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The Expedition for the Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition was very challenging yet enjoyable. On the way to the South Coast, was quite nervous about the day. I told Aliyah and Rees “Something is going to go wrong. I have a feeling it will.” They replied “Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.” We walked with Mr Dean and our assessor to a bridge and waited as the other groups were dismissed to begin their journey. I took a step forward and tripped and my bad feeling was enhanced as it was before we even started walking. After a few hours, everyone’s spirits remained high until one dreaded acknowledgement: we were lost. Not only that, Rees ended up falling into a pond with a very important item, our map. This day was not going well! With a few injuries, we all felt we needed a break and decided that we needed to get back on track. We turned to our compass and our wet map which started to rip and managed to get back on course. It took several hours to get back on our route. We were glad that it was not dark yet and made a pact to get to the campsite before sunset. It was very difficult but we managed to persevere through all the extra walking we did and we eventually got to the campsite before sunset. We were ecstatic that we got through it. Some things did go wrong but by working as a team we got through it. By Day 2, we were all feeling stiff and tired. We decided that we would take 2 maps just in case to avoid getting lost. We planned when we would take our breaks and we were very self sufficient when it came to food. This experience was much shorter than the previous day, for which many of us were grateful. We continued to follow our route and ended up finding Foxhole Campsite after a tiring walk on the stone pathway. The sun was shining, making it even more difficult to walk across it. By the time we reached a junction, I noticed that we were extremely close to the campsite. We travelled uphill and noticed 3 tents in an area that was fenced off. These were Mr Dean’s, Mr Biggs’, and Miss Sullivan’s tents so we went into the area. We were delighted in being the first group there after the day we had previously. The group that left first arrived at the campsite about 30 minutes after us with the other group arriving soon after them. As evening came, there was an intense card game between some of the guys which made everyone burst into fits of laughter. Day 3 was the most fun for all of us on the whole expedition. We journeyed along the Seven Sisters cliff and battled the monstrous wind that blew us side to side. We met up with the other groups and decided that we should all walk together as we were very near to the edge of Beachy Head. Mr Dean wanted to walk with us to make sure that we were safe and not falling off a cliff (I’m glad he did) I was running out of energy and if an enormous gust of wind had arrived, I would have fallen. I was slightly glad that the wind was there as it helped me to keep going through the journey of which we were near to completing. Travelling downhill was heaps of fun. A Challenging Expedition I ended up running downhill (not by choice – thanks again wind) and became the’ leader of the pack’ for a short while, which was unexpected as I’m always towards the back of the group. We stopped for lunch at Birling Gap and met Mr Biggs with the minibus. Soon after, we continued up the hill and got to Belle Tout Lighthouse where we met Paul and Harmeet who came running behind us. They walked with us until we reached Beachy Head Countryside Centre. We each got on the minibus and everyone let out a sigh of relief as we completed this challenging expedition but we were each better off for doing it. I and the rest of the Silver DofE students at Cranford would like to thank Mr Dean, Mr Biggs, Ms Sullivan, Paul and Harmeet for helping to organise our Silver Expedition and for taking time out of their schedules to come with us. Without them, this fantastic opportunity would not be possible. None of us would be doing it without Mr. Dean’s excellent organisational skills and the amount of preparation and commitment he has put in for us to get this Silver D of E award. Kishan Shah (year 11 - D of E student) 10
This year was the second year we have run the Bronze D of E award at Cranford. The year 10 students were very enthusiastic and we ended up with a group of 19 going forward to the final expedition in June 2013. The students had worked extremely hard all year to complete the required training and ensure that they were prepared for the 2 day expedition in the North Downs. Thanks to Ms Ledlie, Ms Hibbins, Mr Singh, Ms Cousins and Mr Parris for running the final expedition so well and giving the students such a fantastic experience. As with last year’s bronze expedition, it rained fairly hard overnight leaving the tents wet through but all the staff and students were nice and dry inside them. The students were fantastic all weekend and deserved to pass the award. Their navigation skills certainly improved between the practice weekend and their assessment weekend. All that needs to be done now is for them all to complete their D of E in order for them to receive their awards in the spring. Well done and we look forward to seeing some of you next year for the Silver Award. Simon Dean (D of E Leader / Assistant Head of School) Our Visit to Hampton Court On Thursday, 11th July 2013, a summery London day, a lucky group of students explored the historical Hampton Court Palace situated in the heart of Richmond Borough. Throughout the term we have been learning about fascinating and famous places in London and we were fortunate to get to tour one of these in great detail. We arrived at the Palace in the school minibus, driven by Mr Singh who made us laugh throughout the short journey. We almost thought we had gone back in time when we were greeted by a posh lady dressed in costume of the time. We wondered if she could even have been the ghost of Henry VIII’s second wife! But fortunately she was just an actress. One of the most fantastic sights was the beautiful, ancient chapel where we got to see the crown, but to our disappointment we could not take photographs of this incredible room. The boiling hot sun did not ruin our day. We felt excited, overjoyed, happy, amazed, joyful and grateful to have been given the experience to go. Thank you. Weronika Pizyzycka, Asfandyar Jehangir, Ritik Anupkemar, Suleyman Ayobi, Tejwiet Singh, Hassain Saeed, Deeqa Abdi, Karan Prasad, Norbert Pruski Umol, Khair nur, Weronika Pizyzycka (year 7) Adelina Nicil Hantig, Nasro Mohammed, Tawos Abdullah (year 8) and Nagaad Abdi (year 9) 11
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