Why School Camps Should Not Be Banned
School camps are always a great hit for kids. This is the perfect opportunity to learn in New Zealand amazing outdoors. The bad thing is, the Ministry of Education is soon going to ban school camps for all of our children. But why shut down these great opportunities for kids? Fantastic learning for all our kids; they have a splendid time. I'm against this ban.
School camps provide kids with a enjoyable outdoor learning experience. Camp staff do all they can to keep our kids safe and healthy, with great food and attention. For kids, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. If it were to be banned, what would kids get? Although it's expensive, it's way worth it. "Why not stop it"? The Board of Trustees would say, though for kids', it's a great experience.
For kids, school camps are a little slice of heaven. Provides experience in the New Zealand outback. Flying Foxes, Archery, the enjoyment is endless for our kiwi kids. Would you rathe your kids stuck in the forest with no experience or with?nIf the Board of Trustees let us keep camps in one place, I would support college, because it's he longest period of schooling years, so more camps for our camps for our kids!
Now compare Yr 0's with Yr 13's. Year 0;s have never been to camp, now never will. Yr 13's have been to camps galore, all around the Auckland region. Yr 13's have had more fun in their lives, then a Yr 0. To make a year memorable, you would need a dozen day trips or a school camp. So, longer or shorter?
So, what side are you on? Do you want your children to have wilderness experience, or not? Have the time of their life? So, with all the ban, it's the worst the Board of Trustees and Ministry of Education could've come up with. I'm strongly against this ban.
By Ryan Nowacki, Editor of the New Zealand Herald
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