Thursday, 8 December - Friday, 9 December

The girls in Year 10 will be concluding their year with an exciting camp at the end of Term 4. Our girls will be camping for one night at Shakespeare Park. We will leave school at 9:00 am on Thursday, 8 December and return by 3:10 pm on Friday, 9 December. Over the last few years, due to COVID, many camps and trips had to be cancelled, so we are very excited to run this camp for our girls to conclude their time in Junior Secondary.

✍ ACTION REQUIRED - by Friday, 11 November: 

• Please complete this Year 10 Camp Permission Form
• Payment due - if you are unsure whether you have already paid, please check your child's account in the Parent Portal

Payments can be made into the  KingsWay Middle Years Account: 12-3084-0192348-54
Reference: Student’s name (SURNAME Firstname), Student’s ID Number, Y10CAMP

Activity: Camping & Outdoors Adventures

Purpose: The camp will encompass many activities including swimming and some team challenges. In addition, we will run several talks around topics of identity and love and relationships. Based on the ‘Focus on Family’ material, we will have speakers who will focus talks on themes of identity, building healthy relationships, the importance of marriage, the subject of purity and waiting for marriage. Students will listen to some talks around the topic of sex and sexuality from a Biblical Perspective and will also have opportunity to ask questions.

Camp Location: Shakespeare Park – students will travel by bus.

Staffing: Vanessa Gatman, Bronte Vlaardingerbroek, Liezl Wienand, Yali Zhang, Ruth Stevenson

Food: All food will be provided

Gear list: See gear list below

Tents: The girls will need to source and organise their own tents and arrange themselves into sleeping groups.

Cost: $119.00 - due Friday, 11 November

Risk: There are always risks associated with involvement in school EOTC events and that these risks cannot be eliminated entirely. However, we will identify any foreseeable risks or hazards and implement correct management procedures to eliminate or minimise those hazards

Departing: 9:00 am - Thursday, 8 December

Returning: 3:00 pm - Friday, 9 December (KingsWay bus bays on Longmore Lane)

Any outstanding monies must be paid to the school prior to this trip otherwise your daughter will not be permitted to attend.

Students will be expected to behave responsibly and in line with normal school expectations for appropriate behaviour. Any serious breach of discipline may result in students being sent home from camp. We thank you for your support and prayers throughout this girls camp.

Regards,

Vanessa Gatman

Head of Junior Secondary

We will take every care to protect your property, however, KingsWay School will not be responsible for lost or damaged items so please put your name on anything you bring and do not take high value items.

Gear List:

• Tent – students are responsible for their own tents and sleeping groups
• Sleeping Bag
• Pillow
• Change of clothes – that you could run around in - shorts / T-shirt (not jeans)
• Warm clothes – Jacket / Jumper for night
• Toiletries
• Knife/Fork/Spoon, Plate, Bowl and Tea Towel
• Drink Bottle
• Swimming Togs
• Towel
• Hat / Sunscreen
• Mosquito Repellent
• Torch
• Shoes that you could comfortably do a 2 hour walk / jog in

Do not bring:

• Anything that you know you are not permitted to bring to school (this includes vapes, Swiss army knives, lighters and fireworks)
• Chips / Lollies / Peanuts/ Soft Drink and other party foods
• Mobile phones / music players / air pods / cameras and other technology (if you choose to bring these you will be required to give them to staff for the duration of the camp).

Please note that students are expected to follow instructions of staff throughout the two-day camp. This includes going to bed and sleeping when instructed to. Students who choose not to adhere to staff instructions will be required to be picked up from the campsite by their parent/caregiver.