What happens at School Camp?
The curriculum goes 3D
One of the most exciting aspects of a School Camp is how it can bring the curriculum alive. Our instructors play a crucial role in taking students on a journey of discovery. They are trained to facilitate student development and work hard to give children a fresh understanding of their potential.
Outcomes can be delivered through a variety of activities and instructors draw on their skills and knowledge to deliver outcomes in the most engaging and relevant way for your group.
The other great value of the camp experience is equipping children with life skills. They learn how to live and mix with others and how to make their own decisions and choices. They also learn how to take responsibility for themselves through simple tasks like tidying their rooms or clearing tables.
A typical day
Rise and shine! Breakfast |
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Lunch and free time |
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| AFTERNOON |
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Dinner and showers |
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| EVENING |
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Lights out! |
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Duties
As part of the camp community, students contribute through helping with duties around the meal time. These duties typically range from setting up, packing up, serving or washing up after a meal. Students will typically partake in these activities twice during a weeklong camp.
This is a fantastic way for students to learn about giving and working together.
Visiting teacher duties
You are a vital component of your camp’s success. Coming to camp may not be a holiday for you, but it is definitely a worthwhile experience for both teachers and students.
Note: Schools need to send at least one visiting teacher or other supervising adult for every 20 students attending camp. Schools also need to make sure their child protection responsibilities are fulfilled in relation to non-teaching adults attending camp.
While we try to minimise the workload on visiting teachers, there are some things that must be done to ensure the safety and wellbeing of campers. You will be given details of exactly what is required, and when, after your arrival.
Centre program staff will run every activity and you will not be asked to take an activity by yourself. You will need to remain with your group during activities and in some cases may have to participate to maintain set ratios. Feel free to involve yourself in lessons – it’s important that you have fun too!
You will be rostered to supervise students during free time and while they are doing dining hall and scullery duties. You are also responsible for students during the night in the lodges and you will need to do regular lodge checks after students are in bed. Every night Centre staff are on call in case of an emergency.
Visiting teachers are required to supervise the self administration of medication. Students who cannot self administer should consider bringing a carer to administer medication.
If any visiting teachers need to leave camp (to attend college or university for example), the Program Coordinator needs to be advised in advance.
Creature comforts
- Student accommodation
Students stay in clean, modern bunk style lodges. Room sizes vary and can accommodate from 4 to 22 people. Student rooms have their own bathrooms and a small amount of storage space is provided for each occupant. - Teacher accommodation
You’ll be accommodated near your students in separate rooms with their own bathrooms. We also have dedicated staff rooms for visiting teachers where you’ll find a lounge, tea and coffee-making facilities, and a fridge. - Food, glorious food
All meals are prepared on site by qualified catering staff in a commercial kitchen. We take special care to provide food that’s tasty, nutritious, plentiful and follows the schools’ healthy canteens guidelines. Morning tea and supper are also provided and we can cater for special dietary requirements on request.
