Health & Physical Education

Year 10 Outdoor Education Surf Camp

As part of the Year 10 Outdoor Education program, students participated in the Lorne Surf Camp. This adventure-based program allowed the students to be self-sufficient for three days and two nights, camping at the Lorne Foreshore Caravan Park and cooking their meals on Trangias. 

We left MGSC on Tuesday 10 October and stopped at the Australian National Surf Museum in Torquay on our trip down, discovering the history of surfing and learning about the technological improvements over time. We then stopped for lunch at the iconic Bells Beach, before heading along the Great Ocean Road to Lorne, setting up our tents and creating our camp for the next two nights. We were lucky to have a ranger from the Great Ocean Road Parks Authority introduce us to the native flora and fauna that this beautiful landscape had to offer and then began preparations for our first night’s dinner. 

On day two, we started the morning with a surf lesson, cooked a hot breakfast and then headed to the Live Wire Park to surf amongst the trees and enjoy the beautiful scenery provided by the forest surrounding us. The weather was perfect, and we managed to spend some time at the beach, throwing the frisbee and kicking the footy.  Day three wasn’t so kind, the rain had set in early, so we began the wet task of packing up our tents and visited Teddy’s Lookout before heading back to MGSC. 

This trip developed our resilience, along with our appreciation and gratitude for the comforts we are lucky to have at home. We worked together as a team, cooked amazing meals in our Trangias and had a great time trying new activities. What an experience! Something we will remember forever.

Ms Justine Bowers 

Health, Wellbeing & Respectful Relationships Learning Specialist 

Health & Physical Education Domain Leader