The Year 4, 5 & 6 students at Mary Immaculate Primary are invited to attend the school camp that is held in Term 3 or 4 each year.
In 2025, the students headed to Luther Heights Camp - Coolum.
Maranatha Camp - Boulder Creek - Week 3 Term 4
This year the Year 5 & 6 students will attend Maranatha Camp - Boulder Creek which is located in Gympie hinterland on the outskirts of the Woondum National Park and offers unparalleled opportunities with outdoor education programs focused on learning and play in a safe environment.
Some of the activities the students do can include:
- High and medium treetop adventure courses.
- Abseiling.
- Jungle ropes course.
- Tower of tremble.
- Leap of faith.
- Giant swing.
- Raft Building
- Archery.
- Group building activities.
- Drumming and more!
Our Year 4 students will head to Kindilan Camp - Redland Bay for a DAY ONLY camp in Week 1 Term 4.
Why are school camps important?
Australian educators believe that their number one challenge is supporting students with mental health conditions and more than 80% of them believe that the tension between supporting student wellbeing and teaching the curriculum is increasing. Independent research shows that camps and outdoor education programs play a key role in addressing these concerns.
Camps have been shown to reduce anxiety, increase connection to school, increase connection to peers and increase efficacy, all strong markers of good mental health. Camps and outdoor education programs involve physical activity, teamwork and connection with the natural world - a combination that is highly effective in improving physical and mental well-being.
Camps and led outdoor experiences focus on building interpersonal and intrapersonal skills such as independence, resilience, leadership, communication and respect for others.**
*Excerpt from https://www.maranatha-camp.com/boulder
**Excerpt from Australian Camps Association