| Eastbourne
has a comprehensive Camps / Outdoor Education program which develops
students' independence, initiative and social attitude throughout the
Primary years, Year 6 students attend a week
long bush initiative camp in east Gippsland called "Coonawarra".
Features of this camp include horse riding, watersports including
canoeing and raft building and also a range of challenging initiative
activities.
Year 5 students attend a 4 day camp to central
Melbourne staying at the Urban Camp near the Zoo. Features of this
camp include relying on public transport (tram, train and bus) and
visiting a large number of city icons - which have been studied prior to
the camp in classroom activities.
Year 3 & 4 students attend alternate camps over a
2 year rotation period. These camps are based at bush camps which
specialise in the provision of initiative and adventure activities for 9
and 10 year olds. Features of these camps include ropes course, giant
swing, flying fox, archery, orienteering, bush cooking, bush walking and
group based initiative activities.
Year 2 students attend a camp at Shoreham called "Ikuka"
with children spending 2 full action packed days. A number of fun
activities provide children with new challenges, activities which
require a group approach and also some personal challenges. Some
environmental activities based around the study of minibeasts is
also a focus of the camp.
Year 1 students attend an afterschool / evening
program where students work together in co-operative groups,
participating in activities that involve a group focus. Staying at
school for an evening meal when darkness is setting is a simple setting
that provides great excitement for children of this age group.
Prep students always look forward to their special
night, their Christmas "Prep Graduation" dinner and night. This is a
lovely way for our prep students to join together for an evening, share
some fun activities and also a meal served by their teachers and some of
their Prep Buddies. |