2021 McClelland College Camps Program
Welcome to McClelland College’s Camps Program!
The College offers Outdoor Education camps for all year levels with further detailed optional studies in VCE. Camps are an integral part of the school Curriculum and are highly valuable in establishing positive relationships between students and teachers. An early commitment to the camp program, and other college activities, plays a key role
in a student’s future successes at school, and parents should encourage student involvement.
Year 7 - The Summit camp is an accredited camp site whose programs are based on experiential learning which contributes to the school’s curriculum and engages the students in educational activities, workshops and initiatives.
The 3 day camp is based at the Summit Camp in Trafalgar East. The Summit Camp has some of the most phenomenal, breathtaking and awesome activities in Australia, the endless list includes; Leap of faith, 30m Rock Wall, Flying Fox, Abseiling, Cave Challenge, High Wire and many more. The cost of the camp is $330. Deposits are due on the 8th of December 2020. The dates of the camps are 24-26 and the 26-28 of May 2021. Final payment and online consent due by the 23rd of April 2021. Please look at their website for further information. www.thesummit.net.au
Year 8-12 – Snowboard Camps are operated by the school and based at the College’s camp in Tolmie. Camp Mahaikah is used as a base and students are driven up to Mt Buller for 3 days to participate in snowboarding. Students will receive a one and a half hour lesson instructed by Mt Buller staff on each day. The camp is designed for students to learn and develop their snowboarding skills and will have a recreational focus. The cost of camp is $695. The dates will be in the first 3 weeks of August. Generally we have enough students for 2 or 3 camps. A $100 deposit is due by the 5 th of March 2021.
Year 8-11 – Surf Camp is operated by the school and based at the Ocean Grove Holiday Park. The camp is designed for students to develop their surfing skills and will have a recreational focus. Some other activities will be beach games, surf awareness and an outdoor cinema. Weather dependant, students will surf a total of 4 sessions at Ocean Grove, 13th Beach and Torquay. Students must be competent swimmers to attend this camp. The cost of camp is $195. The date of
the camp is in activities week and will run from the 13th – 15th of December. A $50 deposit is due by the 3rd of September 2021.
The cost of the camps covers all program expenses including activities, food, transport and accommodation. Payment can be made in instalments and must be finalised by the due dates expressed on the camp information pack that will be sent home once a deposit has been paid. As per college policy all school charges must be paid to attend school camps and activities. We suggest you take out travel insurance in the event of the student not being able to attend. Deposits are non-refundable unless the camp is cancelled due to a lack of numbers.
The above camps will be uploaded to Compass generally 3-4 months before the departure date of each camp. Deposits must be paid online via Compass or alternatively, you can print the form and pay at the front office. Please make sure to bring in the consent and medical forms to the front office with the payment.
We look forward to providing your child with a valuable Outdoor Education experience.
Joel Malcolm
Camps Program Coordinator