Duke of Edinburgh Camp 2019

This is the last activity that was to be carried out by students who are pursuing a bronze award, They had a trial camp in week 9, but this is the main outdoor camping trip. The school was fortunate to have the Ministry of Youth and Sports that supplied the 20 2 men tents for students to use. Teachers and students departed from school at 10am on Friday to get their camp set up. Their camp program is given below:

CAMP PROGRAM
DAY 1 – FRIDAY (02/08/19)
10.00am	-Sign in -Head count -Transport pick up from school premises
10.00am – 10.15am	Travel to Itumuta
10.15am – 11.15am	Service Activity – Clean up elderly compound
11.15am – 12.15pm	Lunch
12.15pm – 1.15pm	Walk to campsite
1.15pm – 2.15pm	Skill Activity - Setup campsite - Allocation of duties - Discussion of camp rules - Time schedules for meals and briefings
2.15pm - 3.15pm	Skill Activity - Cooking
3.15pm – 4.15pm	Personal time - Bath - Get ready for dinner
4.15pm – 5.15pm	Dinner and clean up
5.15pm – 7.15pm	- Group discussion - Updating of journals
7.15pm – 9.30pm	Physical Recreation - Group presentation
9.30pm – 10.00pm	Devotion
10.00pm	Lights out


DAY 2 – SATURDAY (03/08/19)
5.00am – 6.00am	- Lights On - Devotion - Physical Recreation – Early morning exercise - Freshen up
6.00am – 8.00am	Skill Activity - Cooking - Breakfast and lunch preparation - Breakfast
8.00am – 10.00am	Physical Recreation - Hiking
10.00am – 10.30am	Recess Break
10.30am – 12.30pm	Physical Recreation – Team building
12.30pm – 1.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm – 3.30pm	Physical Recreation – Fun sports
3.30pm – 4.00pm	Camp pack up
4.00pm	Return Home

The hike to the camp site begins, with all students and teachers carrying the things they will use
Camp students Travelling	Arrival in Itumuta
Service at Itumuta begins	Service by students
Fish cleaning for lunch	Service by students
Despite the bad weather, they still smile
The tent set up activity at the camp site
Dinner cooking at camp site	This was dinner
Mrs. Fatiaki serving dinner	Night Activity at the camp site
Open fire cooking	Open fire breadfruit cooking
Basket Weaving activity	Morning bath at the camp site
Basket weaving lesson continues
cocnnut leave basket contents harvesting – green
Hike site
Crab and sea shell collection
Tent dismantling as they prepare to get back

Four teachers accompanied the students. Consent were received from parent. Despite the bad weather both students and teachers enjoyed this activity. The whole program carried out this term for this club was not only enjoyable as it taught the students vital life skills that they might use later.