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Posted on May 22 2018
At Forest Park, one of the key ways in which we enrich the curriculum is through real-life experiences and trips. One of the most important of these is the residential experience, where children live with each other, develop their interpersonal skills and help them to become better leaders, as well as building trust and respect. Year 3 and 4 children had a fabulous time on their recent Castleton residential trip. We asked them to write about their experiences and here's what they had to say...
My first impression of Losehill YHA
When I got to Castleton I thought it was a lovely village. Then we got to Losehill and I was so excited I nearly screamed because I had never been on a two night stay before. I smiled so much, my jaw was hurting loads! - Eva
My first impression of Losehill was that it was going to be a massive outdoor adventure and that I was definitely going to get lost… and turns out I was right because I got lost millions of times! - Emily
My dormitory
In my dormitory I read my book in bed. It was fun reading in bed when everyone else was also reading in bed. - Theo
It was very big and didn’t look old like the walls on the outside of the building. The beds were comfy, cosy and warm. It would be better if there was one more cupboard! - Freya
My biggest challenge
My biggest challenge was probably the Jumblies challenge because it was really hard but it was still fun! It was hard because we kept on going around in circles and I almost got lost. That’s how big Castleton is! - Donovan
My biggest challenge was the catapult building challenge. It was tough and tricky but we worked through it and we did it. It felt amazing. - Xander
My favourite meal
My favourite meal was breakfast because you had a choice of what to get. I had an English breakfast. - Connie
My favourite food was the chocolate fudge cake because it was so tasty! – Ziyu
The funniest thing that happened
The funniest thing that happened was that our roommate was eating a load of snacks in bed. It was silent and we could hear her munching away at her snacks. - Elinor
The funniest thing that happened was when we were playing truth or dare and one of our roommates had to put a t-shirt on his head, shake it around and say ‘Waga-waga-waga!’ - Sumed
Remembering your favourite part
My favourite part was the archery because I was really good at it. We were hitting pictures at Vikings first and I got him on the nose first time! - Avel
One of my favourite parts was when one of the girls fell into the mud and got her shoe all muddy. - Georgia
Click here to see the photographs of our trip.