SP Inter-house Fort Building: 5 September

Friday 5th September saw our annual Inter-house Fort Building Challenge taking place. The brief was a relatively challenging one - 'Build a camouflaged Goatman-proof fort at least a metre above the ground.' An extra challenge was to use 'rope' made from tree bark as part of the construction, a skill imparted just before the event began. 

With Grade 4s partnered with the Grade 7s, and Grades 5 & 6 working together within their houses, there was a protracted flurry of activity, with saws, penknives, and the like being used to excellent effect in Top Woods (no indigenous trees were harmed in the contest, although a few stitches may have been necessary for one unsuspecting hand).

Before too long, some ingenious forts were under construction, and proudly awaiting evaluation by chief judge... well, the only judge, really, Mr "Spiderman" Fleischack, who took his role very seriously, personally testing each fort, however precarious, as part of the scoring process. 

Barbarians' victory roar in assembly on Monday could probably be heard in the forts themselves. They really are proving to be the 'fort fundis', winning 3 of the 4 events since the conception of Inter-house fortbuilding. 

Here's to many more hours of our children honing their skills in areas that matter.