Cocurricular

As I write this Anchor article, our Year Nine Cohort are out enjoying themselves at Camp Margaret River. For some students, this is their first camp in several years, and after some initial trepidations they have settled into camp life well. So far, students have developed camp-craft skills, worked together cohesively, bushwalked, abseiled, and caved. Each new activity reminds me of the importance of camps and the vital role they play in developing the whole student. I have seen students push their personal boundaries, engage with new social groups, cook entire meals, overcome homesickness and go out of their way to make new friends; it is heartening to see the growth of each student in such a short time.

Earlier this week, Year Eight families received information regarding their upcoming camp. As a school, we are excited to re-establish our relationship with some local Aged Care Homes that our students visited prior to COVID. I am confident that residents are looking forward to visits from our students over the two days, and activities have been planned to facilitate this interaction. We know that for some students this camp will be challenging. I encourage families to have conversations regarding building resilience, being open to new experiences, and how they might interact with residents in an aged care home; these conversations will help students to arrive well-prepared for camp.

Homeroom teachers will also be leading conversations with students to ensure they get the most out of camp. I am confident that the camp programme will provide students an opportunity for personal growth, satisfaction in making a difference and importantly, some time for fun!

Academic Support

The Academic Support schedule has been released and is available on MyGSG and below. Academic Support forms part of our Cocurricular offerings and allows students the opportunity to work with teachers and peers in a range of subject areas. Students get the most out of Academic Support when they arrive with questions to be helped with, complete homework or other tasks in collaboration with their peers and hear other subject specialist explain concepts in a new or different way. I encourage all families to discuss Academic Support and how it might fit into your family's routine. A reminder that there is a late bus that departs at 4.45pm (this does have a small additional fee), to help make accessing Academic Support easier for students.  The bus leaves GSG and drops students in town at the Scout Hall opposite PCYC.

Mr Ian Robson | Head of Cocurricular