It was a warm sunny day at the dog park near Hellyer College, where the Student Leadership Group tackled ‘Operation Resilience Phase 2’ with the help of our PCYC Personal Trainer, Geoff. When our leadership team arrived, Geoff sat us down on a grass patch to brief us on safety precautions. With our leadership team already showing great listening skills, Mr Hughes picked Caleb and Ebony to be our leaders for the day.

We travelled through different terrains including swamps, grasslands and hills. We dominated the course with excellent problem-solving skills, encouragement and also good communication. After we completed the course, our leaders shared their wisdom, commenting on how we could improve on our leadership skills and work together more effectively. From this experience, we learnt that anything is possible if we all stick together and work together as a collective group. The greatest thing we took away from the day was resilience. We were resilient when it got cold, wet and heavy. It was mentally challenging as well as physically challenging, but in the end, we prevailed and finished the course together. Big thanks to Geoff, Mr Hughes and Elloisz for being there guiding us through this experience.       

Mitchell Burley