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Jun

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Excited about new experiences

This week has been really busy! It’s been fun coming back and I cannot believe how fast it’s been going!!

Some of my favourite parts from this week have been: meeting Barry Heard, photography with David Tatnall, surfing, caving, and surviving Enviro. bike. Barry Heard was an amazing and inspirational person! He has written three books (two of which I am buying) and his story of being in the Vietnam War and his life before the army was amazing! I cannot wait to read his books!

Now photography was hands down, one of the best things that I’ve done here and to top it off I saw dolphins for the first time. When I saw some of the photos that Mr. Tatnall has taken I thought there was no way I’d ever be able to take photos like that with a manual or my own camera. Turns out there was nothing wrong with the camera…but maybe there was with me! I am now loving photography and I think I’m going to take photos at every opportunity now!

Surfing is getting better every time but last rest day is a completely different story. There was next to no waves and when there was they were only tiny but somehow I still managed to stand up and I had the best time.

Caving was so much fun! The Royal Cave was beautiful and I absolutely loved it although I don’t know how much I loved the wild cave. It was a good challenge although it really pushed my limits at times – tight spaces and heights aren’t exactly my thing! Surviving Enviro.

Bike was a major achievement as I haven’t really gone for a bike ride in a couple of years and surprisingly I made it (with the encouragement of my friends)! I have had an amazing week and cannot believe that it’s almost over!

Chloe -Hopetoun P-12 College

 

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School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students. The curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students' home regions. There are four campuses in iconic locations across Victoria. The Alpine School Campus is located at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps. Snowy River Campus is near the mouth of the Snowy River at Marlo in east Gippsland. The third site is adjacent to Mount Noorat near Camperdown in Victoria’s Western District, and is called Gnurad-Gundidj. After consultation with the local aboriginal community, this name represents both the indigenous name of the local area and an interpretation of the statement "belonging to this place". Our fourth and newest campus, currently known as the Don Valley Campus is located at Don Valley, Yarra Ranges.
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