Rubicon Outdoor School Camp

In week 8, 51 Year 9 Outdoor Education students were invited to attend a 5 day camp at Rubicon Outdoor Centre in Thornton. The week’s focus was on how water moved through the environment and the significance of the ways in which water connects people all around the world. To help students build a deeper connection with the environment, they participated in 3 main activities of cross-country skiing at Lake Mountain, white water rafting on the Big River and mountain biking around Lake Eildon. Not only did students learn about the importance of water in these environments, but they also challenged themselves with navigation, leadership, teamwork, and resilience as they lead themselves and their peers in group work throughout the week.

At the end of the week, students had the opportunity to show their understanding of the local catchment area by developing a performance, poster, story book or stop motion presentation on the journey of a water droplet. Rubicon teachers are working on assessing these projects and will be providing feedback to each group in the coming weeks.

The teachers of Outdoor Education and all attending staff would like to thank each student who came along, as everyone represented our school with pride by demonstrating our core values of respect, responsibility, integrity, and aspiration.

Well done on a wonderful week of adventure and learning!

Stephanie Rees

Physical & Health Education T