Water Safety Day - Outdoor Event #2

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Part of the challenge of leading the first year is all the logistics and paperwork required to set up each event. I also set myself the challenge of keeping the cost of the WPCA program as low as possible for the students and their families.




An email announcing an event co-hosted by WPCA and Drowning Prevention NZ was a welcome surprise - providing a low-cost outdoor event with the added bonus of mingling with students from other schools and a water safety theme providing valuable learning for the young people. 




A highlight for me from this event was having a go at something new - SUP (stand up paddle) boarding.

The highlight for the students was the moment when I fell off! 

 

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