Another long and very successful day. The students have improved quickly and by the end of the morning’s skiing all of the staff were both very impressed and very surprised! On another positive, all of the students are remembering to put the correct kit on in the mornings and independently beginning to put on their ski boots and skis, even if a couple did wear the wrong ski boots for the day.
A few students got a bit overconfident today which resulted in some hilarious mishaps with one student getting 1-1 tuition. but I will spare them the embarrassment of mentioning them by name!
Everybody has now mastered the infamous travelator and a number of students have been on the gondola and a chairlift. Conditions were better today with some heavy snow at the top of the mountain, rain and clearer weather on the lower slopes.
This evening, students had an opportunity to pop to the local supermarket to spend some of their pocket money – you can probably guess what most came back with, yes that’s right – more crisps and sweets! They then settled down to dinner followed by swimming at the local pool.
Today’s ski awards go to:
Kamikaze – Tom Pugh for crashing into another students (see picture)
Poser – Tom Priest a very stylish skier
Donut of the day – Ethan taking a slight detour on his way down
From the slopes of St. Johann in the Tirol, Mrs Wycherley writes:
After 4 countries, 3 airports, 2 planes and a couple of short coach journeys we arrived in resort all excited for the week ahead. A lovely spaghetti Bolognese cooked for us by the hotel and students were ready for bed (eventually).
Day 1 on the slopes with another early start to be kitted with skis, boots and poles. All in all, the lessons and the first day went really well, some first-time skiers who definitely made progress throughout the day and are looking forward to bigger and longer slopes over the next few days, and the more experienced skiers getting to go up to the middle station and experience some of the longer runs.
The first evening’s entertainment was bowling which saw some great competitive spirit with some unique technique.
Today’s ski awards went to:
Kamikaze – Jhoti for crashing into a lot of people throughout the day!
Poser – Leighton for thinking he is too good for his group already!
Donut of the day – Joey for losing control and crashing onto the concrete in front of ski hire before lessons had even started!
We also had the pleasure of sharing Jay’s 15th birthday with him and celebrated with a song and a cake.
Another year and another fantastic day for our year 7s to see the CBSO at Symphony Hall! The students heard familiar pieces such as Bolero and the Harry’s Wonderous World from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Students described the day as ‘spectacular’ and ‘enthralling’. A truly inspiring day for the cohort with a newfound love for orchestral music!
Final breakfast this morning! The pancakes 🥞 that have been a morning staple for most students were enjoyed for the last time! I did joke with the pancake chef this morning that he will be out of a job tomorrow when there is not a queue of 30 hungry students to cook for!
After breakfast, students enjoyed a final splash in the pool, then there was just time to pack and take a group picture!
We have made it through the airport checks and we are now waiting at the gate area. Our flight is scheduled for take off on time, so we should arrive back in the Uk at the expected time! I will email parents but we are hoping that our ETA at Earls will be 1:30am!
Well, marvellous Monday has been quite emotional. I think everyone was feeling the reality of the fact that we have to return to the UK tomorrow and that today was the last chance to work with some of the most fantastic children The Gambia has to offer. Lots of the students have registered the fact that these children are very happy and full of life, even though they have absolutely nothing. Love and people, both family and friends as well as communities, are fundamentals here!
This morning some students went to St. Joseph’s to work with students whilst others went to Wisdom School.
This afternoon a group of 12 students went to complete the painting project whilst the others returned to Omega School.
From this… …to this!
Following this, students had a final trip to the supermarket (mango juice may be a firm favourite on shopping lists from here on) and then a quick stop at the ice cream parlour!
The students had a great time in the pool this evening and we combined swimming with an Earls karaoke session… how fortunate for all the other guests in the hotel! 🤣
We have just enjoyed our final evening meal together at the hotel and now there is live entertainment for the students to enjoy.
After a looooong day of travelling, we all arrived safely in The Gambia. Students did exceptionally well, considering how sleep deprived we all were by the end of the day! The day finished off with dinner and some fantastic live entertainment, which saw our students moving and grooving to the beats!
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