinderella'. Their item was liked by everyone so they ended up coming first. Me and my group did a talent show skit. Everyone thought it was really cool and funny but Kauri's item went way past us. But luckily our team came second and I was really happy and proud of my group.

After that camp, I took in a lot of tips and information to enhance my role as a leader, not only as Rangatahi but as the oldest students in our school. Leaving that camp was really sad because I had so much fun but then I knew that I would take in a lot and be a really good role model from then on. One day I hope that I can go back to that camp and experience all those activities once again to bring the memories back to me as I spent time with all the Y8's for the last time before heading off to college. This camp will really affect me as this was the last time I spent a long period of time with the Y8's and all my friends from that year group, and I will really miss that experience.