The Inspiring Walkers

WALT: Discuss goal settings with Dreydon and kate 

On Tuesday, Dreydon and Kate came back to our school to talk to the senior classes more about their 80km walk. Last time they came, they presented us with a $4,600 cheque for St Pius school, Adult literacy and our school. When they came to our class on Tuesday, Dreydon talked to us about the walk that he and his workmates experienced and about all the gear they needed, how to keep warm, their goal and much more.

The first thing that Dreydon talked to us about was his experience that he had walking. He told us that it was very hard because he knew that he had a long way to go and that the weather was harsh. In his presentation, he showed us pictures of the keen walkers starting the walk and some beautiful pictures of the view that they got to see as the walked along the pathways.

Next, Dreydon talked to us about how they had to prepare themselves for the walk ahead of them. He told us that his boss told them about the walk they were doing and that they were all like “ Well, what will we need??” That made some of us laugh because of his facial expressions. Then he said that to prepare themselves, they had to plan a goal to so Kate the author helped them to do that. Their goal was Specific.Measurable.Achievable.Relevant.Time bound. So it was smart. To prepare themselves, Dreydon also said that while they planned, they had to think about what gear they would need.

To show our appreciation to Dreydon and everyone else who walked and raised us money, we also did a walk just around GI. After Dreydon presented his slideshow and his goals, it has inspired me to want to achieve more and to work harder on my goals. A couple of days later, our class received a bag filled with pineapple lumps and a lovely card.