Senior Antics

As part of our Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) program the senior class spent last Thursday with the team at the Rotoiti Outdoor Education Lodge on their high ropes course and stand up paddle boards. First up it was the high ropes with the class splitting into two, one group heading to the 'Pamper Pole" where you climb and stand on top of a 5m pole then with trust in your teammates below you take a leap of faith to try and hit a dangling red buoy. The second group headed to the 'Dangling Duo' where working in teams of two they attempted to climb a dangling giant ladder with the rungs getting increasingly further apart the high you go. No only are you in a team of two helping each other up the rungs but you also rely on the team on the ground, not only to prevent you from falling but also to give you that added lift to get onto the next rung.

After conquering the high ropes, it was time to cool off so off to West Bay we went. Each student claimed a paddleboard or a spot on the giant paddleboard the 'Big Tahuna' and following the safety and how-to briefing they were off. While the sun was hot and the air warm the lake still had a bit of a nip to it, so getting on the paddleboards was accompanied by piecing shrieks as kids toppled off the boards...some more intentionally than others.

The paddle around the peninsular was fantastic with some paddleboard challenges thrown in, yogo positions on the boards, walking from front to back without falling in, switching between boards and for those that didn't fall in, well, they may have been splashed.

Following the paddleboarding the students were back on the high ropes with each group trying the different activity. Again there was heaps of encouragement and trust as the teams worked together to get pairs up the dangling ladder and support the jumpers on the pamper pole.

​What a truly fantastic day and it really makes you appreciated the amazing area we live and go to school in.