Friends' School Saffron Walden

 

Sixth Form Activity Weekend September 2001

 

 

The new sixth formers at Friends' School Saffron Walden have just spent the weekend at the Bowles Activity Centre, Tonbridge Wells, Kent. Altogether 15 students were involved along with two members of staff.

Many different outdoor activities were attempted: skiing, rock climbing, orienteering and a High Rope Challenge.

Len Mead, Chemistry teacher and one of the accompanying staff, said, "It was not a case of seeing if you could beat all the other students. Rather, it was about personal drive, about whether the students would push themselves beyond their own perceived abilities"

 

 

Gemma Wathelet, one of the students involved said, " It was not as bad as I had thought it would be! Looking back on it really did make us prove something to ourselves as well as learning to work with other people".

"It was fun," said Wendy Palmer, "even though I was a bit apprehensive at first. The best bit was the rock climbing session. I had done some climbing on an artificial wall but it was wonderful to climb on real rocks. The worst bit was definitely the High Ropes Activity! The ropes swayed alarmingly, the wind was blowing in my face and I crawled along. But I did finish the course!"