AWE Water Safety Programme

Recently our class participated in a water Safety programme sponsored by AWE and New Plymouth District Council. Every day for one week our class was picked up outside the school gates by bus and taken to the New Plymouth Aquatic Centre where we were taken through a whole series of water safety exercises and activities. We learned to jump into the water safely from a height with and without lifejackets on and we also learned to tread water correctly. Other activites included staying afloat with anything we could find to help us e.g. plastic bottles and clothing.

On the second to last day we went to the beach where we were taught how to use a surfboard and then we had a surfing competition. That was great fun even though it is the middle of winter here. We're tough! Here are some photos of us at the beach surfing.