iCan Challenge 2026

Training Walks Have Begun

On Thursday 23 October, we held our first after-school iCan Challenge training walk with great weather and a great turnout. Training walks will now take place every week in Terms 4 & 1, leading up to our 50km walk on Wed 1 April, 2026 to raise $100,000 for the Good Friday Appeal. 

Training walks will give participants the opportunity to get to know each other whilst training for the track conditions (mostly concrete and bitumen) and time on their feet. Participants and encouraged to train with the socks, footwear and walking pack they will carry during the event. It is also an opportunity for supervising staff to assess the walking stamina of students so they can be grouped appropriately on event day.

The weekday training walks will cover distances of approximately 8-10km with a longer training walk planned on a weekend day, each term. Participants  have been added to the training walk Events on Compass and are expected to undertake regularly. If they are unable to join a scheduled group walk, they can do their own practice walks at another time but should track their walks through the Strava App. Participants are expected to join at least one of the longer weekend walks but are encouraged to attend both. 

Walkers should bring:

• Backpack
• 1-2 litres of water (some walks may not allow for refilling)
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses
• Sturdy, comfortable walking shoes

• Snacks to refuel

   

Parent/Guardians Volunteers

We welcome parents and guardians to join us on the training walks. Please note that you will need to:

• Provide the College with a copy of your Working With Children card
• Participate in a Child Safe induction with the College before joining us on our training walks

Round Two Registrations Now Open

If you missed out on registering to join the iCan Challenge, we are now taking round two registrations. Please email me or Mr Kos and we will add you to the iCan Challenge Event Registration Round Two Event on Compass. 

If you have been added to this Compass Event and no longer wish to participate, parents are asked to decline the Event. 

Parents/Guardians Welcome to Join

Parents/guardians who wish to join our walkathon can now submit an Expression of Interest form via the following link: Parent or Family iCan Challenge Expression of Interest Form

Nicholetta Rigano

iCan Challenge Exec Committee

nri@wantirnacollege.vic.edu.au