{"id":6511,"date":"2023-09-26T14:11:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T13:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/?p=6511"},"modified":"2023-11-08T09:14:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:14:53","slug":"duke-of-edinburgh-expedition-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2023\/09\/26\/duke-of-edinburgh-expedition-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6523\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6523\" id=\"longdesc-return-6523\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6523\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26141017\/2003-09_DofE-4-223x300.png\" alt=\"Team KHS clamber up a hill on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool?longdesc=6523&amp;referrer=6511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26141017\/2003-09_DofE-4-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26141017\/2003-09_DofE-4-761x1024.png 761w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26141017\/2003-09_DofE-4-768x1034.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26141017\/2003-09_DofE-4.png 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team KHS clamber up a hill on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>What were the best parts of the expedition experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The camping<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Camping<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Walking with my friends<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Camping<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Getting together<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Building a fire.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>In the tent with my friends<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Camping<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The camping<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Camping<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6514\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6514\" id=\"longdesc-return-6514\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6514\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26135949\/2003-09_DofE-3-169x300.jpeg\" alt=\"A tiny frog found on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool?longdesc=6514&amp;referrer=6511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26135949\/2003-09_DofE-3-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26135949\/2003-09_DofE-3-577x1024.jpeg 577w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26135949\/2003-09_DofE-3.jpeg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tiny frog found on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>What were the most challenging parts of the experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Carrying the heavy bags (x5)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Carrying the bag and walking up the big hill<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Walking up the hill with a bag and a tent on my back<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Walking up the hills<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Walking to the top of the hill and being the only one with my friend to do it<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Carrying the bag up the hills<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The stairs<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Walking up the hill<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Carrying the tent<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6512\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6512\" id=\"longdesc-return-6512\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26135943\/2003-09_DofE-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"A happy member of Team KHS on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool?longdesc=6512&amp;referrer=6511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26135943\/2003-09_DofE-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26135943\/2003-09_DofE-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26135943\/2003-09_DofE-1-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A happy member of Team KHS on the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Describe an example of a problem that arose on the expedition and how you overcame it. (personal or as a team)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>We got lost but we managed to get back on the path<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Got lost then found our way back<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We felt cold at the night so we built a fire<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Got lost but managed to get back on track<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Getting lost we all got together and tried to find our way back<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>My group accidentally walked the wrong way to the campsite but planned another route and got there<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Went the wrong way &amp; found another path<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Went the wrong way and as a team helped each other over the fence<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We got lost and we had to find out way back onto the trail<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Went the wrong way we found another path<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6522\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6522\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6522\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26140738\/2003-09_DofE-5-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"A lovely view from the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26140738\/2003-09_DofE-5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26140738\/2003-09_DofE-5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26140738\/2003-09_DofE-5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2023\/09\/26140738\/2003-09_DofE-5.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lovely view from the Duke of Edinburgh Expedition<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Why do you think it is important to work as a team on an expedition, and how did you get on with each other?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Yes and really good<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>So no one argues<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It\u2019s important to work as a team because you all need to help each other<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>So no one argues<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Incase anything goes wrong like if anyone gets hurt<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Because everyone needs to help to get wherever needs done better<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It\u2019s important because you\u2019d find it harder to do on your own, very well<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To Carry the tent together<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We all had different jobs<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Very well<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did people take on different roles (leader, navigator, motivator, helper, chef) or did you\u00a0all share the different roles?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Yes we all shared<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Yes we all shared<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We all shared the roles.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Yes we all shared<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Yes individuals took wrongs such as the medic, leader and stuff like that<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We all shared the roles but I was reading the map and navigating since I knew how you read maps<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Shared different roles<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We shared<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Yeah<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Yes we all shared<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team of intrepid explorers completed their Duke of Edinburgh expedition this term. 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