In Switzerland, when you reach the ripe old age of a 1st grader, you become eligible for Wednesday Skiing. The kids here don't have school on Wednesday afternoons and in the winter they can sign up for ski club. A bus picks them up at the school and takes them about 1/2 hour away to a ski resort in France. They ski for a couple of hours and then the bus brings them back.
I was a little hesitant to sign Alex up because the kids have to be responsible for everything...all of their gear, getting in and out of their skis on their own...there are adult chaperons of course, but the kids are expected to carry their own weight. After only one previous season of skiing I wasn't sure whether or not Alex was up for it. He assured Pete and I that he was mature and capable and for 5 weeks, Wednesdays were his favorite day of the week. He had the time of his life.
Alex with his friends, Henry (from church on the left) and Ethan (from school on the right)
The skis lined up and waiting for the bus
Once the bus arrived the kids were all responsible for putting their own skis and poles in the back of the bus
Then they would take the remainder of their gear and head for the door
As you may have guessed from the pictures, these aren't any old school buses. They were nice, fancy, traveling buses complete with televisions.
2 comments:
The Swiss know how to do it. No wonder they are such great skiers.
What a great thing for Alex to have that opportunity. I hope that you have a wonderfully long winter so he gets a lot of skiing in.
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