For this person, it was massive. The first activity we took part in was the challenges, one of which being the speed climb, and this person didn't want to do it, he then eventually did, and must've only gone, 50cm off the ground and burst in to tears, saying they couldn't do it and didn't want to do it in front of the others. As the day went on, you could see him becoming more engaged with the group and through the support of the group, cheering him on and making him feel a member of the team, he overcame those fears. After the break he climbed higher in the climbing session and then to cap it all off, in the bouldering session, reached the top of the final climb, to be greeted with hugs, fist pumps and high fives, once he touched back down. He was grinning ear to ear, that was the icing on the cake, you could see how much it meant to him!

Teacher, Fairfield High School