Emersyn left for her first school interim trip on a wet, rainy day in October. I was hoping the sun would come to shine upon her and her classmates…but, they spent the adventure weekend in the rain. They all reported to having fun despite the rain. There are six – 5th grade classes of about 18 children. Three classes left Monday to return on Wednesday. The second group left on Wednesday to return on Friday. The first group had drizzle rain, the second group had pouring rain!!

The 5th grade trip is an adventure trip to Nanbeihu, located about 120km/75 miles from Shanghai. The purpose of the trip is to expose students to team building skills, develop a sense of community and foster confidence and independence in the students through a series of outdoor adventure activities. These activities include kayaking, rappelling, jumping to a trapeze from the top of a 10-meter pole (the leap of faith) and other team building fun.