After a great start to the week with the first half of McClelland year sevens there was a great buzz as the second half arrived at The Summit for their camp. After getting settle into accommodation and getting ready for camp it was time to meet the coaches. Timmay, Paul, Paula Jamie, Madz and Steph were the legends you would be with over your camp. Tribe names were the fun after the first rotation of activities, with some quirky names of tribes. Welcome to the Chisels, Plasti

It has been a pleasure to have the students and teachers from McClelland College. The first three day camp of two camps for the week, the students were eager to get into the first of ten activities for their camp. Tribe names were formed and were no longer known as tribe 1, 2 etc. - Welcome to Yeah the boys, Badges, Reedy’s Eshay, 14 Funky Potatoes and Karingal Stone Cats. Cave had tribe members go underground to find their way through the cave to a bunk room, the thought of

Wednesday 22nd of May saw a change over for the Mentone girls, with Camp 1 leaving and Camp 2 arriving! Camp two girls first went off to their accommodation and got settled in! Camp started with the introduction of the Summit Team and the Five Keys; Have Fun, Play All In, Make Lots Of Mistakes, Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable, and, Don’t Go Home Wondering What If with a focus on the first two for Day 1. There was no rest for the girls because after hearing a harness brief

Mentone Girls Grammar year 8s came to the Summit for a full week, splitting into two camps. The first camp got off to a great start with everyone getting into their tribes and creating a tribe name. Our tribes were now called: Pipeliners, Iron Man Dies, Sloths, Summit Slayers, Gucci Patrol, UV Rhinos, Tree Warrior. Day one was just getting used to the camp feels and giving our first two activities a red hot go. Day two was a little more intense and action packed. We started w

Monday 13th of May came and brought the year 8’s from Brunswick Secondary College to The Summit! The first thing the students did was get settled into their accommodation. Once, everyone was settled in, it was time to begin! The Year 8’s were introduced to The Summit Team and The Five Keys – with Day One’s focus on Have Fun, and Play All In. The next thing we learnt about was the goal setting strategy – T,S,SS Target, Stretch, Super Stretch – I know I can, I think I can, seem

The Summit was visited by the loud and rowdy group of year eights from Box Hill High School. Their energy was so good, we couldn’t wait to have all the fun with them. Ready with the Five Keys our first day was all about Having Fun and Playing all in. We definitely achieved this goal with everyone having an awesome attempt at their first two activities. Before we knew it, day was done and we were so ready to see what else this year level had to offer. Day two started with an e

It has been a pleasure to have had the students and teachers from Springvale Park Special Development School at The Summit for their three day camp from Monday 13th-15th May. As the bus arrived, I was greeted by beautiful beaming smiles. Once settled into their accommodation, it was time to get into the camp spirit and complete an initiative, the Leaping Lilly Pads (tiles). Scavenger Hunt was a great challenge as everyone needed to work together to find and complete a range o

The gang from Fountain Gate Secondary arrived on Monday ready to go! They had plenty of time to settle in before getting out there. Day 1 started with the introduction of the 5 Keys, focusing on the first two: Play All In and Have Fun. The first two activities were the Scavenger Hunt, getting the students to run around, working as a team, to score as many points as possible. Then, it was time to take on the Abseil Wall. This was a bit of a test for some, as it pushed them out

On Wednesday 8th May, the students and teachers from South Oakleigh arrived at The Summit. The weather may not have been the best to start camp but that would not stop everyone getting out and beginning the camp with a name game and tribe name to start. Unicorns, Bhardwaj in Pj’s, Yung Family Friendly and the Chicken Nuggets were the tribe names chosen. Snake and Nails saw a great number of people face some fears of snakes as the opportunity to handle one of the pet pythons a

On Monday the 6th May to the 8th May the year 8 students from Taylors Lakes Secondary College came to The Summit for their school Camp. Once everyone was settled into camp life it was time for each tribe to form their new identity, a name for themselves. The Awesome People, Mickey Mouse Club House, Fire Breathing Flamingos, Summit Souvlaki, Bunning’s Bogans, Limbos, Underdogs and the Rebellious Teenagers were the new names for each tribe. Giant Swing was a huge highlight for

It was a wet start to camp, but that didn’t stop John Pauls’s year ten from having all the fun. We had a big first day with a welcome to camp and then straight into three activities. Every group had this amazing energy and willingness to give everything a go, which represented the first two Summit Keys; Play all in and Have fun. Day One was a massive success and all the coaches were super excited to see what else this awesome group had to offer. Day two and the rain looked li

Last week we had Lyndale Secondary College come to the Summit for an epic three day camp. Day one was an ‘ease into it’ kind of day. We created our tribe names, had a go at an initiative and competed two activities. Everyone was utilizing the first two keys Play All In and Have fun. Some special mentions would go to Vit and Jas for persisting on the Sky Bridge even with a few falls along the way, and Tara, who went further then she thought she could on the Rock wall. Overall

It was a busy hump day at The Summit. Fare-welling one awesome Galen group, we were very keen to meet the other half of an epic year level. You did not disappoint! From the moment we meet you, your energy was off the charts. After sharing the Five Keys with you all, it was time to hit the park. Our first day flew as we only had two activities to complete and everyone was embracing the first two keys Have Fun and Play All In. Day two begin with a quick game of Crane, before we

Arriving, the vibes on the buses were awesome, making us, coaches, very excited to meet you all. Before we began our first activities, we gave you 5 Keys that you would be focusing on throughout your time on camp. We started day one with the focus on Have Fun and Play all In. Despite being your first day, everyone was very keen to do all the activities, even the high ones. Day two and it was a frosty morning, so we played game of Rock Paper, Scissor Chant to warm us up. With

On Monday 29th April the year sevens and eights form Heatherton C.C arrived at The Summit for their five day camp. I was so nice to see so many familiar faces both with the students returning in year eight from last years’ camp but also the teachers. With the introductions done and an initiative to start the activities off, it was time to create tribe identities. The Raiders, Shady Jadies, The Leeches, The Elite Leftovers, Coconut Conquers and Uprises were the new tribe names