This week I have had the privilege of attending Year Six Camp. Camp Cooba is the perfect opportunity for our school leaders to strengthen their relationships and develop their resilience through team building experiences. On Wednesday morning, we hopped on the bus and started our journey to Camp Cooba via Dalgety. Our first stop was Dalgety river where the students participated in a number of team building experiences. These included canoeing, raft building and racing and team initiative activities. Once the students had completed these activities we headed to Camp Cooba for some dinner and free time. After a big day, all of the students went to their cabins and watched Shrek 2. On Thursday, the kids woke up early, had breakfast and started a big day of activities. Over the day each group participated in the following activities:

• Low ropes - this involved students working together as a team through multiple problem solving activities. 
• Team manoeuvres - working together as a team to solve mysteries, gather clues and break codes. This activity helped students develop orienteering skills.
• Big Swing - this activity is designed for students to face their fears, build their trust in their team and push them out of their comfort zones. 
• Archery - students learnt the skills of archery. In teams they worked together to hit a number of different targets to get as many points for their teams as possible. 

At night we had fun with our outside disco, playing in the games room and shooting hoops. Today, I left early at 7.00am and Matthew is on his way to spend the last day with Year Six. We had some very positive feedback from the Camp Cooba staff about our students' manners and behaviour. It was so wonderful to see the growth that each student had over this short time, especially in teamwork and effective communication.

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Rebekah Brown

Assistant Principal and Inclusion Coordinator