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Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Volunteering Excursion at Brentwood Preschool

As part of our Duke of Edinburgh Voluntary Service component, multiple classes recently visited Brentwood Preschool. During the visit, students spent time engaging with the children through a range of indoor and outdoor activities, including craft-making, building activities, and interacting with the kindergarten’s animals - which were a highlight for many of the young children.  

The excursion gave us the opportunity to develop important communication, leadership, and teamwork skills while learning how to approach and support young children in a positive and encouraging way. Some children were initially shy and took a little time to warm up, while others were eager to involve us in their activities.  

Many students especially enjoyed spending time in the outdoor play area, where they joined in games, explored the equipment, and pushed some of the younger children around in push cars. These interactions helped us build confidence and create meaningful connections with the preschoolers.  

The visit was a rewarding experience for everyone involved and counted towards two hours of the Voluntary Service component of our Bronze Award. Activities such as this highlight the importance of community involvement and provide students with practical experience in helping others. Through volunteering, students gain a greater understanding of service, responsibility, empathy, and the value of contributing positively to their community.  

 A Bronze Duke of Edinburgh student pushing two young preschoolers in their outdoor area. 

Violet Scarlett and Kaia Woods 

Year 9 Duke of Edinburgh Students 

Camps at Brentwood 

Camps play a vital role in your child’s social and emotional development. At Brentwood, we highly value these experiences and offer a wide range of camps and events across multiple year levels, including: 

• Year 7 – Phillip Island 
• Year 8 – Creswick 
• Year 9 – Tasmania & City Experience 
• Year 11 – Central Australia Tour 
• Performing Arts Camps 
• Music Camps 
• Language Camps and Tours 
• Various Overseas Camps and Experiences 
• Leadership Camps 
• Duke of Edinburgh Camps 

Planning and Organisation 

Our dedicated teaching staff invest significant time and effort into planning camps, with some taking over a year to organise. To ensure these experiences are accessible and affordable, we need to confirm student numbers early in the process. 

Many camps begin with an Expression of Interest (EOI) event on Compass. It is important for parents and carers to register their child’s interest in the camp at this stage, as this provides us with an estimate of attendance and costs. 

For some camps there are limited places available. If the number of interested students exceeds capacity, attendees are selected through a random ballot. Students not selected are placed on a waiting list and may be offered a spot if others withdraw.  

Consent and payments for camps must be made before the due date specified on the event. The school cannot accept any late payments or consent for camps. If your child wishes to withdraw from the camp at any stage, the school must be notified as soon as possible.  

Students withdrawing from camps and excursions are not automatically entitled to a refund. Where NO COST is incurred by the school, a full refund will be payable to the student when: 

• The student's place is filled by another student 
• The Principal deems the student’s withdrawal was unavoidable eg. Illness. Proof of reason for withdrawal may be requested in such circumstances. 

Where some cost has been incurred by the school, a partial refund will be payable to the student withdrawing when: 

• The Principal deems the student’s withdrawal was unavoidable. In such cases the refund will be the full amount paid by the student, less expenses incurred by the school as a result of the withdrawal. 

Where FULL COST has been incurred by the school no refund will be payable to the student withdrawing when the Principal deems the withdrawal was avoidable.  Refer College Refund Policy. 

If you have any questions about camps, please contact the school or the camp organiser. 

Thank you for your support, we are extremely lucky to be able to offer so many camps at Brentwood. 

Student Lunches can now be ordered online via the Qkr app

Canteen Menu 

Electronic device use at Brentwood Canteen

We would like to thank you for your continued support with the Personal Mobile Devices Policy. We have noticed students trying to utilise their phones as a payment method at the canteen and ask that families look to make other arrangements. 

Mobile phones are not to be used at the canteen as they are not allowed to be in use between the school hours of 8.45am and 3.05pm. 

Students can make payment via an EFTPOS card or cash.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Robyn Geshev

Business Manager