DIRECTOR OF STUDENTS

CAMPS AND RETREATS

All students in Years 7 – 11, will be taking part in the Camps/Retreats Program from Tuesday 15 June to Thursday 17 June 2021. This year’s camps will be held at the following locations:

  • Year 7 – Camp Kanga – Proserpine
  • Year 8 – Wambiana Station – Charters Towers
  • Year 9 – Mungalli Outdoor Education Centre – Milla Milla
  • Year 10 – Genazzano Retreat – Tinaroo
  • Year 11 – 2-day Retreat held in Townsville and Paluma Outdoor Adventure Centre

This program is compulsory and all students are expected to attend. 

You would have received information specific to your daughter’s camp this week. To approve your daughter’s participation please review the Terms & Conditions document and her medical details then accept the excursion. Responses are due by 08 May 2021. If you require assistance logging on the Learning Hub Parent Lounge, please contact IT Support on itsupport@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au.

There are many benefits to taking part in School Camps and Retreats, such as:

  • Peer bonding – School camps provide the perfect opportunity for students to experience positive interactions with each other outside of the classroom. Fun activities, team sports and teamwork challenges both help develop new relationships and deepen existing bonds of friendship.
  • Being physically active – The health benefits of exercise among children is well researched, and school camps often focus on physical activity.
  • Screen-free time – Technology has become integral to the learning journey for today’s learner, but researchers warn of the dangers of overexposure in a child’s development. School camps allow for compulsory breaks from access to screens, bringing them back down to earth and present in their surroundings.
  • New experiences – Camps provide students with a variety of unique experiences that the student may not otherwise enjoy. School camps are often cherished memories for students.
  • Spending time in nature – The rural environments that most of these retreats take place in helps to refresh the students’ minds. This can have a positive impact on their mental health.

Maria Franettovich

DIRECTOR OF STUDENTS