For teenagers, participation rates in sport activities are low, with latest figures showing just 40 per cent of high school students in Australia have participated in organised sport in the last year.
Want the latest guidelines on dealing with allergy? Want the latest listings for new camps and excursions? Want to know how to make billy tea and damper around the campfire?
The Australian Directory of School Activities, Excursions and Accommodation is your one-stop resource for keeping you and your school in the loop – so you can plan fabulous and awe-inspiring excursions and camps!
School camps can bring out the very best in your students as they as they forge new friendships, enjoy new experiences and spread their wings in a fun, safe and nurturing environment.
Cooking up a Colonial Storm…. Fun School Camp Recipes your students will love making!
Having a healthy self-esteem is a bit like armour – it protects your young charges against life's challenges. But chinks in the armour are common, and can create feelings of inadequacy that can snowball.
School camps are not just a source of fun; they also play an important role in developing life skills. Teachers have long known that the most effective way to teach students lessons about life is through fun and games.
Perhaps you have inherited the task of ‘running the school camp’, or perhaps you have been in the school camp coordinator role for some time and are now looking to improve on previous experiences.
School camps and school excursions can be a rich and rewarding experience for all. For students, camps can bring the curriculum alive, and help establish lifelong skills through new activities, experiences and challenges.
Teachers are always on the lookout for ways to improve student engagement, and learners themselves can benefit from trying out different strategies.
End of camp concert – usually in the form of a talent quest – is a highlight for many students and teachers. We offer our top tips to ensure your camp concert is one to remember.
Our tips for a top concert
Science is constantly changing, and although we’ve come a long way since the days when it was widely believed that older people couldn’t learn new things, a number of learning myths have stood the test of time despite having no grounding in scientific research.