Well, where do we even begin?
On Thursday 31st of April Debbie, Lauren and Georgia from the Teens Unite team, made their way to Mill Hill School, North London for Teens Unite's first ever Reunion Stay.
A spin off of our usual summer Activity Stay, the Reunion Stay allows young people who have previously attended a week away with us to catch up and enjoy a range of exciting activities together.
DAY 1
We got into the “swing” of things at our first activity of the week; Top Golf. After many requests from the teens to take part in this activity in previous years, we knew it had to be on the ‘To Do’ list this time.
A huge well done to Matt N who made the high score leader board!
After working up an appetite, we made our way to Pizza Express for our Pizza Making Party. Each of the young people created their own delicious masterpiece, using a selection of tasty toppings.
DAY 2
We made our way to Herts Young Mariners Base for an
exciting day packed full of activities including rock climbing, archery and bell boat racing; a first time experience for many of the young people attending. The groups split into two teams which could only be Girls vs Boys!
Up first for the girls was archery, conveniently led by an instructor called Robin… After a few practice shots each it was time for a few exciting team games, finishing up with a challenge which involved popping balloons on the archery boss using their expert aim.
Whilst the girls were shooting the bulls eye, the boys were taking their turn on the climbing wall. Although this activity was challenging, it was fantastic to see so many of the young people encouraging one another as they tackled many, many obstacles including balance, strength and not to mention heights!
After lunch, the groups then hopped into their bell boats and enjoyed various games including tug of war, charades, catwalk challenge and finishing off with a classic boat race!
A huge well done to all of the young people who took part in the activities, we are incredibly proud of you all. An especially big shout out to our "Captain of the Lake" Kenny!
DAY 3
AKA..DERRY'S BIRTHDAY
After an entire morning of cruelly ignoring the fact that is was Derry's 24th Birthday, we all surprised him in the school canteen with everyone bursting into song wearing party hats, before tucking in to a big delicious chocolate cake.
Day 3 also included a Life Goals session with supporter of Teens Unite and motivational speaker; Cliff Findlay. Followed by a chilled out afternoon of mini massages and beauty makeovers by professional make-up artists who again volunteered their time to be with us.
Our incredible Reunion Stay was rounded off with our Formal Dinner on the final evening. Complete with a delicious three course meal, and our traditional awards ceremony it was an amazing experience for all.
“Thank you so much Teens Unite for organising an incredible reunion activity stay! I had the most amazing week and it was so good to see everyone again. Teens Unite you never fail to make me smile!”
We then headed back to the house for a little after party, and we think it's probably best if read the teen's blogs to find out how that went...!
“Thank you thank you thank you to Teens Unite for what could possibly have been the most chilled, relaxed, motivational, humbled, and much needed weekend of my life. I still struggle to thank you guys enough for what you do for me and all my Teens Unite buddies but I really hope you understand how grateful I am and how much you mean to me. It is an absolute honour to have you in my life. Missing everyone incredibly already. Until next time.”
The Teen Unite Reunion Stay undoubtedly created memories which will last forever for all of the teens who attended, and we wish we could tell you everything that we got up to on those 4 days away, but we would simply be here forever.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all of the young people who made those few days incredibly special for us also. We had a huge amount of fun, and it was a pleasure to experience so many incredible and hilarious moments with you all too.
Until Reunion Stay 2017...!
Your Teen's Team,
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