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We're Off to China Soon! Print E-mail

Our names are Holly McKenzie and Taylor Hess; we were the Student Leaders at the Snowy River Campus.

So far, our experience of the school has been amazing. This has been such a great opportunity for us to develop as people. We’ve only been here for roughly two weeks and we have already made new friends, learnt new skills and faced our own challenges. Can’t wait to see what the weeks ahead hold!

As some already know, this Saturday the 42 students attending Snowy and a number of staff will be heading to China. We have been preparing ourselves for this for the whole two weeks we have been here, and our uniform came in this afternoon for us to collect.

We have been doing a range of activities you normally do while here, like surfing, bike riding, Bridge Building, and a few classes. We have also done a range of new classes to prepare us for China, including a Chinese language class and a lesson on Chinese history and its culture.

All 42 students here are immensely thrilled to be heading on the experience of a lifetime, but a lot of us also have a few nerves, as this will be the first time they’ve left Australia, and of course, they will be without their parents.

We're Off to China Soon!

That’s all from us for today. We hope you all enjoy the regular updates you will be getting from the other students leaders.

Sincerely,
Holly and Taylor

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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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