Gaisce .....Adventure Journey
The Adventure Journey often proves to be the most memorable aspect of Gaisce for participants. It is an opportunity for students to plan, train for and complete an outdoor activity over a number of days/nights as part of a team. It is a unique, challenging and memorable experience that creates strong bonds between participants as well as the opportunity to develop self-sufficiency and leadership skills. Adventure Journeys can take place on land in the form of hiking or cycling, or on water, by canoeing or sailing. The Adventure Journey can be undertaken as an expedition or an exploration.
Expedition vs. Exploration
An Expedition is a journey with a purpose. In an Expedition, the primary focus is on the journeying. More time is devoted to this with less effort put into research and gathering information.
An Exploration is a purpose with a journey. In an Exploration, the primary focus is to observe and collect information relevant to the purpose. More time and effort is spent on this, and consequently less time is devoted to getting from one place to another. The journeying aspect remains significant, however, with a minimum of one third of the activity hours being spent on journeying.
The Girls had a blast , and now look forward to receiving their Bronze Gaisce Award in the near future.
“Adventure is worthwhile.”
Aesop
“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”
A.A. Milne
“If happiness is the goal – and it should be, then adventures should be top priority.”
Richard Branson
“Go outside. Don’t tell anyone and don’t bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day out, to the bus and back home and we cease to see. We walk in our sleep and teach our muscles to work without thinking and I dare you to walk where you have not yet walked and I dare you to notice. Don’t try to get anything out of it, because you won’t. Don’t try to make use of it, because you can’t. And that’s the point. Just walk, see, sit down if you like. And be. Just be, whatever you are with whatever you have, and realise that that is enough to be happy. There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.”
Charlotte Erikson (artist, an author, a songwriter, and founder of the artist collective, Broken Glass Records)
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” –
Jawaharlal Nehru (Author and principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s.)
Girls, we hope that this adventure has inspired you to get out there and to continue to challenge yourself! Whether it’s an extreme sport, a new hobby, getting out to meet new people or just simply trying something new and different… always remember your life is as adventurous and as bold as you make it.
