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EDUCATION PROGRAMME SUMMARY
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YEAR |
Programme Outline for Years 7 -10 |
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7 |
Holt Expedition
Year 7 will spend 3 days in the Holt area of Frensham, accompanied by teachers and a professional instructor. They will learn basic camp craft including: setting up camp, cooking, camp hygiene, team work, environmental awareness, orienteering, map reading and navigation.
Year 7 will be introduced to a Discovery Ranger, who will teach them about Aboriginal Culture, Bush Tucker and Native Bush Lore.
Camp will conclude with Year 12 working with Year 7 for half a day. |
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8 |
Adventure Tour of the Southern Highlands
Year 8 experience an expanded view of their local environment by undertaking a tour of the Southern Highlands. They will ride, hike, canoe, abseil and camp from one destination to the next.
This is a highly mobile undertaking, travelling in groups of 10-13 with professional instructors and teachers. Students will navigate from one location to the next, set up camp, cook and put into action the skills they learned last year. |
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9 |
Kangaroo Valley Expedition
Year 9 will engage in a practice Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme Bronze level expedition. Accompanied by professional instructors and teachers, they will hike and canoe a section of Lake Yarrunga and Moreton National Park in Kangaroo Valley. Camp craft and navigation skills will be tested with a particular emphasis on supporting each other. |
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10 |
Silver Expedition or Nattai Safari
The Year 10 group will be split into two streams – one of which will meet the requirements for a Silver level Duke of Edinburgh’s trip.
The Silver level expedition will take students to the Tugalong staging area where they will commence a 3-day expedition (2 nights), ending at the OEG property, Lemon Juice Gully at Biloela and onwards to the Belanglo staging area. Camp craft, endurance, group and navigation skills will be tested on this expedition.
The alternate expedition will experience a 3-day (2 nights) outdoor camp, on the Nattai River, in the Nattai National Park. Students will walk along the Wattle Ridge Road and camp at MacArthur Flat and explore the South River.
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