Forest Club is a plant and tree sanctuary in Laguna. The owners had reinvented this former farm into an eco conservation park designed as a corporate team-building, conference, or school field trip site. I had been there before as a parent volunteer for Belli's class. This year, it was Pippi's turn. And so, once again, I chaperoned. The trip from Makati took an hour and a half and then, after several minutes of briefing, the entire 4th grade batch was divided into groups for an explorer's treasure hunt. The children were given clues at specific stations and had to use compasses to find these stations. They, of course, had fun. The formula of open fields+children=fun remains foolproof.
All the children had to do the canopy walk, which I did as well. Everyone did the log across the river walk, the rope across the river course, the rafting, and the mud crawl. The most challenging is the mud crawl, I think. They had to crawl on their bellies in a foot of mud through a screened tunnel--yes, yuck! Most of them made it through in spite of the initial fear they felt. It was the psychological barrier that was most difficult to overcome. Imagine crossing a river through a narrow log--it was definitely mind over matter. Some fell into the water but enjoyed the refreshing dip. So all went well. If you're interested in visiting Forest Club just google them and you'll find the web page.
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