Participation
Students are able to participate in six camps and two Retreats in their six years at St Patrick’s Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½.
Students are able to participate in six camps and two Retreats in their six years at St Patrick’s Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½.
It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
— David Attenborough
A wide variety of venues throughout Tasmania are utilised as part of this exciting, challenging and compulsory program of outdoor experiences. The sequential nature of the camps program from Year 7 through to Year 10 gives students the ability to further develop important life skills including resilience, self confidence, empathy, leadership, initiative, cooperation, resourcefulness and independence.
| Year Level | Term | Group & Location | Number of Nights |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Year 7
|
Early Term 1
|
Core groups - Camp Clayton
|
2
|
|
Year 8
|
Early Term 1
|
House groups - various sites
|
2
|
|
Year 9
|
Early Term 1
|
Paired Core groups - Tasman Peninsula
|
3
|
|
|
Early Term 4
|
Rite Journey groups - solo camp
|
1
|
|
|
Late Term 4
|
Gender groups - various East Coast sites
|
2
|
|
Year 10
|
Late Terms 2 & 4
|
Specialist choice camps - various sites
|
2
|
|
Year 11
|
Before Easter
|
Retreat - Camp Clayton
|
1
|
|
Year 12
|
Before Easter
|
Retreat - Camp Clayton
|
2
|