Year 5 CYC City Camp continued...

The Year 5 students had an awesome time at camp. On the first day we learnt about different sculpture art on a tour with the lovely team at ACCA gallery, one sculpture was even part playground on squishy ground! It was a cool experience.

After we settled into our cabins, we split into teams and played a scavenger hunt race. The students were pumped to find all the things on the list (some of which included the view of the reading room in State Library and the iconic Royal Arcade). They had to take photos of these places and raced back to CYC camp. They all had a blast!

We had a delicious dinner, and then we walked to Southbank to view the fireshow.

Lastly, we had hot chocolates while listening to a Bible story and prayer before bed. It was such a humbling and heartwarming thing to see them so engaged.

On the second day of camp, we started our day at the bustling Queen Victoria Market. It tied in nicely with our Business and Economics Inquiry topic and we analysed the advertising strategies each stall was using. We also had heaps of fun looking at all the hand-made treasures there and appreciated how creative people are.

Lunch was enjoyed in the Flagstaff gardens and we had a nice play while the weather was still holding up. We managed to escape most of the rain by the time we arrived at the Old Melbourne Gaol. Our tour guide was very engaging as we listened to fascinating stories of its history. The students found it a cool experience being amongst the cells.

The students had a blast while they played a game of bowling. They got pretty competitive but also encouraged each other and gave each other advice with different strategies.

By 5:00pm we made it to a Choral Evensong service at St Paul’s Cathedral. It was amazing to see how respectful the Year Fives were. The service was beautiful and we had a great discussion about the differences between this service and how we worship at our own churches.

We made it back for dinner in time by 6:15pm. We ended the night with a movie with hot chocolate and popcorn.

On the last day of Camp we made it just in time for our final appointment with a tour of the Chinese Museum. They learnt about the history of Chinese immigration in Australia which really supported what they learn in Chinese at school. They had about an hour of free time with their group before we headed back to school.

Praise the Lord, He blessed us with such a wonderful camp!

Ms Olivia Banas Primary Teacher