Last month our Public Services students took off on an adventure and finished their studies with an expedition to the Lake District. Their week-long trip was both challenging and fun…

Monday saw the group start off with an exciting mountain bike activity through Whinlatter Forest, and starting to adjust to eating only rations and doing “proper stove cooking”.



As a last treat after they’d completed the exercise, the group went down into Keswick to buy whatever food they liked (most orders were for ice lollies or ice cream!), and watched the England football game. And finally, Friday involved packing everything away and returning home.

 

Here’s what our students had to say about the experience:

Paul: “My experience on this year’s expedition was amazing. This year was a real challenge and a good challenge but it was definitely worth it. The biggest challenge on the expedition was Scafell Pike which we did in ridiculous heat, but as we all climbed as a team everyone was pushing each other to continue a little bit further. This was an experience I’ll never forget.”

 

Ella: “The end of year expedition for me has been both a challenge and a celebration of everything we've done during the previous year. Alongside taking part in activities we were able to spend quality time with our friends on the course.

I could lie and say that it's all easy, but truthfully there were many different aspects of the expedition that were very challenging, and needed a lot of determination; much like with the rest of the course and looking ahead, similar to what would be required for a career within the Public Services.

For me, one of these challenging times was climbing Scafell Pike, which even in regular conditions isn't the easiest, but combined with the heat we were in at the time, it was made more difficult. However, for the feeling you get when you reach the summit, it's all worth it.”

 

Kyle: “I think the expedition was very well planned and very enjoyable. Because of the expedition I feel more confident, and my communication, teamwork and survival skills have improved so much. The expedition was worth every single penny and I would recommend this to everyone.”

 

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