On the 10th of March, after a 5-hour bus ride; we had the pleasure of welcoming our Year 7 students from St Arnaud's. Thank you for making the journey down to The Summit. As the afternoon unfolded we got the Year 7s settled into their tents and from there we went and had some fun out in the park. The first two Activities were Inflatables and Snowy River Challenge. It was clear that after these two rotations the Year 7s where super keen to have all the FUN. Day two came qu

On a hot Monday afternoon, the students from Rivercrest Christian Collage had arrived at The Summit. Eager to get off the bus they were sent off to their tent accommodation to settle in and have lunch. After lunch, they were welcomed to The Summit by their coaches for the next 3 days, Steph, Tim and Pat. Right after presenting them with the 5 Keys of Camp we invited them to try the first two, Play All In and Have Fun. Three activities - Bush Challenge, Scavenger Hunt and T

There is something about walking into the kitchen and taking in the smell of a home cooked meal. Even in a world of convenient food, it’s hard to go past the taste and satisfaction of home baking. Baking is a great way add a ‘Cup of Fun’ into family life and has always been an opportunity for families to get together in the kitchen to prepare and cook magnificent feasts, which in some cultures would go days. Family recipes would be handed down from generation to generation an

Most parents have had those moments when you look at your child and there are indescribable feelings that reach deep inside you. Often that feeling comes when your child is asleep and you are exhausted from a long, hard day. You sneak a look at that peaceful face and think how lucky you are to have such a perfect child that you have made. It’s often then that we wish we had paused in our day to say “I love you”. The truth is that most children know their parents love them but

We welcomed the Year 11s & 12s from Wellington Secondary College to The Summit on March 10th to 11th for their 2-day camp. Fresh off the bus the students were introduced to our 5 Keys - Have Fun, Play All In, Make Lots of Mistakes, Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable and Don’t Go Home Wondering What If. The % Keys would ensure that everyone would have an awesome time at camp. We then got into our respective tribes and headed out to the park to get going into our day of activi

The Year 6 from Lumen Christi Primary School arrived at The Summit for their three-day camp experience on the 11th of March ready to have fun and were full of energy. As soon as I got onto the bus, I knew that this camp was going to be great. Day 1 was rather relaxing for the students as we left them plenty of time to get used to the way that we do things, with breaks between each activity and some initiatives to start off the fun. After the teamwork challenges, we taught the

What an amazing two days it has been with the students and teachers from Minaret College. Coming off the long weekend and putting three days of activities into a two-day camp was so much fun and crazy at the same time. With no time to waste it was straight into group initiatives and tribe names. Titanic Swimmers and Warriors were created and would compete against each other for all activities. The Flying fox was enjoyed by all as everyone soared through the sky and over the

Once again, The Summit was host to the Peninsula Grammar School for their 5-day year 7 camp. The school has been coming to The Summit for many years and we always look forward to their return. 2020 was no exception. The program that we designed for Peninsula Grammar School aimed to push many different aspects of the groups’ skills as well as challenging many different fears. On Monday the 2nd when the school arrived, they were introduced to our Summit team and introduced our

How lucky are we to live in a country with so much cultural diversity right on our doorstep! With children from all around the world living in Australia, it’s a great chance for us to teach our children about how to accept and appreciate how different cultures live. With such a multicultural society, it’s necessary for us to teach our kids acceptance and appreciation of all cultures and lifestyles so that we can enjoy and celebrate along with everyone. PLUS, what’s not to lov

On the 24/2/2020 we welcomed Grovedale Camp 1 to The Summit for their 3 day camp. After a 2 hour bus ride the students where eager to get out into the park for some fun. We begun with an introduction to our 5 keys Have Fun, Play All in, Make lots of Mistakes, Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable and Don’t go Home Wondering What If. We then headed out into the park for a quick game then got straight into our first lot of rotations of Snow River Challenge, Initiatives, Snake & N

On Monday the 24th of February The Summit had the privilege of welcoming the Year 9 cohort all the way from Richmond High School