Our team of intrepid explorers completed their Duke of Edinburgh expedition this term. They all completed a questionnaire with their thoughts. Enjoy the insight into life in the Lomond Hills!

What were the best parts of the expedition experience?

• The camping
• Camping
• Walking with my friends
• Camping
• Getting together
• Building a fire.
• In the tent with my friends
• Camping
• The camping
• Camping

What were the most challenging parts of the experience?

• Carrying the heavy bags (x5)
• Carrying the bag and walking up the big hill
• Walking up the hill with a bag and a tent on my back
• Walking up the hills
• Walking to the top of the hill and being the only one with my friend to do it
• Carrying the bag up the hills
• The stairs
• Walking up the hill
• Carrying the tent

Describe an example of a problem that arose on the expedition and how you overcame it. (personal or as a team)

• We got lost but we managed to get back on the path
• Got lost then found our way back
• We felt cold at the night so we built a fire
• Got lost but managed to get back on track
• Getting lost we all got together and tried to find our way back
• My group accidentally walked the wrong way to the campsite but planned another route and got there
• Went the wrong way & found another path
• Went the wrong way and as a team helped each other over the fence
• We got lost and we had to find out way back onto the trail
• Went the wrong way we found another path

Why do you think it is important to work as a team on an expedition, and how did you get on with each other?

• Yes and really good
• So no one argues
• It’s important to work as a team because you all need to help each other
• So no one argues
• Incase anything goes wrong like if anyone gets hurt
• Because everyone needs to help to get wherever needs done better
• It’s important because you’d find it harder to do on your own, very well
• To Carry the tent together
• We all had different jobs
• Very well

Did people take on different roles (leader, navigator, motivator, helper, chef) or did you all share the different roles? 

• Yes we all shared
• Yes we all shared
• We all shared the roles.
• Yes we all shared
• Yes individuals took wrongs such as the medic, leader and stuff like that
• We all shared the roles but I was reading the map and navigating since I knew how you read maps
• Shared different roles
• We shared
• Yeah
• Yes we all shared