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Scouts : Peak
PEAK is a week long training adventure for Scouts run over Easter week in Caponalea Outdoor Education Centre is Kerry. For any scouts over the age of 14 with hiking experience who wishes to be challenged this is a unique opportunity. It is an intense roller coaster of a week; from 21st - 28th March 2008, participants are immersed in a week of challenge and adventure. The week has been preparing them for: team building, leadership, navigation, orienteering, initiative exercises, route planning, mountain skills....
Teamwork, self reliance, problem solving, a spectacular setting facilitated by experienced and enthused staff all contribute to a unique personal development experience. PEAK veterans have more than just a deserved reputation; they are the ones who take the initiative, the ones willing to take the lead, willing to share their skills with others. But most of all they're not afraid to make mistakes and learn from them. They know what its like to be in the dirt and to hav to recover!
PEAK is open to Scouts:
- between the ages of 14 and 16
- who have completed at least 1 Sionnach/ MPC and /or have good mountaineering experience
- who are physically fit
- who have an interest in learning the finer points of mountain navigation
- who embrace challenge
PEAK costs €220 and there are only 36 places
What the Participants say:
- "I dont want to go home!!!"
- "I wish I'd prepared more so I'd have been fitter"
- "I have learned a lot about map and compass & I feel I work better with a tram now than before I came"
- "It was one of the best experiences of my life so far"
- "thank you, it was so much fun"
- "Peak was absolutely amazing. It was challenging and tough going but that’s what made it so good. The Expedition was brilliant, totally relying on ourslves as a group, that was the good bit. It was an unbelievable experiance, the whole thing, making new friends, learning new things and having the brilliant view of the Kerry landscape. It was just one hell of a week I will never forget."
PEAK is a unique opportunity for any scout and a great investment for any troop. If you would like to learn more about PEAK and how to apply please feel free to e-mail: peak@sionnach.org or call Scouting Ireland, 01 4956300, at any time.