St Dominic the Adventurer Award at Tallong
Our incredible Year 4 students travelled to Tallong for an exciting all-day event on 13 June. This highly anticipated excursion marked the grand finale and final celebration of the St Dominic the Adventurer Award. After months of hard work and dedication, the beautiful landscape provided the perfect setting for our students to showcase their resilience, teamwork and outdoor expertise.
The path to this final celebration has been filled with profound learning and personal growth. Throughout Terms 1 and 2, the Year 4 cohort worked tirelessly to earn their awards, which included the Badge of Prayer, the Badge of Skill and the Badge of Service. Their journey encompassed a diverse range of enriching activities that focused on nature play, outdoor skills and seeing what they can create with their hands in nature. They engaged deeply with their environment through nature photography and flora and fauna identification and learnt First Aid skills. The students also embraced physical challenges, conquering rock climbing at St Peter’s Climbing Gym and practising fire building skills right here on our Primary Campus.
The final celebration at Tallong put all these foundational skills to the test. Students enjoyed an action-packed itinerary that challenged them both physically and mentally. They pushed their limits, overcame heights and cheered on their peers on the thrilling high ropes course. Creativity and teamwork were also on full display as they worked collaboratively to engineer, design and build working catapults. They even put their recently acquired fire-building skills into safe and practical use in the great outdoors.
To conclude an unforgettable weekend, students and staff gathered around a magnificent ceremony fire. During this special time of reflection, the students proudly collected the badges they had diligently earned over the semester. Congratulations to all our Year 4 adventurers on a truly monumental achievement!
Christopher Walker
Coordinator of Outdoor Education & Experiential Learning
