St. Francis of Assisi – School Blog

After a long 9 hour trip we finally reached our destination. The coaches were nice and welcoming even though we were late.  Overall, through the whole trip, we enjoyed every bit. It challenged us loads, but what we enjoyed most was Gorge Walking, since it challenged us and bonded us we didn’t think we would. All the dinners were delicious, especially the seconds! We had nature at our fingertips and the sunsets and rises were beautiful.

We think the thing that challenged us the most was mountain climbing, since you had to walk so far, but it was definitely worth it for the views and amazing sunsets on the mountain.  It was scary to be on a trail with no barriers, as it was so high up.  Surprisingly, most of the high hills you saw weren’t mountains!  The view out onto the lake was astonishing.  The water was so clear you could see the floor!

The last day had an amazing end to it –  we all gathered round a campfire and all had roasted marshmallows.  In the norning, we were all so sad to have to say goodbye to our amazin instructors.  They waved goodbye to us as we headed back.  

If you are looking for something to boost your confidence; something to help with your perseverance; something to get you exploring the great outdoors, then the Lake District is the perfect place for you! Determination, independence, responsibility and self-belief are just a few of the personal skills we learnt there, and don’t even get us started on the physical skills we developed on our fabulous trip!

We learnt to communicate with each other and help each other through a mysterious obstacle course blindfolded! We learnt to paddle through a lake to the beach (the very rocky beach) in our canoes. We learnt to map read when orienteering in the night through the forest. We learnt to mountain climb when clambering up the towering, sky scraping mountains. We learnt to help each other up the gorge when using the roman handshake. We learnt to deal with coldness and dirtiness and most of all, learnt to have fun!

On the 4^th of November 2019 we had to be at school for 4.40am and we had to go on a bus. We had two stops while we were on the bus and it took about 6 to 8 hours.

When we got there the first thing we saw was the most beautiful view ever: the mountains were massive and Ullswater was so looooooong!

The first person we saw greated us. She was called Yana and she read us a story about Shackleton. We unpacked and the first activity we did was jog and dip (Basically jogging and jumping into the water) IT WAS FREEZING COLD! At the outward bound trust we had hot chocolate and cookies.

Every day we got warm breakfast, the lunch we took on different trips outside, dinner and hot chocolate. We stayed there for 5 days it was amazing and fun. We took part in loads of fun activities (We all had our own groups named after famous explorers). There were room inspections for which we got points.

Overall, the trip was amazing we both enjoyed it so much.

We went on a school trip to the lovely lakes in the Lake District, many children stretched out of their comfort zones. Teamwork was the main basis of all our activities; the instructors helped us conquer our fears. Through our journey in Ullswater our souls grew, whilst supported by our friends through difficult challenges. We participated in the following,  fabulously fun activities: get to know us activities; jog and dip, a cold challenge; tunnelling, in specially made tunnels; mountain climbing, on mountains with pretty views; and  canoeing, where we paddled 5 miles across Ullswater these were only a few of the activities  we took part in. Specialist equipment was provided for every challenge.

Many children went on this incredible school trip to the Lake District and were amazed by what they saw, so this is the reason why we want to share it with you so you know what it felt like when we were there! This was a memorable trip for everyone that went, many children described it as breath taking and an incredible experience we will never forget. The children participated in many fun activities such as: canoeing, row boating, gorge walking and jog and dip. Even though the lake was ice cold we had lots of fun anyway, we laughed, smiled and it took our minds of the coldness of the lake and made it more bearable. We were provided with all the necessary equipment which was needed for the range of activities we participated in. All of this equipment was very high quality and proved itself useful during our fabulous trip. Whilst we were there, we were greeted with mouth watering meals and high level accommodation. We were pleased that we went on the trip and would love to go again in the future.