We recently took our Year 10 DofE participants on their 2nd practice hike out in Lee Valley Country Park.

Separated into 3 groups, the boys followed their maps on a circular route. They did well with no mishaps or extra miles being walked! All had a go at map reading and, overall, had a good time bonding with each other.

They completed 5 1/2 miles in a decent enough time of 2 hours. We shall be moving on to longer and slightly more challenging walks for the next practices.

One obstacle that had to be overcome was a flooded area that needed to be crossed; the debate was: walk through as fast as possible and hope for the best (as Mr Wragg & Mr Smith did!) OR boots and socks off and go barefoot (as Mrs Field & Mrs Miller did) – who do you think had warm comfy feet to finish the walk off !! And the boys…..well there was a mix of soggy and dry trainers 🙂

The DofE Leaders enjoyed it as well;’ it’s nice to see the boys ‘out of the school environment’. Participating in, and delivering the DofE programme is rewarding and an achievement for both staff and students.

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