Director of Tallong Campus

Term 4 has started with a bang at the Tallong campus. We have hosted programs for Riverview College, Newington College, Oxley College, St. Catherine’s College and a new client, Merici College from Canberra. It’s wonderful to see the campus being used by such a broad range of ages. We have seen Year 4 students learn to ride a mountain bike for the first time while Year 12 students from Newington and Riverview engaged in deeply spiritual experiences on their retreats. As I reflect on the last 12 months I’m reminded that this time last year the Tallong campus was in another enforced state of hibernation as COVID protocols had prevented schools from running camps and overnight excursions. Whereas this term most of the weeks are filled here at the campus with the sounds of young people stepping outside of their comfort zones and pushing against the boundaries of their development.

 

This term also sees the development of a new and exciting initiative for the Del Monte students. Chris Walker, our Outdoor Education Coordinator and the leadership team at the Del Monte campus, are putting the final touches on a sequence of experiences entitled St Dominic the Adventurers Award which is set to be launched in 2023. This award will see our young Del Monte students complete a series of outdoor experiences which will culminate in a day at Tallong to test their new skills. Stay tuned for more information.