I have been a participator and the leader of this GIN trip for 2 years now, but this year, things have changed: it has been assimilated into the school-wide Wednesday trip group, and is now open to middle schoolers. This is a great idea, but the problem was that none in GIN knew about this change, and high schoolers who had been dedicated members of this trip were now being denied places.
The Shangilia orientation day was last week, on the 29th of August. On that day, we met up in a group in the Art centre to discuss our plans, goals and classes. We divided up our group accordingly, and after a while, we played energizers to bond as a team. I must say that I was displeased with some new members of this trip, who were not taking ti seriously, and looked like they had no wish to be there.
However, this problem has been resolved: after talking to our GIN teachers, our CAS co-ordinator and our high school principal, we said that we would let the middle schoolers stay on the trip, but that all high schoolers had to be dedicated to attending the trip, and so we managed to get our old, dedicated members back on the trip.
Today was our first real Shangilia visit, and it was wonderful seeing the kids' faces light up when they saw new people and their old friends, too. It was like a huge family reunion!
I know now that if you know that something isn't right, or is unfair, and it needs to be changed, then it can be changed. All you have to do is change it yourself, because no one else will do it for you, as you may be the only one who knows that something is wrong. And everything turns out well in the end.
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