Seaholme Primary School Camp Program.

 

In even years the grade 3 / 4 children go to Camp Manyung and the grade 5 / 6 children go to Sovereign Hill.

In odd years the grade 3 / 4 children go so Sunnystones and the

5 / 6 children go to Derby Hill.

All of the camps last for 3 days.

 

Camp Manyung is located about 200 metres from the beach in Mount Eliza and is surrounded by bushland. The children rotate through a number of activities including archery, a flying fox, a giant swing (18 metres high), bike education and a variety of beach activities. They also do a low ropes course and orienteering activities.

 

Sovereign Hill is located in Ballarat with the children staying in accommodation adjacent to the site. They participate in a variety of activities to learn about life on the goldfields including panning for gold, attending class in an old fashioned school, seeing how gold ingots are made, exploring a variety of mining techniques and exploring the old fashioned shops located in Sovereign Hill. The “Blood on the Southern Cross” light and sound show at night is a highlight of this camp.

 

Sunnystones is surrounded by Australian bushland and hills. The children learn all about the bush through a variety of activities. They also do initiative activities and a low ropes course.

The two outstanding activities at Sunnystones are the "Instincts for Survival” game and the hut building.

 

Derby Hill is a Police Blue Light Disco camp located in the historic gold mining town of Maldon. The children travel everywhere by walking or by bikes (mountain bikes). All grade 5 / 6 children complete a bike education course before coming to Derby Hill. They explore old mining sites and view abandoned equipment such as the giant dredge, they do an underground tour of an old mine, they visit a variety of old fashioned shops in the main street, have a night at the local fire station and ride around the local BMX track.