Reflecting on the week

The not so goods
Students can be loud at times...
Students can be very untidy at times...
Students are still young and learning social etiquette...
Students can misuse the power of social networking at times...

The goods
Students can be so funny...
Students can be polite and well mannered....
Students can be thoughtful and considerate...
Students can be caring and supportive when the need arises...
Students can be surprising and change the way others see them...
Students are quick to learn the social expectations that are placed on them...
Students quickly learn new skills, improve those acquired and push boundaries to learn...
Students are young people, still learning, making mistakes and learning from those mistakes...

Every school visit has its highs and lows and there were many highs throughout the week that far outweighs the negatives. For the first time ever I would like to have banned mobile phones from the visit because of social networking but then we would not have captured so many incredible images of the week. How much easier it was in the days when we used the telephone tree to share information and to communicate. The overall memories are positive and I would like to feel that this trip may have sparked an interest in skiing that could last a life time as it has done for so many students in the past. The parents of some of the students on this trip have travelled and skied with me before, let's hope that in years to come our students from this trip will encourage their own children to take up the challenge of strapping on a pair of skis and hitting the slopes.