Activity 1: Scaling New Heights [4 points]
Aotearoa New Zealand is a country of mountains and valleys, dense forests, and sparkling oceans. At the centre of the South Island sits the tallest mountain in the country, Aoraki Mt Cook. It is the place where Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the top (summit) of Mt Everest, learned how to climb mountains. It was pretty difficult for him, at first, but Sir Edmund Hillary did not give up and, in 1953, he achieved this dream of climbing Mt Everest. His face can now be found on the New Zealand $5 note!
Let’s imagine that you met Sir Edmund Hillary in real life and were able to interview him.
On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.
Who trained you to be a climber?
Who was your inspiration?
Who do you think supported you to be who you are right now?
How do you feel about what you have achieved?
Was there someone there supporting you on while you were climbing?
Kia ora Kestrel,
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! I hope you are having a wonderful school holiday and are enjoying the Summer Learning Journey. I am a part of the SLJ team who will be reading and commenting on your blog posts over the summer. It is so great to see you completing lots of the activities - you are doing an awesome job!
You have written some great questions to ask Sir Edmund Hillary. I like how these questions would be useful to learn more about his adventure. Have you ever climed a mountain?
Keep up the great blogging!
Talk soon,
Sophie