In December, together with teachers and professional leaders, L5, U5 and L6 students experienced a memorable 5 day trip to Minya Konka. The trip is related to The Duke of Edinburgh Award. The overall aim of the trip is to foster team-work and strengthen self-confidence coupled with basic survival skills.

Day 1:

Students travelled from MCC to KangDing by bus. The 7 hour bus trip to KangDing was a delight of wonderous sights and colours.

On arrival, the students checked into the hotel, freshened up and enjoyed a delicious meal. After dinner, the students, together with local Tibetan friends cheerfully engaged in a game of GouZhuang, and Tibetan dance in the KangDing Square.

Day 2:

The entire city is surrounded by 3 impressive mountains. On the second day, the students hiked the back mountain of Kangding County, which is 3100 metres above sea-level.

The students were also treated to a visit to Lamaism Temple where they learnt some history about Tibetan Buddhism.

Day 3:

Students travelled to Grass Dam, which is 3500 metres above sea-level. The remainder of the day was spent setting up tents and preparing dinner for an exciting night ahead of outdoor camping.

Day 4:

Horses, fuel, gas stoves, food, drinks and outdoor first aid boxes were carefully prepared for the mountain hike – an unbelieveable 3850 metres above sea-level.

In addition to this experience being a challenging lesson on out-door survival skills, it was also an irreplaceable memory reflecting the “Malvern Quality’s of Resilience, Collaboration and Risk Taking.