School Camp, Outdoor Education and Urban Adventures at Melbourne City, Victoria

A suitable location for Primary and Secondary school camp programs. The perfect City based camp and urban learning destination in Australia. 30+ Activities

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Affordable Camp

We believe in more kids on camp, thats why our programs have flexible cost saving options.

Five Days

This camp program is best suited to 5 days duration.

Eligible for Gold, Silver & Bronze Duke of Ed

This camp program is eligible for Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh participants.

Equipment Provided

Activity equipment is provided. Just bring your personal items using our gear list

Flexible Options

This program can be tailored to suit your school needs, with many flexible options such as accommodation, catering and transport.

Choose your Best Dates

Need Term 1 or popular dates? Our team can accommodate any date request.

Great Food

The food on this camp program is sensational. With fully catered menus or student catered menus.

Hybrid Camping

Camp indoors and outdoors. Make your camp program a hybrid accommodation

Live Photo Feed

We make live updates from camp to our online portal so that parents can enjoy their child's experience.

Parent Information Session

We offer complimentary information sessions with parents prior to all of our camps.

School Support

We'll help you plan your camp. In school planning and administration support for school staff.

Student Cash Budget

Optional cash budget for students to develop their financial management skills.

Teachers Travel Free

1:20 teachers travel free of charge on our camps

Transport Included

We organise all of your transport needs. Pick up and drop off at Southern Cross Station

What they say...

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We had to navigate our way around Melbourne using the public transport available to us. The instructors let us make the decisions which was really fun!

Matt

Year 9 Student

Duke of Ed

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We visit the State Library as part of an investigation activity in the Melbourne Amazing Race. It was really fun!

Rachel

Duke of Ed Student

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The OB staff helped us create the program for our students, and made it easy for the teachers to enjoy seeing their children experience Melbourne and learn new things

Lisa

Year Level Coordinator

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I learnt about the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Remberence Shrine as part of our ANZAC class

Lucy

Year 7 student

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We performed a cultural dance after learning from the local aboriginal officer. It was fun using traditional dance techniques

Gemma

Student

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We learnt how to surf on Phillip Island, it was my favourite activity and the instructors made us feel confident and safe

Ruth

Duke of Ed Student

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The Abseiling activity in the Grampians was awesome. I conquered my fears and my friends were very supportive. The staff were encouraging and helped me to achieve my goals

Lilly

Other Locations

Wilsons Prom

Freycinet National Park, Tasmania

Melbourne

Grampians National Park

Mornington Peninsula

Phillip Island

Great Ocean Road / Cape Otway

Introduction

Let your students learn on an Urban journey based school camp experience where they will travel around Melbourne city by foot, tram, bus, bicycle, canoe and underground subway train. This tailored school camp program is suitable for all year levels. Our team will work with you to tailor the camp program and experience to your students needs and abilities. Our minimum group size is 25 students and our maximum group size is 180. Team sizes vary depending on your schools aims and objectives however they are generally somewhere between 16 - 25 students per team. Our accommodation varies from Hardtop Accommodation, Hotel Accommodation, Group Residence Accommdation and Camping under canvas/tents too! Depending on the level of challenge that you deem suitable for your year level or cohort, our Melbourne camp program can be adjusted both in the planning stages and then with ultimate flexibility in the field. Allow your students to take part in this incredible Urban leadership program as your students take on key leadership roles and responsibilities and solve challenging tasks, all whilst having fun and under the guidance and support of our professional facilitators.

Aims & Objectives (Educational Outcomes)

All of our programs can be linked to your school’s curriculum, with ease and simplicity. Our teaching staff handle all the administration and paperwork allowing you to concentrate on your full time job.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the City, with clear scope and sequenced educational outcomes such as:

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Understanding of Urbanisation and settlement patterns in Melbourne City including international migration
Introduction to the Melbourne and Regional Victoria Public Transport Network
Understanding of Geographical landscapes and landforms and human impact
Introduction to Smart City thinking and digital urban technologies
Waterway appreciation through water based experiences in parks and recreational areas
Nature appreciation and protection through outdoor recreation
Time management through student-led decision making
STEAM - excursions
Financial planning through team cash-budgets
Geography and mathematics through navigation and weather forecasting

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Highly suitable for regional Victorian schools, this program gives students a team challenge and purpose as to why they are exploring Melbourne city, where students will be taking notes as they wander the streets of Melbourne in preparation for a Major Mock-Tourism submission to Visit Victoria.

Students will have the opportunity to visit the iconic Melbourne tourism spots as well as educational centres such as Scienceworks and the Melbourne Museum. Using their student myki cards, they will navigate their way through Melbourne city to locations set in the itinerary, solving problems, learning about the City and its history as well as identifying potential tourism challenges for the Major Tourism event.

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We also aim to provide opportunities for students to develop the following values

Excellence, aiming high and by persevering in the face of difficulties;
innovation, inquiry, and curiosity by thinking critically, creatively, and reflectively;
diversity, as found in our different cultures, languages, and heritages;
community and participation for the common good;
ecological sustainability and care for the environment;
integrity, which involves being honest, responsible, and accountable and acting ethically;
respect (for) themselves, others, and human rights.

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Life Skill Outcomes

Life skills are a comprehensive set of universal cognitive and non-cognitive skills and abilities, connecting behaviour, attitudes, and knowledge, which our program participants develop and retain throughout their lives. The right combination of Life skills increase young people’s well-being and help them to develop into active and productive members of their communities.

Here is a shortlist of just some of the life skills that we focus on during this camp program: