Domain 2 : Building and Maintence positive relationships
Altered Reality – Outdoor adventure ( Morwell )
Throughout 2010 students at the BEST Centre at Morwell participated in an outdoor education program . This program aimed to provide a positive experience to young people that would assisted in developing resilience , coping strategies and self reliance , as well as building positive relationships with staff .
Over the course of the program students had the opportunity to participate in different excursions including ;
» caving in the Labertouche caves » rafting down the Thomson River
» rock climbing at the Hardrock Climbing Centre
» kayaking on Lake Narracan » surf fishing near Golden Beach » tobogganing at Mt St Gwinear
» exploring the rail trail between Walhalla and Erica .
Students were also nominated to participate in camps as part of the Outdoor Education program . Some young people participated in a three day sea kayaking adventure from Port Welshpool to Port Albert .
Participants experienced the wonders of the Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park , where they fished , camped on the Ninety Mile Beach , tried their luck at catching crabs at low tide and saw giant rays swim under the Port Albert jetty .
Later in the year four brave students embarked on a five day walk along the coast of Croajingolong National Park in the Far East of Victoria . Students harvested fresh oysters off the rocks , dug for fresh water in the sand dunes , ate salmon for dinner and visited an historic light house that is still maintained in working order .
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