Korowa Anglican Girls' School

Korowa Trek and Urban Adventure

The Outdoor Education program at Korowa forms a sequential foundation of skills and experiences for students in Years 7-9. The aim of the program is to develop the girls' skills and knowledge over the three years leading to a culminating experience in Year 9 where students are offered a choice of a month long Wilderness or Urban Expedition.

 

Outdoor Education Program

Year 7 - Introductory Program - Jungai 
Year 8 - Eildon / Wangaii journey - Eildon / Wangaii 
Year 9 - Korowa Trek - Preparation trip - Rockey Peak 
Year 9 - Korowa Trek - Expedition - Kosciuszko to Marlo 
Year 9 - Urban Journey - Murray River 

 

The Korowa Trek is held in the last five weeks of Term 4. 

This year it will run from November 5 through to December 6 and will be conducted in the areas of the Snowy Mountains, the Pilot Wilderness area, the Snowy River and the 90 Mile Beach at Marlo, Gippsland.

 

The journey commences with a twelve day bushwalk through the Jagungal and Pilot Wilderness areas.

The "solo" time takes place at this point when Trek students will participate in a period of reflection time in the natural environment known as "solo". This time allows students to spend a period of time by themselves away from their group.

 

 

After the solo. trekkers set off cycling toward the Snowy River. Inlatable canoes are then used to paddle across the border and down the Snowy. Trekkers change to hard shelled canoes to afford better speed through the flat waters.

Finally after a months of travelling under their own power on foot, bike and boat, the Trekkers will arrive at the end of the river, their journey coming to an end on the beach at Marlo.