Our Year 7 students ventured off to Camp ADANAC to engage in a three-day jam-packed adventure challenge which provided lots of opportunities to demonstrate our values of Aspiration, Kindness, Resilience and Community. Our year 7 camp is so important for helping to develop long-lasting friendships which support a successful transition to secondary school and provide a foundation for healthy and respectful relationships moving forward.

Staff and Students got involved in a variety of activities:

• Flying fox
• Camp cooking
• Low Ropes
• Beach volleyball
• Hut building
• Water Action Tower
• Waterslide
• Disc golf
• Arrow soft archery
• Tread wall
• Trampoline
• Cage soccer
• Gaga Pitt
• Orienteering
• Archery

One of the many highlights of this camp is the food. We are well looked after with meals provided by industrial cooks in a fully equipped restaurant dining area. Parents and carers can be assured that students are well fed, with dietary requirements provided for. All students take turns to perform cleaning duties as they lean life skills in being clean and tidy. However, the same can't be said about some of the students' rooms with their belongings scattered everywhere - hopefully everything was clearly named so that we can find any lost property!

With such a large cohort, it was a tight fit, but we managed! Students demonstrated kindness towards each other as they explored new and emerging friendships. Being placed into rooms with others who they didn't know beforehand has helped this process. This might also explain a lot of the 3.00am conversations - getting to know each other!

On the second day, our Year 10 Peer Support students made a visit to continue their relationship building, and helping our year 7s push themselves outside their boundaries. A key component of this camp is to help students develop their sense of resilience. Trying new and challenging activities, some of which they may not have tried before, is what we help students to achieve. We are proud of our Peer Support program where year 7s have someone they can go to for additional peer-support should they need it. This is a cornerstone feature of the college's holistic approach to an effective transition. Thank you to Clair and the wellbeing team for leading our year 10 peer support students.

After a couple of sleep-deprived nights away at camp, students returned exhausted, but happy! Camps like this are where life-long memories are made and we cannot be prouder of our year 7 cohort, and also the staff that joined us.

A special thank you to Miss Bainbridge and Miss McKenzie who were paramount to the camp's resounding success. A huge shout-out to all of the other staff who gave up their own time away from their family / loved ones, to help supervise students (and function on limited sleep). Well done, and thank you to everyone!