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Journey of a lifetime along the Fish River

Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailNovember 16, 2009No Comments2 Mins Read
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A total of 152 St Andrew’s and DSG Grade 10 learners set out on the annual Fish River Journey on Saturday.

The Fish River is full of educational, social and economic interest, and learning will be taken beyond the classroom walls, focusing on team building and personal development.

A total of 152 St Andrew’s and DSG Grade 10 learners set out on the annual Fish River Journey on Saturday.

The Fish River is full of educational, social and economic interest, and learning will be taken beyond the classroom walls, focusing on team building and personal development.

The journey consists of 18 days of hiking, cycling, canoeing, orienteering, running and other activities.

Organiser of the tour, Deon Boshoff said “The Fish River journey is an opportunity to learn in new and exciting ways.

The journey is meant to challenge the participants to extend their boundaries and build their strength and resourcefulness,” adding that each learner experiences personal development on a physical, intellectual, social or spiritual level.

The programme includes leadership development, group dynamics, awareness of self and community engagement.

Learning will be consolidated by reflection in the form of a personal journal to record significant experiences.

At the conclusion of the journey the group will reflect on their experience in a report-back and in further work in the classroom.

Participants have been prepared, through exercises and training, to cope with the physical and emotional challenges of going the extra mile.

They will experience the rigours of the road and the river and there will be times in base camps to rest, reflect and share.

“The journey is meant to be a unique experience. It will be challenging, enjoyable and memorable in ways which, though hard to predict, will be unmistakable and lasting,” said Boshoff.

Paul Edey, St Andrew’s headmaster said: “We hope that children will learn about caring for the earth, strategies for sustainable living and how to improve the quality of human life while living within the capacity of supporting ecosystems.

We hope that in walking through history, prehistory and veld, they will begin the life-long learning habits of observation and reflection.”

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