Duke of Edinburgh

Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Camp – Mitchell River National Park

The Year 10 Duke of Ed class completed their Adventurous Journey Camp last week trekking through the Mitchell River National Park. The class spent the previous six weeks undertaking preparations and practicing outdoor skills which were put into practice across three days in tough terrain. Carrying all their own equipment, cooking meals, setting up tents and navigating cold and wet conditions the class trekked over 23 kms across the camp with near 1000m elevation gain. With support from camp guide Kelly, Lorraine, Mr Gillespe and Mr Smyth the highlights included sitting by the campfire, visiting the Den of Nargun, and lots of fun and laughs along the journey as a group. What an amazing effort by the Year 10 Duke of Ed Students!!!

See below for some personal accounts from students and some pictures from the camp.

“The Duke of Ed hike to Mitchell River 2023 was an absolute blast!  We had perfect weather, and the walk was a great test of our skills and endurance. The group learnt basic skills of the outdoors and challenge themselves to push their limits. 

Walking approximately 23km on the camp in the sun and the clouds through beautiful terrain it was mentally and physically challenging. We got through these three great days as a team, and all achieved our goals. Putting up a tent, cooking delicious Trangia meals, starting a campfire and carrying our heavy packs was an experience to say the least. Overall, it was a great hike and we all bonded and learnt so much from it!”

“On the Duke of Ed hike I was able to push myself to new limits and even though finishing the hike was a struggle, getting to the end was super rewarding. I also really enjoyed bonding with new people and cooking our meals with friends!”

THANK YOU!! 

VSC Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh  

Pinchapoo  

The Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh class would like to thank the Vermont Secondary community for all your generous donations towards the Pinchapoo foundation. Many basic hygiene and sanitary items were collected and donated to foster children, youth homelessness and youth impacted by domestic violence, as well as many people affected by the recent floods across our state and country. Thanks to your help we were able to achieve a great thing by helping out some people in need. We all played our part and we’re thankful for the opportunity to help others.    

Year 10 Duke of Ed Students