Year 10

Yr 10 Camp

Camp offers a plethora of benefits, and maintaining a positive mindset during the experience amplifies these advantages. Next week, Yr 10 will foster personal growth and self-confidence as they step out of their comfort zones, try new activities and form meaningful connections with their peers and staff. A positive attitude enhances this growth, allowing students to embrace challenges and failures as opportunities for learning and development. Furthermore, the sense of community and belonging at camp is deepened when individuals maintain a positive outlook, creating a supportive and inclusive environment. The opportunities for creativity, resilience, and leadership development, will empower Yr 10 to take on these opportunities and make lasting memories that contribute to their overall wellbeing and happiness.

Key Information:

  • Dates:                            Monday 6 November – Friday 10 November
  • Location:                       Myall Lakes – Mid-North Coast
  • Departure Time:          Drop off at 6.30am 
  • Departure Point:         Gerard St, Gate – Departing from Redlands Lane, Senior Campus
  • Travel Time:                 3hr – 3.5hrs 
  • Returning at:                Approximately 2.30pm, Friday 10 March – Pick-up at Gerard St Gate
  • Activities:                      Camping, Canoeing, Cycling, Hiking 
  • Food for Day 1:            Snacks and LUNCH – (No Nut products)
  • Mobile Phones:           Students do not need their phones unless they are in the Duke of Ed group. 

Medications 

We require a Medical Authority Form to be completed for all medication – found on the Camps Pulse Page. 

Prescription Medications – must be in a Webster-Pak and given to the Redlands staff member on Monday morning. 

Over-The-Counter medications – (Claratyne etc…) – should be in either a pill box or original box and given to the Redlands staff member.

Absences 

If your child/ren are unwell and/or have any cold and flu symptoms, they should not attend camp. 
Please email Lisa Vale and ssabsence@redlands.nsw.edu.au for any absences from camp. 

Packing List

Login – Redlands 
Password – Shine

Examination Reflection

This week, Yr 10 have begun to engage on examination reflection and the utilisation of feedback in preparing for senior studies to assess their strengths and weaknesses, identify areas of improvement, and understand their learning style. By analysing their performance, students can pinpoint the topics or skills that need more attention, thereby creating a focused and efficient study plan for senior studies. Additionally, feedback from teachers provides valuable insights into where students fell short and how to bridge those gaps. It helps in setting realistic goals, tracking progress and making the necessary adjustments to their study strategies. Through this reflective process, students not only enhance their academic performance but also cultivate essential skills like self-discipline and resilience, which are vital for success in senior studies and beyond.

Homeland Tour to Arnhem Land on 21-27 April 2024

Redlands will be offering a Homeland Tour to Arnhem Land on 21-27 April 2024. This Tour will be open to current Yr 9 and 10 students.

In this cultural immersion, students will revisit and build on the ideas they were introduced to in last year’s Culture College Camp, consolidating knowledge and understanding. After a brief stay at the Gulkula site students will travel to one of the remote Yolngu Homeland areas, usually Nyinyikay. This offers the opportunity for a much more personal, extensive, and detailed exploration of Yolngu culture than was possible on the Year Group Camp.

Visiting and spending time in a Yolngu Homeland is something few people ever get to experience. Students will be immersed in the living culture of Aboriginal clans of East Arnhem Land, one of the most culturally intact and pristine regions left on Earth. This unique program provides privileged access and interaction with the Yolngu people and their lands of which they have been the traditional owners for over 50,000 years.

This Tour is an opportunity for students who are ready and willing to consider more deeply the knowledge they gained previously and how to effect change for the future. We are proud to be working with Culture College to provide opportunities for connection between cultures.

The cost of the tour is $5,395. A proposed itinerary and booking form can be found on Pulse.

Bookings and payments are made directly to Culture College, so please check their Terms and Conditions on the Booking Form.

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 10 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au