Everyone had a great time at Castlewellan Castle at the annual CGS SU Summer Camp. The Year 8 pupils were divided up into 8 teams and joined the senior
pupil leaders in a variey of adventures throughout the week. They competed at the Camp Challenge, which was won by the Galapagos Penguins, Camp Contest,
Dorm Inspection and Team Chants.
The day started with breakfast and quiet time before the Camp Challenge which involved netball, volleyball, hockey and tadpole. The ever popular tuck shop
came next before hobby time started. This involved football, rounders, board games, the games room or a run around the lake. After lunch pupils went
on their afternoon activities. Canoeing took place on the beautiful Castlewellan Lake which always seemed to end in an almighty water fight. The Activity
Hike was in the Enchanted Forest where pupils could traverse the Walk of Doom, find their way around the Nightlne, fight the Wizards and try out their
skipping skills in the Time Loop. This was followed by a race around one of the biggest hedge mazes in the world. The Multiathlon included a trip to
Newcastle, some ice cream and a game of Crazy Golf. The fourth activity involved a trip to Bloody Bridge to go Bouldering. Pupils scrambled, swam and
climbed their way up the river before braving the jumps at the end.
Our intrepid explorers returned to the Castle for a well earned dinner before choruses and a talk in the lounge. After this Camp Challenge would take place
on some evenings or the Camp Contests. The contests included an obstacle course, penalty shoot out, bucketball, over/under ball and the polo mint relay
amongst other things. The tuck shop made a second appearance before everyone had a chance to chill out with a late night movie.
It was a fantastic week in beautiful surroundings and everyone agreed that it was a great way to make new friends before school starts at the end of August.
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