Camps, Excursion and Outdoor Education
Foundation – Year 12
EXCURSIONS, INCURSIONS & CAMPS
Students experience an engaging and fun life at Playford College. The range of experiences change from Foundation to Senior Secondary School, with the emphasis of creating a learning environment and culture with intrigues children’s brains and puts smile on their faces. With our focus on relevant and meaningful teaching and learning, students are motivated to ask meaningful questions and then are provided time, challenges and engaging learning episodes to seek answers. Our teachers are creative and make classroom life interesting. They use incursions and excursions to encourage children to wonder and learn from the real world. Our camps are wonderful social and meaningful learning occasions and include visiting many parts of South Australia during their schooling years.
Some of these camps include:
- Year 3 one to two night camp at Narnu Farm on Hindmarsh Island with a focus on farm life and horse riding.
- Year 4 two-night camp at Swan Reach with a focus on the River Murray or two night camp at Aldinga with a focus on Aboriginal history and culture.
- Year 6 two-night adventure camp where students are challenged to grow in confidence and resilience.
- Year 7 three or four night tour of Canberra with a focus on democracy and the Australia’s capital.
- Year 8 three night camp at Victor Harbor with a focus on marine life, history, geography and aquatics.
- Year 9 four day camp to Kangaroo Island focusing on flora, fauna, tourism and history.
- Year 10 three day camp at the Murraylands Aquatics Centre with a focus on water skiing, knee-boarding, sailing, kayaking, driving a boat and other aquatic skills.
- Year 12 students experience a retreat during Term 1 to confirm study habits and resilience for the year ahead.
These camps are subject to change each year depending on the structure of classes and the topics being taught. Playford College believes camps are an important part of the curriculum and learning of our students.