Junior School Camps

CAMPS Junior School Camps

Year 3 Camp: Gundiwindi

The Year 3s all had a wonderful time on their first school camp at Gundiwindi Lodge in Wandin. The boys got to participate in a wide range of activities including taking a ride on a 150-metre Flying Fox, swinging from a 16-metre-high Giant Swing, making damper and roasting marshmallows on an open fire, playing Air Hockey and Table Tennis, bouncing high on trampolines, playing Beach Volleyball, firing arrows from a bow and holding a range of Australian animals, including a four-metre olive python. The consistent rain did not stop these eager campers who willingly made the most out of every opportunity presented to them.

GIANT SWING

My hands shake as a group of Year 3 students haul me to the top of the swing. As I stopped at the top, I couldn’t help but look down. I couldn’t believe I had said ‘I want to go all the way to the top.’ I took a breath and pulled the rope. I came away from the rope and I went down at a million miles per hour. I went so fast that I ricocheted up and banged my knee on the rope. After going on the Giant Swing, I had mixed feelings. For example, I felt happy, scared, and content.

Andrew Wang

Year 3

Year 4 Camp: Coastal Forest Lodge

When we got to camp, we were so excited. After we were sorted into our groups, we started our activities. Some of us started with the beach flags activity. We had to lie down on the sand facing the shore while one of the instructors stuck about half a dozen ‘beach flags’ in the sand. One of the instructors would say ‘heads up’, then we would stick our heads up. ‘Heads down’ is when we would stick our faces in the sand and that meant that we had to get up, turn around and run as fast as we could and dive at one of the ‘beach flags’. The last person to get a flag was eliminated! Our next activity was life-saving and how to identify rips. First, we learnt how to identify and exit a rip. Around a rip, there will be no waves and the water will look a lot darker and murkier. If you do happen to be caught in one, always swim to the side.

‘When I finally clambered onto the Super Swooper, nerves were rolling around in my stomach. It was fun, peaceful, and nerveracking all at the same time.’

Year 5 Camp: Candlebark Farm, Healesville

Candlebark Camp was brilliant! It was a wonderful time filled with many outdoor adventures, sightseeing the breath-taking views, and chilling out with my friends and teachers. I can’t wait for camp again. As I trundled up the mountain to get to the Super Swooper, I felt the weight of the bag I was carrying stopping me from walking peacefully. I finally reached the top of the gigantic mountain. The climb was every bit worth it once I took in the view. Distant mountains took my breath away. I could see so much even though the blurry trees were far away in the distance, it was magical! It was as though I was a bird soaring through the sky looking down on life on Earth. When I finally clambered onto the Super Swooper, nerves were rolling around in my stomach. It was fun, peaceful, and nerve-racking all at the same time.

Marcus Kilroy

Year 5B