Students are involved in numerous activities designed to expand their talents and experiences.  A camp is provided at each Year level :

Year 7 (Transition - Pastoral Care)

Students travel to a safe and economical destination.  The aim is to have all children attend.  Over past years the camp has been conducted at the Lake Nillahcootie Camp site where outdoor exercises such as water sports, climbing exercises, rope course, bush walking, fishing, etc. are available.   

Year 8 (Discovering Melbourne)

Students stay at a hostel in North Melbourne and travel throughout the city visiting places of interest.

Year 9/10 (Outdoor Adventure)

The popular place to be is the Bogong Outdoor Centre and students really enjoy the environment.  There are plenty of activities and living away from home for a short duration is an enjoyable part of the exercise. 

Year 11 (Interstate venture)

The biannual camp to Central Australia is a must for each student's calendar.  We stay in comfortable onsite accommodation and stop at locations along the way.  Uluru, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, Macdonald Ranges, Cober Pedy underground are all highlights.  The trip normally occurs in the last week of the third term holidays and expands into the first week of term 4.

Year 12 (Study/Team development /Leadership/Tertiary Transition)

Year 12 have just returned from their annual camp (July 18) and a summary follows:  Year 12 students had a great time learning about prospects for next year at the annual three day camp in Melbourne conducted last Monday-Wednesday.  Students stayed at Whitley College, a residential college attached to The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).  Sinclair, Knight, Mertz Consulting hosted the group on Monday and university graduates in structural, chemical, hydrology and civil engineering fields, spoke about their experiences.  SKM really did put on a show and we appreciated their commitment to the pathway development of young people.  Holmesglen College of TAFE and Monash University were our next venues and the range of opportunities was awesome.  Some light but highly competitive entertainment followed at the Dark Zone in Box Hill.  Erica Brodie (Year 12, 2007) and Rob Newton (Principal of University High School) gave up their time to address the students on Monday evening.  Both speakers pointed out that you had to make a real effort to be successful in Year 12 and that it is important to urge your mates to get on with their studies rather than join the minority who might not have the same resilience and who give up too easily.  Breakfast over by 8:00am and we separated into groups for visits to Melbourne University, Swinburne University of Technology, RMIT, William Angliss Institute and the College of Natural Therapy.  All institutions provided information relevant to decision making for 2009.  The Queen Victoria Market was the gathering place in preparation for the journey to Victoria University in Footscray.  The pathways to courses was presented to students and it is clear that there are ways to get into your desired course no matter what the ENTER score at the end of the year.  Students shared the thank you comments directed to the presenters.  Dinner was held at the Crown Complex at Southbank and students viewed a film of their choice at the venue.  Lights out at 11:00 pm and students were packed ready for the early start for the tour of the Australian Catholic University in Victoria Parade at 8:30am.  ACU is a newer university specialising in the fields of teaching and nursing.  It will be on the list of a few students following the visit.  ACU is also calling for potential enrolments to nominate for direct entry offers taking into account personality and participation in community activities.

There was too much to see at the newly renovated Sports Museum at the MCG and the occasion would have stirred the enthusiasm for a further visit in the future.  A stopover at the DFO in Essendon provided the venue for lunch on the way home.  Thank you to Fiona Townsend for organising the camp and to Adrian Bright and Nina Beresford Smith who supervised the students, drove the buses and navigated a safe and enjoyable passage.  It is always a pleasure to join our students on excursions and camps because their manners and displays of courtesy towards themselves and others are always exemplary.  They reflect the excellent families from which they come.