I know I say this often but I really don't know where the days are going. I can't believe it was so long ago that I blogged but I have been in some what of a lazy mood, its not that I haven't got anything to write about as I have been crafting from time to time also but nothing for my etsy shop.
I have summer holidays in 2 weeks which I can't wait for, then I hope to spend quite some time crafting and to start listing items again... I hope this time that I will definately do this as I keep making promises but not actually doing it.
I wanted to actually write and tell you about a school trip I went on with the 6-7 years old who I was asked last minute to go with since someone pulled out. I'm so glad they did as it was such a great experience.
We went to a place called Scarborough on the East Coast of England. I have only been to Whitby in that location and that was as a child so I can't really remember it all that much. We left Bradford with depressing rain and we thought thats how our day would be but luckily it wasn't.
We went to North Bay Beach which is completely away from the main beach/tourist area but as we were driving through it looked fantastic... compared to Blackpools run down/boarded up shop fronts on the sea front which are such an eye sore as well as the fact when I went there was quite a bit of work being done on the actual beach. You can see the main part of Scarborough here
The coach parked near the Sea Life Centre
I never understand why they make these places so ugly and unfitting to the surroundings. The class I was with didn't go there first we went to the beach first and what an amazing walk around it was. The tide didn't go out until after 12pm so we had to walk for a fair bit before we found some sand for the children to play on. The sun was shinning, the sea was glittering and there was hardly anyone around.
You can see the pyramids of the Sealife Centre in the background, we were some where near there.
When sat on the beach we were surrounded by the greenest cliffs and the most beautiful and colourful
beach huts :). We could also see in the far distance above us the odd hotel/apartment and the ruins of an old castle.
The only downside was that the children were not allowed in the sea because of health and safety reasons but luckily none of them seemed to care and were happy digging holes, covering each other with sand and making sand castles. In total there were 60 of us on the beach, one secondary school children which I'm guessing there were 30 of and about 5 or 6 other people which isn't much considering the images I've seen of beaches.
We spent about 1-2 hours on the beach and then we went to the Sealife Centre where we saw all kinds of sealife but my favourite had to be the jellyfish :).
I would have loved to have taken photo's myself to show you but there has been a lot of talk at work about children's photo's which I have never posted online or having images on your own personal camera's of children so its best to save yourself being accused of something.
School trips are not so fun for children anymore what with health and safety risks, the children couldn't have an ice-cream because of healthy schools promotions, they can't have money incase they lose it (I used to keep my things for years and eventually use them) and no camera to take photos for children. I bet if we went to the main part of Scarborough we wouldn't have been allowed to let the children on the donkey either :(
I'd love to go here again over my summer holidays and visit the main bit also plus the harbour with the boats as that looked amazing when driving past.
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"there has been a lot of talk at work about children's photo's which I have never posted online or having images on your own personal camera's of children so its best to save yourself being accused of something."
a lot of talk and paranoia :/ I am sorry but when I was a kid pictures were taken all the time at school trips and parents loved seeing the photos, now people are being way too paranoid about taking pictures. Yes pictures of the kids shouldn't be posted online but showing photos of the kids to the other kids and their parents should be all right. I think that while there are people out there that exploit children (actually, exploit adults too), the media hypes it up to gets ratings and sell papers. I think kids are actually worse off now, because 10 years ago I wouldn't have thought twice about helping a kid in trouble, but now because of the media and social beliefs I don't and many other people I know don't help a kid in case I get accused of something :/ (I've seen it happen :/)
sorry for the little rant. it just bugs me that people have to be afraid of being accused of something instead of helping other people and kids or having innocent fun.
I agree with you. Its only since I started actually working at this school have so many issues arouse.
I used to take my camera on trips and take photos also because they children would be in groups and its nice when you create a slideshow in having as many of the children in the class in those photos too rather then just the ones with the class teacher who has the school camera. Like when you were at school we only had cameras of course where photo's had to be developed so once those photos were used in which ever way the teacher wanted to it was given to the child that mainly featured in that photo. Now parents are not allowed to have photos of other children in their child's class.
There is a new inspection that has come out where they drop in un announced one day and check all laptops, camera's etc... for child protection information :|. I personally think things are going way out of control but I can also understand the precautions as it only takes 2nds for a school to be bad mouthed about. Ours already was with having been in Special Measures for so long.
I was just so disappointed in the fact that these things are stopping children enjoying themselves or learning to their full extent. Plus with school trips they are so expensive.
phew so many rules, the one pertaining to cameras are abit too much of a paranoia I think. I hope the kids didn't mind it and remembered the fun more than the disappointment! my teachers and us students always brought cameras on excursions, brings back alot of memories so it is a pity. the beach looks gorgeous by the way!
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