Help Sophia get to Outward Bound

My name is Sophia Nichol, I am currently 15 years old and I live with my mother, father and younger brother and sister in Birkenhead, Auckland. I’m a year 12 student at Takapuna Grammar School studying IB, and this year I am taking part in Outward Bound.

I am participating in the Mind, Body, Soul Course from the 5 of July to the 25 of July. The course costs are $4,349 including GST. Outward Bound is all about personal development, with a mission to create ‘better people, better communities, and a better world.’

I want to go on this Outward Bound course to challenge myself not only physically but mentally, pushing my resilience, and gaining more confidence in myself. Since returning from Thailand a year ago, I have had to adapt to life back in New Zealand, and I know that this course will develop my skills to cope with all these changes. I hope to develop more confidence and self belief, and give back to my community.

I am also trying to raise funds by holding bake sales at my school, selling items at weekend markets and on Trade me.