Well 12 days have flown by and words cannot express the incredible time we have had. The Grade 8s have exceeded expectations on all accounts whether they were trekking through Zues' birth place; River Neda, exploring ancient ruins and running in the first olympic stadium in Olympia, performing in an amphitheatre in Ancient Messini or travelling back in time to Ancient Athens to explore the Acropolis, and learn about where democracy was born. They even tackled a sleepover on the beach and participated in sea turtle conservation. Their words capture the trip in each post and comment they made. I encourage you to read their posts.
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| River Neda Walk |
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| Start line at Olympia! |
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Abby and Paris tapped into their construction creativeness
and built bamboo beds! |
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Apparently the sand is more comfortable than the
mats! |
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waking up to the sunrise on the beach is the best
alarm clock ever. |
The town of Kyparissia loves the group of Canadians that visit each year. This group has made an especially significant impact, many relationships with locals were formed and will hopefully continue. We will keep working with the Archelon group to help with the loggerhead turtle conservation efforts, as Kyparissia is the second largest breeding ground in Europe for this endangered species, (the status has been moved to threatened because of this groups efforts). Our connection with NOKY, the local triathlon club provides a great opportunity for the students to build global relationships and be exposed to the three sport event, (the word is of Greek origin,
tries (three) and
athlos (sport).
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The mural the school painted last year at the NOKY pool. The pool has now been up and running for two years
thanks to the initial efforts of the Vincent family and carried on by SMUS. |
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| NOKY & SMUS post triathlon. The top 3 from each category were recognized and we all received medals from Yannis. |
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| The medalists. |
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| The start of the 500m swim. |
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Our last night at the Kanellakis hotel. Marianna was with us every evening providing us with delicious meals
to refuel for our next adventure. |
The chaperone team, consisting of myself, Mr. Abrioux and Mr. Doland, made this trip run seamlessly and I could not imagine this trip without them! The Vincent's, for the second year have been an invaluable addition to the trip.
It was neat to see the bonds begin to form, as they are going to officially be SMUS students this fall. The locals, Yannis and the Woodgate's provided the local experience for the group, which made the trip a once in a lifetime opportunity.
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| Methoni castle - in front of the Bourtzi, (prision). |
Cheers to another successful trip with an amazing group of students. Already looking forward to next year! Check out the photo albums below for further insight into the trip.
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