Rosmini Year 8 Camp

On Monday, the 12th of May, approximately 180 Year 8 students from Rosmini College went on camp to Motutapu Island, and we had a blast! 

After the ferry dropped us off at Motutapu Island, we had about a 3 hour walk before we got to camp. Despite the walk being tough, it was worth it because we got to see some amazing sights. Within the first 10 minutes, my group spotted 3 dolphins and 2 orcas!! Along the way we also saw some old bunkers that looked to us like they could have been supply storage from the war, and the stretch to camp involved walking over huge and loose rocks for about 45 minutes. 

We had 12 activities over the course of 3 days, so our days were action-packed with lots of fun challenges. The activities included High Ropes, Raft Building, Archery, Rock Climbing, Confidence Course, Snorkelling, exploring the old army base, Kayaking, and the Survivor Challenge. The high ropes activity involved climbing up a suspended cargo net and being belayed down. The confidence course was made up of different activities, including hurdles where we were attached to a rope and had to have a spotter under us because the hurdles were so tall. The survivor challenge was an activity that consisted of a lot of different challenges, such as completing a puzzle in complete silence, crawling under a low cargo net in the dirt, and going over a metal rope with wood on the sides for balance, over some tyres being held up by string and over a metal rope with no wood on the sides but a bit of rope above your head for some balance.

Our parent helpers had to cook all of our camp food and we had some yummy meals.

At night, we played fun outdoor night games such as spotlight and predator vs prey. Once we were (supposedly) tired out, we had to bring our sleeping bags and pillows outside to settle for sleep on the concrete court.  After what felt like an eternity (but probably more like an hour), we were allowed to quietly head into our dormitory, where we were allowed to go to sleep.

Camp was great for getting to know people that you didn't really know before and to make some new friends.

Article by Carter Gilchrist