Year 7 Camp and Activities Week

During Week 8, our Year 7 students embarked on an incredible journey during Activities Week, filled with adventure, bonding, and personal growth. The highlight of the week was a three-day camp at Camp Yarramundi, followed by a meaningful Wellbeing Day on Friday. The week provided our students with the perfect balance of fun, challenge, and reflection, helping them to build stronger connections with their peers and enhance their personal resilience.

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I loved how I had to stay with my friends and grew closer to them in such a short period of time, being with my friend group and doing new activities like the Giant Swing, Rock Climbing and Alpine Rescue opened up new experiences for me and giving me a chance to step out of my comfort zone. Other activities such as Intiviates and Orientering let us communicate with each other more. Overall, this was such a great experience and allowed us to learn more about each other and people in our groups, step out of our comfort zone and to adjust to an environment we aren’t familiar in, and little did we know that this would’ve been a learning and a extremely happy experience for all of Year 7 – Sonia L

Camp was a very fun experience. The food was incredible. It had everyone going back for seconds and more. All the activities were extremely fun and great for making new friends, especially people we have never met before. Activities such as the Giant Swing and Flying Fox were very fun and got everybody involved with helping people up and securing harnesses. Undoubtedly, the most fun part of camp was the night activities and cabins at night. We had movies and a disco with all the best songs. And in the cabins at night we had an hour before lights out where we enjoyed each other’s company and talked for a while – Gabrielle B

On Friday, after Year 7’s break from camp, we had a wellbeing day. In the morning, Katherine from the Butterfly Foundation gave us a presentation on how things that happen everyday changes our body image. Afterwards, we were told to fill out a worksheet about what we had learnt. Then, we had recess and did sports for an hour. Betty and Adam from brainstorm productions performed a play for us about anxiety and panic attacks and how anyone can have them. They answered our many questions and we learnt a lot. We had sausage sizzle for lunch while having the speakers with music and then we did christmas karaoke – Marie H

On Friday, we had our Year 7 Wellbeing Day. As someone who was a part of this day, I can say that I had a nice experience when participating in the many talks and activities that were organised by the school. We first began the day in the BQH. Here we were asked to participate in a talk about body image and social media. I found this insightful for discovering my identity, and I believe that other students would have found this helpful for similar reasons. Something about this day that I had really enjoyed was at the end when all year 7’s were in the theatre singing christmas songs. This brought a bright conclusion to the end of our day – Madeline S

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Activities Week was more than just a fun break from the classroom—it was an opportunity for students to grow as individuals and as a cohort. They developed new skills, formed lasting friendships, and left with a stronger sense of self-confidence and connection.

We are so proud of the way our Year 7 students embraced the challenges and opportunities presented to them throughout the week. A huge thank you goes out to the teachers and staff who worked tirelessly to make this experience a success.

Here’s to many more adventures and shared memories in the years to come!

Mr Greg Sciortino, Acting Year 7 Coordinator