2022 Year 10 Exploring Futures City Stay

Year 10 Exploring Futures City Stay

Tuesday and Wednesday 5th and 6th of April 

The Later Years Team is excited to announce that the Exploring Futures City Stay has been planned for the final week of Term 1, 2022. The aim of the experience is to raise student aspirations in both applying for tertiary places and developing an understanding of the multitude of career opportunities available post school. Highlights of the 2 day/1 night experience will be a business investigation of the Melbourne CBD, a compulsory workshop learning about disadvantage in our community plus a second day with a selection of career-based options. Due to your child having missed City Experience this year, we aim to include an opportunity for students to experience some of the fun activities that are usually highlights for them in Year 9. 

Students not attending the Exploring Futures City Stay will be expected to attend school and complete the aims of the experience through an online research task. 

The base cost of the camp will be $125 which includes accommodation at The Village Hostel, dinner and breakfast plus the compulsory educational workshop investigating disadvantage in our community. 

Additional costs will include: 

• Lunch each day 
• Myki card 
• Optional evening activity 
• Optional day 2 activity of which there will be no cost activities and some which attract a payment of no more than $60. 

Payment for the camp will be due on Monday 28th February. Optional extras will be charged separately once your child’s attendance at the camp is confirmed. 

Day 1 

On day 1 of the Exploring Futures City Stay, students will participate in the following 3 activities: 

• Travelling to the city accommodation at 167 Franklin Street Melbourne 
• Salvos School Workshop, 69 Bourke Street Melbourne. 
  
  Or  
• Frontyard Youth Services, 538 Collins Street 
• Melbourne CBD Business Investigation 

Students will travel independently to the city and arrive at their accommodation at The Village Hostel by 9am. Throughout the day students will attend one of the ‘Disadvantage in our City’ workshops and complete the Business Investigation in groups. 

Day 1 Evening Activity 

In Explore groups, students will plan a dinner venue and an evening activity. Examples of activities planned may include – bowling, ice skating, a ghost tour of Old Melbourne Gaol. 

Day 2 

On day 2 of the Exploring Futures City Stay, students will participate in the following 2 activities: 

• Melbourne Team Scavenger Hunt 
• Student Career Exploration elective activity 

The goal of the Scavenger Hunt is to build students’ knowledge of the layout of the Melbourne CBD and to develop communication, organisation and team work skills.  

Career Exploration activities, students will select 3 preferences next term: 

A confirmed program will be provided at the beginning of Term 1 and we look forward to working with the Year 10's on creating an amazing experience for their year level. 

Best wishes for the holidays, 

Katrina King – Later Years VCAL and Pathways 

Kate Chamberlain and John Davison – Year Level Leaders