Hogwarts Weight Loss Challenge - Term 55

Maalea

Hi all!

We want to invite you to our 55th term of the Hogwarts Challenge! If you want some additional motivation to stay on track and have some fun while working towards your goals, come join us!

Term 55 is a 6-week summer term! We will go on Summer Camp - students from Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang! The term will run from Friday, June 20th (with full activities beginning on the following Monday) through Sunday, August 3rd.

The list inside the spoiler tags will give you an an idea of the type of challenges you would see each week in our general categories, to give you an idea of the commitment involved. Completing these challenges earns points for your house as we compete (in a friendly way!) to earn the House Cup each term.

Spoiler Warning

MANDATORY Challenges:

Camp Activities - Quidditch (Exercise task, running the entire week):
Complete 40 minutes of exercise, with at least 10 minutes of flex, 10 minutes of strength, and 10 minutes of cardio throughout the week.

Camp Activities - Potions (Food task, running the entire week):
Eat the rainbow of fruit and vegetables this week.

Camp Activities - Defense against the Dark Arts (running the entire week):
This category may contain some trivia questions about Harry Potter, or some questions for reflection

Weigh-in: runs Friday through Sunday

OPTIONAL Challenges:

Obstacle Course (typically running Wednesday through Thursday):
Complete a 15-minute workout.

Honeydukes (typically running Saturday through Sunday):
Take 30 minutes to relax this weekend and let us know what you did.

Certain weeks will also have:

Optional Quidditch matches (where you count minutes of exercise multiplied by effort to earn points)

Optional special events, such as a relay race events (one team member completes an activity and then the next person completes the next activity and so on, usually runs 2-3 days) or list events (sign up for tasks and complete them in any order within about a week).

Part-time and full-time students:

Everyone has different amounts of time to dedicate to the challenge due to work, family, or other commitments. To make the Hogwarts challenge enjoyable for all, we are introducing two types of participants:

• Part-time students are required to complete the mandatory tasks, where they will earn points for their team. They are not supposed to complete the optional tasks! If they complete them just for fun, that's perfectly okay, but they won't get any points for them.
• Full-time students are supposed to complete both the mandatory tasks and the optional tasks, and they will earn points for all of them. They don't have to do the optional tasks (after all, they are optional), but then their house will suffer for it, because they miss the points.

This way, everyone can participate in a way that fits their schedule, without feeling overwhelmed or left behind.

You can also switch twice between these two types during the challenge.

(Of course, both part-time and full-time students can always excuse themselves from any task, mandatory and/or optional! Then they won't hurt their house when they cannot complete them.)

Announcement of Team Roster and Invites

The house roster and links to the Hogwarts Castle group and the houses' Common Rooms will be posted in this (new) MFP group: Platform 9 3/4 

So you'll have to join this group (best do it just after sending out your application) for any further information about your application and acceptance!

Application link: Hogwarts - Term 55 Application

The team roster and further links to the Castle group and the Common Rooms will be posted around June 16th in the Platform 9 3/4 group. 

You'll have to join both the Castle group and your Common Room group, or communicate with a staff member if you are unable to do so, by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, June 19th!

Feel free to post any question about the challenge in the Platform 9 3/4 group!

We hope to see many of you join us for Term 55! 😀  

iLive2Walk

One of the best challenges on MFP. If you are a Harry Potter fan, don't miss out on this group. Perfect chance to try it- summer camp!

Maalea

The campground is almost ready! Just a few days more and we will open the doors! 😁