Learning Advance 2022

Revolutionary dystopians (destination imagination)

My DI group works quite well together. Even though we have a lot to do I feel like we communicate well and can get things through to each other. It was kind of hard to start things but once we did we got it done. We practiced the script a lot and I tried to participate as much as I could. Still next time I would like to get more done. 

This video is a video of the floating dock on the lake used to get across. Up to ten people are allowed on at once then to move you have to pull the rope. I found this really fun because we had to work together to get across and make a strategy to get there the fastest. A lot of people found it hard though because the water was freezing and everyone got wet.

Something new I tried today was the Chocolate rice crispy square. I really liked it even though a lot of people did not like them. 

Heres a drawing of me on my bunk bed. At break I loved going back to my bed (the top bunk) and just listening to music. It was very fun and relaxing just before getting right back into loon lake activities. 

In this video we did archery. I loved archery and I want do to it again. We learned how to shoot a arrow properly and certain tactics. I ended up being the very last one left and I tried to win by myself but I ended up getting shot. Next time I want to try and hit the target more then just hitting the other players. 

I think this trip really pulled on some peoples emotions on going away and being in a new environment. I know a lot of people that had a really hard time and needed some extra help. But in the end everyone did have a little bit of fun being during a Loon Lake activity or just during break. I believe this trip really pushed people to go out of their comfort zone and explore new things, which can be scary. Everyone had a lot of resources to go to if they needed help and I think it really helped. Not only did we do things like movie night and archery but we worked on DI and learned some things about the Renaissance. This trip had a good variety of fun, work, and break times. I’d love to do something like it again, hopefully in PLP we can soon. 

During this trip there was some very… interesting… photos taken of me. 

One place I found amazingly beautiful so far at Loon Lake is the Panabode centre. I think its very beautiful because it looks like a fancy old cabin. 

I took this photo while we went on our photo walk. I like this photo because its spaced out well and looks pretty. I love how the trail turns in the photo but the people are centred. 

This photo was taken during laser tag. We did archery and laser tag and I really liked them both. I learned how to shoot a arrow better and how to operate a laser tag gun. I would like to do archery again sometime and I think doing this skill helped me towards that. One thing I realized was that it is hard to get a group of people to do one thing as strategy. 

For one, I like going on walks so watching birds on a nature walk would be fun. Then two I like animals so learning about them would be very intresting. 

I think we might learn about birds because last time I went on a school trip like this we did lots of nature walks and looked at all the birds in the trees. We will be in a forest full of wild life so we will probably study them. 

We did some DI (destination imagination) in the sweat box and even though there was a lot of slacking off I think we got a good amount of things done. The sweat box is a small room many people spend a long time in. Its a room to get a lot of things done that a lot of students don’t usually enjoy. In the sweat box we went through our lines many times and made some major decisions. We decided who and how would get things done then what we needed to do. 

Everyday we got a hour of free time and my whole cabin mainly spent it in the lounge. We all hung out together and did fun things together. We did things like push up contests, gymnastics, and even singing. I really liked free time and had a lot of fun during it. 

Every day we got cooked really good food. For breakfast today we got waffles, juice, fruit, and sausages. Everyone I know really liked it including me. The Belgian waffles tasted the best and I’d love to have it again. 

Today was kind of a rocky start. It could have gone way worse but it also could have gone better. The bus ride here was fun and didn’t feel too long. It was a little chaotic but that was to be expected. Once we arrived at loon lake we immediately started our trip with a walk. We were sent to go on a walk and take photos of certain things we had a list of. During the walk we got put into groups and partners but I don’t think we stayed with our assigned people, a lot of people grouped with other people along the way. Also on our walk we had to cross a floating dock along the lake. We would get around ten people on the dock then pull a rope that was connected to a  pulley. It would slowly move us across the lake and then the next group would have to pull the dock back. It was very fun for me but I got pretty wet while pulling the rope. Then after the walk we played a game trying to find little notes around the camp site. Finally after exploring the site we got to get our luggage and find our cabins. A lot of people I know were disappointed in the groups they got but I think everyone settled down eventually. I didn’t get any of the people I wanted to be in a cabin with but I’m actually okay with my group. I like the people I got and I think we work well together. Then after we got into our cabin groups we went down to the gym. We did some quick easy group games in the gym and then it was finally dinner time. We all found our way to the mess hall and started pouring in fast. It was a little bit confusing to understand what food we were supposed to take and what others were supposed to take but we behaved well and got our food. After lunch we had a long break which I had a lot of fun at. In the girls cabin the people upstairs all hung out in the lounge together. We talked, did push up contests, did gymnastics, and a few other things. After the break we had evening fun, which I agreed was quite fun. There was a few options for us to do and I chose board games. A good amount of people were there and we played music. We didn’t get to finish the game but it was very fun. After that we had advisory groups in the room across from the board game room. We didn’t do much other then writing nice notes for each other, sharing our mood, and choosing a name for our group. We chose the name by all going around saying our favourite animal then naming the group what kind of animal we all agreed on. A lot of people said dogs and I said wolf. I said dogs are technically wolves so we should choose wolves. But a few other people chose fish and jellyfish. So we decided to combine the two and cal our group ‘The Wolfafishes” which I think is a great name. After advisory it was time for wind down. Wind down was getting ready for bed and a little free time. It went pretty smoothly and everyone was getting ready for bed pretty fast. Until some information spread around the Cabin. One person got sick and it stressed out a lot of people. Luckily the problem was solved and not much happened after that. At 10:30 it was lights out and we were told to go to bed. It was a little loud for the first hour but people started falling asleep eventually. I had a hard time falling asleep but after listening to some music it was fine.

In this photo we were in wild and immersive. We learned about how to build shelters where to build them. One thing I learned that I didn’t know before was what different kinds of shelters are called (A-frame, lean-to, and tipi). The knowledge we learned I think could really help us if we were in a emergency situation. For example we get lost in a forest and need to stay the night, we now know where and how to build a good shelter. The major thing I realized was that it is hard to get a shelter up even if you think you have a lot of time. Next time I would like to work faster with my group to get it done faster.

First group photo taken (taken by Hannah B) 

Last group photo taken (taken by Ms Willemse)

Today was a very fun active day. We did laser tag and archery which a lot of people haven’t done before. I found it extremely fun and I’d like to do something like that again. Other people seemed to also really like it, but many liked laser tag more then archery. I definitely loved archery more and I wish we could have done it for longer. 

Drawing of me going on a hike for our next PLP field study: 

I believe I’ll learn just as much or even more the next time we go on a PLP field trip. I learned a lot on this one and I made a lot of great memories. I’m very excited for our next trip and I can barely wait. One thing that could be challenging is actually getting another field study. Hopefully Covid-19 gets better and we are allowed to go on another trip. Next time I think I’ll be as excited but slightly nervous like I was for Loon Lake. I will definitely know how to pack better next time, I won’t bring what I found out I don’t need and I’ll bring what I realized I should of packed. After this trip I feel like I am more experienced with this sort of thing and I can be more ready for next time.

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