OUTDOOR EDUCATION EXTENSION PROGRAMS

Throughout the year, the Outdoor Education team run various programs outside of normal school hours, and outside the core OED programs (year level camps).  The aims are to offer students:

• An opportunity to extend on skills and activities that are introduced in the core OED program
• A chance to try activities and / or explore places that are unable to be included in the core OED program
• A way to meet and mix with like minded students, of different year levels, who share a love of the outdoors and adventure.

The Outdoor Education Team also run the snowsports program – for details on snowsports camps and competitions, please see the snowsports link on the right hand side.

For all information regarding our extension programs, please get in touch with:

2024 Outdoor Education Extension Programs

Senior School Snowsports Camp – Queenstown, New Zealand.
Dates: Sunday June 30 – Sunday July 7.

The St Leonard’s College Snow Sports program has been established with the aim of exposing more students to the challenges, excitement, and comradery that the alpine disciplines of skiing and snowboarding provide.
The trip is planned to run over eight days, spending time skiing / boarding at both Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski resorts, plus time for some other exploration and activities.

Please note this trip is already booked. If you wish to join a waitlist, please email Ben Woolhouse.

Year 5/6 Adventure Camp – Camp Ibis, Gippsland Lakes.
Dates: Monday 16 – Thursday 19 September

This is a great opportunity to revisit Camp Ibis and extend on the skills and experiences from the core programs. Activities may include mountain biking, canoeing, adventure racing and challenge courses, stand up paddle boarding and enjoying a boat ride to 90-mile beach and exploring the Gippsland Lakes.

Applications for adventure camp will open in Term 1, 2024.

Middle School Snowsports Camp

Years 7-9 Snowsports Camp – Falls Creek, Vic.
Dates: Sunday 22 – Wednesday 25 September

Students will enjoy 4 days at Falls Creek Alpine Resort, with daily lessons and on the mountain accommodation. All ability levels are catered for, from novice to advanced, in either skiing or snowboarding.

Terms and conditions of Middle School 2024 Falls Creek Snowsports trip:

• If minimum numbers are not met, trip will not run.  In this event, a full refund will be issued. The College reserves the right to amend pricing if our supply costs increase between now and the event.
• If we have more applicants than positions available, all applicants will be placed into a ballot (ensuring a balance of year levels and genders).
• All applicants will be screened, considering academic efforts, behaviour, and co-curricular involvement (such as attendance at sport), this may include consultation with Heads of Year / Heads of School / Co-curricular Coordinators.
• Successful applicants will be notified by 28 March, and need to pay a 50% deposit by 14 April to secure their place.
• Deposit is non-refundable.
• School fees must be fully paid before date of travel.
• No changes to the group package are available.
• The Travel Provider reserves the right to alter prices before travel due to exchange fluctuations and other unplanned cost variations. Any unavoidable price variations will be passed on to you at cost as or when they are charged to the College
• If more than one term’s notice in writing of cancellation – 50% refund 
• Less than one terms notice – no refund.
• Please see college insurance documents below; this covers students whilst on the program, but does not provide any cover for any injury / illness prior to the program, that may prevent a student from attending.  We recommend families get their own insurance for this.

Senior School Hike – Location TBC.
Dates: Monday 9 – Friday 13 December

Students who wish to attend this trip should be confident in their fitness and strength levels and have the ability to carry everything they need for a safe and happy 5-day journey. This is a great opportunity for students to extend on their skills they have gained from their compulsory year 9 and 10 programs

Applications for senior school hike will open in Term 1, 2024.

Year 7-11 Mountain Bike Camp – Camp Ibis & Gippsland
Dates: Monday 9 – Friday 13 December

The Mountain Bike camp aims to extend on the skills of mountain biking introduced at Camp Ibis and provides opportunities for students to challenge themselves on a variety of trails in the Gippsland area. We will be using Camp Ibis as our base, and will travel to a different parks in the area. Rides will include Haunted Hills Mountain Bike Park, Colquhoun MTB Park and Mt Taylor MTB Park. This program requires an intermediate level of bike skills due to the nature of trails and locations.

Applications for mountain bike camp will open in Term 1, 2024.

Insurance documents:

Please note it is a condition of insurance that students with pre-existing medical conditions must obtain a letter of capacity from their doctor prior to travel.