Our grade 7 overnight
trip to Ontario Pioneer Camp was a thrilling experience that provided many new
and exciting experiences. In the outline
below, the grade seven students that attended the camp will be thoroughly
exploring the activities we did by talking about what we did each day.
On the first day, our
anticipation grew every minute as we took the 2.5 hour bus ride to beautiful,
snowy, Muskoka, after leaving our sad parents.
Once we got there, we went to see our spacious rooms with private
bathrooms; boys on the bottom floor and girls on the top floor, and large
family room. After that we had a
scrumptious lunch, then continued on with activities. We learned our first survival skills during
orienteering with compasses and mapping.
We also did a challenge course that improved our communication skills between
each other. After a healthy and
delicious dinner, we had a night hike, where we learned more about our senses,
especially night vision and enhanced sense of smell.
The next day, we had
three activities which including axe throwing, guided hike, wilderness survival
skill and “Geocaching”, involving GPS devices.
Later that night we played a fun and interactive game in the dining hall
called “Diamond Smugglers, which turned into a really exciting dance
party. After that we watched the Leafs
first playoff game, as well as a movie, “The Hunger Games”. After that we got some snacks and merchandise
from the Tuck shop, before settling onto our rooms for a restful night’s sleep.
On our final day, we
all woke up feeling a little sad because we knew that we were leaving, but that
didn’t stop us from still having fun with our last activity, “The Amazing Race”,
an activity in which the three groups raced each other to complete challenges
created by the counsellors. After the
race, all the groups met in the dining hall one final time and had our last
satisfying meal at camp. We said goodbye
to our incredible counsellors and cabins, as we once again boarded our
bus. On our ride home, we all reflected
on the incredible opportunity we were given.
Ontario Pioneer Camp greatly exceeded all of our expectations and was an
exciting, fresh, new experiences that we will never forget. It was sad to leave, but we will always
remember this trip. Many thanks go to
Ms. Ferreira, Mrs. Wilson, Mme. Morrison and Mr. O’Neill for planning and
taking time from their own families to supervise us, as well as all the
outgoing, knowledgeable and encouraging counsellors.
Jacob, Jillian, Josh,
Julia, Nathan, Natalia, Scottie, Vanessa