The Operation Resilience program for primary school students, run by PCYC (Police Citizens Youth Clubs), focuses on building resilience and essential life skills in primary school-aged children. This program includes a variety of obstacles designed to enhance emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, social competencies, and communication skills.

Here are some reflective thoughts from 5/6S about their first of four sessions:

What was your favourite activity and why?

My favourite activity in PCYC was the cargo net because it consisted of a lot of teamwork, and it was fun climbing underneath the net – Oliver

My favourite activity was the tyre wall because I like climbing trees and rock walls - Poppy

My favourite activity at PCYC was the tyre swing because it was really fun to swing across - Kristy

What new skill or lesson did you learn during the session?

Teamwork and that there’s no ‘I’ in team – Jacob

How did you handle any challenges or conflicts that arose?

I found myself struggling to grab the tyre swing rope but with the help of my teammates I got across – Tommi

We encouraged them and helped our teammates as much as we could - Poppy

What is one thing you will do differently in the future because of what you learned last week?

Next time we need to work on sending certain people to do something and being more specific (with instructions) – Jim

I learned that we need to focus on our own team – Corey

I will try my absolute hardest to conquer my fears and to try my best at all the tasks - Tommi

How can you apply what you learned from the session to your everyday life?

Teamwork and communication we use in our everyday life – Ellie