Grade 3-7 went on a long-awaited ski and snowboard trip! We had tried to plan it for earlier in the year, but were thwarted by the lack of snow. The snow gods finally smiled down on us in March and we made it happen! This was all planned by the NSOP teacher, so I can't really take much credit for the planning. She did an excellent job, but she plans a lot of trips and this one was a little rushed because we were just so excited for having snow finally! The whole trip just kept having hilarious (in hindsight) problems.
1: One of the teachers didn't confirm if he was meeting us in Zeballos or if he was meeting us on the road....That was up in the air because we have no cell phone service....but it worked out and he caught us before we left.
2: She couldn't find the keys for the bus. Eventually found them.
3: We couldn't find the addresses of the students (We were picking them up at home). We found ONE address and used that student to help us find the rest of the students.
4: We were late leaving Zeballos because of above noted problems.
5: We had to stop and put snow chains on the bus. This was her first time doing it, so she was extremely nervous and stressed that it wasn't working. We were all covered in mud by the end of the day because of those chains!
6: Most of the students do not have their own snow clothes, so we needed to get each student into the NSOP clothes without fights. This went surprisingly smooth.
7: The mountain didn't have enough snowboards for everyone, so a few of the younger students were upset.
However, the students had a great time and all of them participated in the lessons. The Mt. Cain staff said that they were impressed with our students behaviour, which is a huge plus for me! Despite all of the problems, it was a good experience.
This is the only picture that I had without student's faces! It's Sarah, trying to look happy as she struggles to get the chains on the bus. I have so much respect for this lady!
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