Extracurricular Activities

Year 7 Boys and Men Camp Out

Last Friday 6th March, a group of Yearr 7 boys and their male mentors braved the inclement weather, risk of Coronavirus, recent mosquito plagues and toilet paper rationing to camp at school for our annual Year 7 Boys and Men camp out.

The initiative has grown out of the awareness that it is vital for young emerging men to have positive male role models in their life who devote time to them in order to model, support, encourage and assist them as they journey towards becoming the good men that our society needs.

The camp out was an opportunity for boys in Year 7 to invite along their father or another male mentor to spend the evening simply hanging out together, playing dodgeball, basketball, table tennis, and enjoying some good food and conversation. As well as this, the boys and their mentors worked together on creative challenges that pitted them against other pairings.

The whole experience was not only a lot of fun for the boys, but the dads and mentors also enjoyed the opportunity to get to know one another. After plenty of activities, everyone bedded down in their own tents for the night before rising early to pack down tents and enjoy a bacon and egg breakfast then venture home to enjoy the rest of the weekend with their families.

Thank you to Mr Goswell for his organisational and logistical support, Tracey Baillie the canteen manager as well as Kris, Rod and Rogan from the College maintenance crew for the use of their resources and assistance in setting up.  Thank you also to Mr Haworth and Mr Stubbs for coming along to support the initiative through their practical involvement.

But most importantly, thank you must go to the boys whose behaviour was exemplary and to the dads and mentors who took the time and made the effort to participate, I know that the boys really appreciated it.

Tim Davis
Catholic Studies Teacher