A handful of our students earned a much-anticipated rewards trip this month – a morning of outdoor laser tag, complete with strategy, sprinting and the occasional victory dance.
And they absolutely deserved it.
What struck us most wasn’t the laser battles (though those were very much taken seriously). It was watching young people who don’t always get to experience this kind of thing – earning it, planning for it, and then fully throwing themselves into it together. Staff included, nobody was spectating.
Days like this matter.
Not because laser tag is the point, but because of what surrounds it. The build-up. The motivation. The moment a student realises they’ve worked towards something and got there. The shared laugh when someone’s “tactical retreat” turns out to be just running away very fast.
Because for some of our young people, school hasn’t always felt like a place where good things happen. Trips like this are part of changing that story – one earned reward at a time.
Huge well done to the students and staff who made it happen.
