It has been an honour to have the grade 5/6 students and their teachers/parent helpers back at The Summit for their camp over the past 3 days. From the moment the buses arrived, there was amazing energy and excitement coming from everyone. So without too much delay, it was time to get into the camp life and activities for our first day, not before coming up with some sensational tribe/activity group names: Thunder Warriors, Half Burnt Sausages, and Harkaway Mud Hero were born

On Monday, the year 10’s from Belgrave Heights Christian School made their way to The Summit grounds. The program started with everyone learning about 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 the first two Keys the main focus of the day, it was time to get out into the park. We started with a big game of Jockeys to get everyone ready for action. The next important piece of info

On Wednesday the 21st of April we welcomed 200 beautiful year 12 students from Parkdale Secondary College. What a great way to start the first week back for term two. As soon as the year 12 students got off the bus, The Summit crew knew it was going to be a fun-filled three days. Once the students unpacked and got settled in it was time to get into it. To kick start camp all the students made their way down to the lodge. In the lodge, we shared our 5 Keys. We share these key

Hello Term 2 and welcome back Wheelers Hill SC year 10’s and teachers to The Summit. After settling into camp, the group broke off to do an initiative and had to come up with tribe names. They are: Timmy Time Disco Ducks Brave Chicken Tenders Golden Legends Mr. G’s The Vipers The Pittys Here are some of the highlights and results from camp; Timmy Time was amazing at their tribe's effort to make sure everyone was supported throughout the Bush Challenge. The way you supported

On the first week of March, we welcomed the year 9’s from Mt Lilydale Mercy College. What an incredible bunch of students. The Summit crew was excited for a week full of fun. The year 9’s arrived in two separate groups, the first lot arrived on Monday and the second group on Wednesday. Both groups got the same experiences. To kick start camp off we introduced the Year 9’s to our Five Keys, and to our Goal Setting Technique; Target, Stretch, Super Stretch THE FIVE KEYS 1. Have

Is it Monday and you’re already longing for the weekend? Are you not feeling quite right at work, but not sure why? Are you snapping at colleagues and feeling like there are never enough hours in the day? These can all be classic signs of burnout. It is important to recognize when we are suffering these symptoms so we can make the necessary changes and avoid health and mental wellness issues in the future. So, what is burnout? Burnout is a mixture of professional exhaustion,

Most children in Australia are going back to school soon. Children experience a mix of emotions when it comes to going to school. Easing back after the holidays can range from feeling really excited and eager to concern, fear, or anxiety. Getting butterflies or general worry about going back to school is common. Among the biggest worries of preschool children are feeling left out, being teased, or saying goodbye to their caregiver at drop-off. Concerns of school-aged children

It has been an amazing end to term one for The Summit with the year 7’s of Our Lady of Sion and their teachers coming for their three-day camp. With a quick initiative and a decision on a tribe name, each group now formed its own tribe identity. Blue Cheese, Blue Rats, Lad Chads, Cheeses, Wonky Donkey, Spicey Nuggie Ninjas, Bofanators, Ear Wigs, Swaggy Survivors, Shorties, Potato Goes, and Juicy Pickles were the names each tribe would be called. At the conclusion of the first