Watrer Safety at Brighton Bech

On Thursday 12th June, our Language Centre students and some of our school leaders enjoyed a crisp but sunny morning at Brighton Beach. Led by Life Member at the Brighton Lifesaving Club, Ms Bolton, and current lifesaver Madi Stewart, our students were informed about the dangers around our beaches and other waters, such as rips, and given strategies to help and inform them to keep safe. Many thanks to Henry Fletcher and Vans Thakkur for supporting the presentation and working with the students, as we explored the beach.

After investigating rock pools and picking our favourite beach boxes, students enjoyed some games on the sand, including ultimate frisbee and touch football. It was the students’ last excursion together before they head into mainstream classes next week.

Some feedback from our students:

• The excursion was a fantastic experience filled with learning and laughter. (Seoyoung)
• On that day we learned a lot about beach safety. (Otto)
• I realised I need to be more careful and that there are many things to watch out for at the beach. It was very good time to learn new things. (Beatrice)
• I learned how to protect myself on the beach. We need to keep away from some animals like jellyfish.  We must swim between the yellow and red flags. (Mark)
•  I learned how to be safe at the beach properly and in the afternoon, the activities were interesting. (Tielle)
• We played touch football and frisbee throwing game. (Rinne)
• I could learn new things, enjoy sports, and see the beautiful beach. It was a fantastic and attractive experience. (Seojung)
• We spent a perfect morning at Brighton Life Saving Club and Brighton beach!!(Katerina)
• Don’t be unaware in the water, dangers are around you. (Louis)
• Brighton Beach is a great place to enjoy a nice day. (Jerry)
• The lifeguards showed us how to stay safe and help people. (Jesse)

A huge thank you to Ms Bolton, Madi, Vans and Henry, and also to Ms Simmons and Mr Myers who provided our transport. Finally, thank you to Ms Bolton, Ms Boyd, Mr Cox, Ms Gu, Mr Su, Ms Doorley, Ms Eeckhoudt, Ms Carroll, Mr Chen, Ms Lawton, Ms Luong and Ms Ho and Ms Whiteman for all your support as their teaching and support staff this semester. 

And finally, all the best to our students, Otto, Katerina, Rinne, Jerry, Mark, Tielle, Seoyoung, Seojung, Beatrice, Louis and Jesse, for their courage in coming to a new country to study in a new language. 

We wish you every success in mainstream classes.