We have been training hard for Cross Country, beginning with runs around school and progressing to a practice run on Worser Bay Beach.
Cross country is a chance to practise the skill of setting ourselves a goal and working towards it. Our goal was to run all the way around the course. When we first started practising, not all our students thought they could do this. Training for cross country is a golden opportunity for our students to experience how, by dialling up their Bravery and using their Perseverance, they can do things they did not realise were possible.
Practising on the beach gave us a chance to rehearse how the run works on the big day and where it goes. We also got in training for cheering each other on. Luckily, we had some big Seniors to help guide us along the route and give us lots of encouragement to keep going right to the end.
When the big day arrived, we were so lucky with a glorious, sunny afternoon.
... including mountaineering up the sand dune.
We made it! It's a great feeling and really something to celebrate when we set ourselves a goal and work hard to achieve it.
It's also great to take the opportunity to have a post-run hangout with friends at the beach.
We are so proud of how our Autahi students took on this new challenge with so much Zest. We hope that they are feeling a great sense of Positive Accomplishment that they can carry into other areas of their life and learning. Go Autahi!
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