Year 7 Camp

Year 7 students recently took part in a three-day Indigenous Culture, Bush and Coastal Care Camp in Somers, soaking up some great autumn weather, learning new skills and connecting with their peers and teachers.

During their first secondary school camp, students participated in a wide range of fun activities, including stand-up paddle boarding, canoeing, t-shirt printing, pizza making, beach games, team challeges and listened to a talk from an Indigenous guest speaker.

And as you will see from the photos – a great time was had by all.

Melton Camp

Our Melton students were magnificent while we were away on camp.

Parents always hope their children will represent them well in public, and that is exactly what the Melton students did!

They enthusiastically joined in activities and were respectful towards each other and to camp staff. Meals started with everyone standing quietly behind their chairs while a prayer was said. After they were seated, each group ate and chatted politely.

Our students were truly awesome, as were the amazing team of Melton teachers who accompanied them. We could not be more grateful for the experience.

Thank you to our Year 7 students, SFCC staff, including my fellow camp leader Lisa Hughes and our Camps Coordinator Laura McIntyre for pulling it all together! Gary White, Camp Leader

Cobblebank Camp

Year 7 students Levi and Ethan were asked to reflect on the Year 7 camp on behalf of their cohort.

Below is their response.

From 14-16 May Year 7 Cobblebank students travelled to Lord Somers Camp on the Mornington Peninsula.

During our stay, we participated in exhilarating and exciting activities. We particularly enjoyed the stand-up paddleboarding, pizza making, kayaking, and screen printing, where we made a t-shirt with a logo that we designed.

Before every activity, we gathered in the auditorium to play mini games on the stage with the camp leaders, and sometimes even the teachers joined in. All in all, we scored the activities five out of five.

Food

While we were having so much fun, we also burned a lot of energy, so we couldn’t resist the food, which was so good it felt like we were at home.

As soon as we arrived, we had rolls and cordial, which reminded us of summertime. That night, we had chicken and rice and apple crumble for dessert. For breakfast the following morning, we had hashbrowns (that were almost better than McDonald's), and eggs. We demolished that, but we still had room for more, so luckily there was cereal and toast with juice to wash it down.

That night, we had lasagna and veggies, with chocolate cake for dessert.

The food was amazing and very filling, so we rated it four out of five.

Lord Somers staff

The staff at Lord Somers were some of the best we have ever met. They came from many different backgrounds, were kind, caring, and always willing to answer our questions. So, overall, we rated them 500 out of 5!