Immediately following the conclusion of year 12 exams, the cohort left the school and embarked on Step Up camp.\u00a0 While it is usually a year 11 program, due to the problems arising with Covid last year inhibiting us from going on camp, we found ourselves going on an adjusted and shortened camp this year that still reflected similar ethos and main teaching points.\u00a0 We departed from Chatswood at around midday following Respect Day with Queenwood and Roseville and arrived at Port Hacking mid-afternoon.\u00a0 Upon arrival, we got straight into group activities being a mix of hiking, canoeing and bike riding.\u00a0 However, it was not simply about doing these activities and the physical elements associated with them.\u00a0 During each activity we would stop for extended periods of time as groups and have a discussion around certain key things required to \u2018step up\u2019 into manhood.\u00a0 This included discussion of values, people who have influenced us, and how we would like to influence others.\u00a0 That evening we were talked to by several old boys who each had significant and meaningful post-schooling stories.\u00a0 Following this, we received personalised and heart-felt letters from our parents which we each went off and read privately.\u00a0 This experience was incredibly rewarding, and all the boys greatly appreciated the incredibly kind words from their parents to help them get through the remainder of their HSC year.\u00a0 The next day, we continued with more of these activities and then concluded the camp with an exercise called \u2018group affirmations.\u2019 This exercise required each person to go around their group of 20 or so and state something positive about each other.\u00a0 It was clear how useful this activity was in bringing our year together and developing emotional and empathic relationships.\u00a0 Overall, the condensed camp was a raging success, with such a variety of meaningful activities jammed into the two-day period.<\/p>\n
Charles Dight<\/p>\n
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