Outdoor Education in Middle School

Our Outdoor Education programme commenced last week with Year 6 boys participating in surfing lessons at Scarborough. For most boys it is about catching waves, standing up and falling off, but for the Outdoor Education staff it is the start of our boys open water safety and survival education. This is a programme that will extend into sailing and rafting in Year 7 and canoeing and white water paddling in Year 8. The skills and knowledge about rips, drift, currents and the hold down nature of broken water is all a part of understanding about safety in the water and being confident to participate with others in a wonderful recreation medium.

Year 7 boys commence their week at Moray from Week 5 with pairs of classes spending nights under the stars, or in their own hutchies in the bush by the Murray River. Year 8 Boarders too are limbering up and shortly commence the first 100kms of their five year trek to Albany via the Bibbulmun track.