Week 1 – The Shieling Project

We are safely on the bus and have just departed for Milton. We’ve had a FANTASTIC day at the Shieling Project. All of the children were a true credit to the school and to their parents/carers. The weather wasn’t always on our side but the children demontrated true perseverance, resilience and determination. I am very proud of each and every one of them.

Today was just an introduction to the week’s planned activties. A 20 minute walk up the track involved some introductions to the wildlife and exploration of the environment. We had a tour of the site and then got to work preparing the logs to make our shelter to ensure the pizza oven is kept in tact as at the moment the shelter is crumbling. The children worked in pairs to strip the logs and some of them even had a turn of the axe. This is all very much a work in progress and we will continue to work on the project each week with other children from other schools also contributing.