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Challenge in the

Wilderness - Outward

Bound® Hong Kong

Training Camp

 Good bye and thank you
Have you ever taken part in an adventure that really pushed you to very much.Let’s go home!
your limits? Can you imagine how you could survive on an isolated
island for three days? Our students experienced this ‘challenge in
the wilderness’ when they had to stay for three days, without their  We all did it finally.
mobile phones, in the Outward Bound® Hong Kong Training Camp, HEHE~~
Tai Mong Tsai, Sai Kung.

The Outward Bound® Hong Kong Training Camp was held
from 15th to 17th April, 2019. Twelve students from form three
participated in the training camp organised by Outward Bound®
Hong Kong, Sai Kung. The Four Pillars of this camp are self-
reliance, physical fitness, compassion and craftsmanship.  Some people even
tried to jump more
than once “I am
To help our students step out of their comfort zones, the first loving it!”
adventure was long and tiring 8 hour (or more) hike. Besides that,
students were able to learn some wilderness survival skills, for  It is much higher than you think,
example, constructing a raft and sailing it to the middle of the but we are still taking a deep
breath and stepped out after
ocean and back again, learning to cook dinner without using gas the whole team counting 1,2,3.
or electricity, and experience sleeping in a tent. For most students,
the memorable moment was jumping into the sea from a plank
which was raised higher than eight meters from the water.

In this camp, we hope that our students learnt to work together
and better communicate as a team. Moreover, that they are now  Some people
equipped with some independent life skills. The most important even tried to
jump more
thing was to help them discover and develop their potential through than once “I
facing these challenging experiences in an unfamiliar setting. am loving it!”

Mr Sun Ka Wa visited the group during the camp, and was very
impressed by these 12 students. At the end of the camp, he
and the students were all overjoyed when the group received a
certificated issued by Outward Bound® Hong Kong. “I was proud
to see our students achieving and succeeding. Although it was
definitely exhausting for them, they all went home with a strong
heart and wonderful memories.”

 Let’s take the last big group photo with
our two great coaches.