Showing posts with label William Pike Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Pike Challenge. Show all posts

Thursday, 26 August 2021

Passion projects - William Pike challenge

 This time at home is an excellent opportunity for Room 4 students to spend time on their individual passion projects.  Todays post is a shout out to James Redpath who has completed his passion project hours. I am super proud of the work James has spent on his project; he is a passionate young farmer who decided to dedicate his hours, training a young heading dog. 
James instigated some help from a local woman, Sam Shaw,  who is an accomplished dog trialist.  He spent two sessions working with her getting valuable tips on working a young dog, giving clear demands and getting good firm control.  He has been helping out with yard work and mustering on his farm, taking what he learnt into his training hours.   Amazing work James.
Other room 4 students are chipping away at their projects learning some amazing life skills such as welding, butchering, gaining confidence with horse riding, crutching sheep, fencing, wood work, carving, learning sign language, training pets, growing native seedlings, knitting and cooking.
Keep up the awesome mahi Room 4.




Thursday, 19 August 2021

William Pike Challenge 2021

 The William Pike challenge is well underway in Room 4 with our first outdoor education trip and community service work.

Last week our class cycled 50km of rugged back country roads. Gnarly hills and rough terrain, challenged our students to persevere, set goals and work hard. Camping overnight beside the McLachlans woolshed provided rest and excitement with a bonfire, spot light and a swim in their dam (for those brave enough!)

A real highlight for me was watching the determination of our students as they pushed hard to get to the top of our 4km climb. It was neat to share our highlights around the campfire and hear that for many this was the most rewarding part of their day.