Mission Survive...Never Give Up, Never Give In.

Mission Survive ----Lister Style!

After a team talk about staying hydrated and the importance of sun safety when surviving in tropical conditions, our little explorers bravely made their way out to the field. Waiting for them  under the shade of his shelter was none other than Bear Grylls! As he directed us to sit around him we eagerly anticipated the rousing team talk we had come to expect from the motivating, positive survivor. We were not disappointed.

We were reminded of the importance of team spirit and working together to survive the challenges ahead. We were taught what to do if we were the victims of a surprise bear attack. Ask your children if they can remember what to do!

Bear taught us why he was called 'Bear'. It is an acronym for:

B - Bravery

E - Enjoyment

A - Adventure

R - Respect

All essential elements of survival.

Just like Bear, we had to learn how to blend into our surroundings just like our Dads' do when they go on exercise. To do this we carefully applied cam cream to our noses and cheeks. Mrs Lewis and Miss Sullivan were used as examples of how NOT to apply it! (Thanks to Mrs Cox and her over enthusiastic face painting skills!)

After being introduced to Bear's team of survival experts, we were ready to get going and face the challenges that lay ahead. We knew that a true survivor tackled challenges with determination and a 'can do ' attitude, if we felt unsure or uneasy we would let our friends words of encouragement help us but we knew we wouldn't be forced to do anything we didn't want to .

Crossing the shark infested waters.

Balancing across fallen trees to traverse a rocky ravine.

Testing our balancing skills further...could we balance across just one tree?

Working as a team to lift vital supplies off the ground to prevent the real bears from getting their paws on them.

Words of encouragement were given freely by the survival experts. We felt proud of our achievements and celebrated them with lots of high fives.

Some of the children decided to commando crawl to their next challenge!

Honing our orienteering skills and listening to a safety brief. Look after the team and the team looks after you.

Water is a vital necessity for survival. It is important to keep hydrated at all times. We had to work together to move our precious supply from one camp to another avoiding deadly obstacles and a very hungry crocodile.

Learning mountaineering skills with one of Bear's trusty survival experts. He told us to never look down and taught us the importance of knot tying.  

Look at that hand over hand action!

All the while we were keeping a careful look out.

Next, we navigated our way across many tricky terrains. Our balancing skills were put to the test on the wobbly bridge.

A sneaky poke around Bear's camp. We found his hidden ration packs and cooked them up for a tasty energy boost...much more appetising than the woodland creatures he offered to catch for us!

Taking it in turns on the night watch. Catching up on some well needed R and R.

We survived!!

We have proven that we have the 'Bear necessities' to survive and were congratulated by a Bear handshake, a certificate and a gooey campfire treat of 'Grylled' marshmallow. 

Thank you to 'Bear' and his expedition team, we wouldn't have survived without you all.

What a Bear-illiant day!!