What a whirlwind of opportunities and experiences for our Class 5/6 students over the last few weeks! An excellent excursion to the Denmark Agricultural College, High school transition day and, of course, camp and the Greek Olympics. Amongst all this we have been working our way stoically through our Ancient Greece main lesson and rehearsing our play, not to mention preparing for our spring festival. Phew!

Like the Greeks of old we boldly drove our chariot (Thanks to Bill our expert charioteer) to the distant and exotic lands of the North. In Perth we camped at the Bickley Outdoor recreation camp and participated in many adventurous activities such as climbing and search and rescue. After an exciting albeit spartan and slightly sleep deprived night in our tents we dusted ourselves off for a visit to the city. This included a tour of Kings Park, the Art Gallery and a Buddhist temple. Meditation and origami lotus flowers were a highlight! On the Friday Class 6 conquered their fears at the adventure camp whilst Class 5 covered themselves in glory at the Greek Olympics.  After the Olympics we rendezvoused at the wonderful Bibra lake playground and then ventured into the heart of Fremantle for a Greek meal.  Finally, we returned to Perth Waldorf School to see the Class 7 Play, The Greening, written and directed by their teacher Kevin Mazzer. It was certainly inspiring for us to see with our own play coming up. On Saturday, the long return journey was lightened by songs, games and the joyful spirits of the class.  With the odyssey over, tired children fell into the waiting arms of very relaxed and civilized looking parents and dishevelled and exhausted teachers returned slowly home to enjoy the underrated pleasures of peace and quiet.

I and every member of our Class 5/6 community would like to express a huge and heartfelt thank you to Jacqui, Bill and Tegan for going above and beyond expectations to ensure that our children had this wonderful experience.

Ashley