Year 8 Green Bird Expedition to Mui Wo – 9th December

Dear Year 8 Parents and Guardians,

As part of the Green Bird award, which all Year 8 students are currently undertaking, there is an expedition component to complete. This component will be completed during school hours on Friday 9th December, when the year group will hike from Discovery Bay to Mui Wo.

There will be two route options:

1. The Nim Shue Wan/Trappist Monastery route (approximately 7km)
2. The more physically challenging Tiger’s Head route (approximately 9km)

As I have explained to students in assembly this week, to qualify for the more challenging Tiger’s Head route, they must have already successfully walked the route before. I have also stressed to the students that due to the physical demands of this route, their parents will need to verify that they have completed the route before.

Please could you have a conversation with your child about the expedition and which route is most appropriate for them. Please indicate on the jotform here which route your child will be taking for the expedition. Each route to Mui Wo will be fully staffed. All students will need to wear their PE kit and appropriate trainers for the hike. They will need to bring enough water (a minimum of two litres), a sun hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, a packed lunch and a snack.

All students will attend tutor time in the morning followed by an assembly led by myself, where I will go through the timings and expectations for the day, before we set off. We will eat our packed lunches in Mui Wo and then return to DBIS by coach at approximately 2.30pm. The students’ normal timetable will be collapsed for the day, therefore they can head home straight away upon arriving back in DB.

The coach back to DB will cost HK$45 per student. Please could this be handed to our Secondary receptionist by Monday 28th November.

If you have any questions about the expedition, please email me at [email protected].

It will be an exciting and rewarding day for all students.

Kind regards,

Neil O’Maonaigh-Lennon
Head of Year 8

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