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!
Team KHS clamber up a hill on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
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
A tiny frog found on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
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
A happy member of Team KHS on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
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
A lovely view from the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
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
