Summer outdoor
education programs
Choose any combination of the following activities to design your school’s own outdoor education program, field trip or retreat.
- Abseiling
- Rock climbing
- Canoeing – white water up to grade 2 and open water
- River sledding
- Hiking – half and full day to multi-day hikes
- Mountain biking
- Raft building and initiative games
- Archery
- Camping – in the Kosciusko National Park or on-site at Bungarra in either tents or hoochies
- GPS/orienteering
- Sailing
- Full sized sports field
- Disco
Alternatively, you may wish to design an expedition style journey for your students where they may hike for 5 days across the Main Range or choose to travel through an area by hiking, biking and canoeing.
Sample of a Summer Program Matrix
Activities
A = Full day hike in the Kosciuszko National Park from Thredbo, up the chair, to North Ramshead and back to Thredbo via Deadhorse Gap
B = 1/2 day Mountain Bike Session on-site Bungarra
C = 1/2 day Canoe Session on Lake Jindabyne
D = 1/2 day Camp Craft & Hike with packs in National Park
E = 1/2 day Archery & Team Building on-site Bungarra Alpine Centre
Accommodation
1 = The Junction Lodges – 2 groups on-site
2 = Thredbo Diggings Campsite – Kosciuszko National Park: group cooking, 2 groups in 2 separate sites
3 = Island Bend Campsite – Kosciuszko National Park: ration packs, 2 groups in 2 separate sites
