School Camp, Outdoor Education and Adventures on Phillip Island, Victoria

Allow your students a journey of exploration and discovery as they travel along the beautiful coastline of Phillip Island and the surrounding natural environments.

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Equipment Provided

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

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

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 provide additional bus services for you. Pick up and drop off at Southern Cross Station for $50 ( one way is $25).

Five Days

This holiday program is 5 days/4 nights in duration.

Affordable Camp

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

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.

Eligible for Gold, Silver & Bronze Duke of Ed

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

Parent Information Session

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

Live Photo Feed

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

What they say...

“

The Phillip Island Duke of Ed camp was fun! Lots of great activities made it easy to make friends.

Kayla

Student

Duke of Ed

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I was the leader of the group and had the role or CEO. I loved being in charge and delegating team tasks to my team mates, it was so fun being responsible for the camp.

Catherine

Student

Geelong Grammar

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My experience with OutBeyond was great, the staff and students are all amazing and I would highly recommend this camp. My favourite activity was kayaking.

Alex

Student

Wellington College

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I used the camp budget and purchased food for the group as part of our dinner. I had to manage the team’s money and they were very grateful”

Kayla

Student

Balwyn High School

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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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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 Kayak'd to the Sand dune which had the most incredible views and the instructors were so friendly and helped us learn.

Kelly

Year 8 Student

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It was fun spending time with my friends sitting around the campfire

Sarah

Year 9 Student

Other Locations

Melbourne

Grampians National Park

Mornington Peninsula

Phillip Island

Great Ocean Road / Cape Otway

Introduction

Allow your students a journey of exploration and discovery as they travel along the beautiful coastline of Phillip Island and the surrounding natural environments.

Aims & Objectives (Educational Outcomes)

Students will develop a deeper appreciation for nature through working with Parks Rangers, taking part in local indigenous cultural activities and adventures on the land and water. Through OutBeyond’s unique Leadership and Development Program, students will take on an active role within the team, which allows for the development of a number of key life skills in our program participants.

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Here are some educational outcomes that we focus on during this program:

Nature awareness
Appreciation for aboriginal culture
Appreciation for others
Flora and fauna identification
A sense adventure
A sense of belonging
Group challenge
Contextual learning

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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

The perfect school camp location for your students. Phillip Island is an ideal camp destination for both residential and journey based programming. Our local experience and local knowledge gives your school a fresh perspective on camp programming and delivery - going places and seeing sights you may have never seen before.

Watch and support in your students in enjoyment as they tackle environmental challenges as a team, solve problems and have lots of fun enjoying our coastal camp destination.

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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: