Immersive Learning Experiences

Day Camp

Our Year 2 students participate in an outdoor education day experience at Camp Toolangi, just over an hour from Melbourne. Set on 12 acres of natural bushland nestled next to the Toolangi State Forest, students take part in adventure activities led by experienced outdoor education professionals. They have the opportunity to participate in Camp experiences including low ropes, climbing tower and an obstacle course. This experience is a great introduction to Korowa’s Immersive Learning Experience program that commences from Year 3. 

Camp Manyung, Mount Eliza

This is the first overnight trip in the Immersive Learning Sequence. Focusing on fun and gentle stretching of independence,  students participate in a range of outdoor experiences which may include kitchen gardening and food preparation, tree climbing, beach exploration and a flying fox. Students return home with a sense of achievement and independence, a stronger bond with their peers, and a taste for the adventure.  

Marysville, Lake Mountain

This two-night trip involves students participating in a wide range of outdoor experiences which may include cooking, bouldering, low ropes course bush walking and indigenous music. It aims to further foster independence and a thirst for exploration and adventure. Students investigate and experience responsible risk taking, they set individual goals and support their peers in reaching theirs thereby strengthening social cohesion within the cohort. Campers more time outside doing thoughtful activities growing their awareness and appreciation for the natural environment. 

Camp Jungai, Rubicon Valley, Victoria

Being a main intake year, the cohort increases two-fold. This Term 1 two-night experience has a strong emphasis on fun, adventure and community. Activities focus on cooperation and communication. Initiatives, high ropes, orienteering and canoeing all require teamwork, listening and group decision making. Aligned with curriculum, this camp also provides exposure to indigenous practices of storytelling, art and the use of native plants for food and medicine. 

This program is designed to assist students in connecting with the natural environment and developing a passion for exploring the great outdoors. The students sleep in a tent on the Camp Jungai Oval for one of the nights.  

Korowa to Canberra

This three-night trip to Australia’s capital city of Canberra is an opportunity for the students to learn about aspects of Australia’s legal and political systems as well as to explore a range of significant national venues in the fields of the arts, science and sport. Students develop increased self-awareness as they experience interstate travel with their peers and discover some of the institutions that shape their daily lives. 

Camp Toolangi

Held in Term 1, the purpose of this trip is to build on community groups as the girls settle into Year 7 and Korowa Life in Senior School.  Over 4 days and 3 nights, students participate a range of activities focused on fun, building relationships, and reconnecting with their peers.

Mornington Peninsula

For five days and four nights on the Mornington Peninsular students embark on a range of activities aimed and increasing their community skills, understanding and managing challenges, and developing their personal relationship with the natural world. Students spend two nights in cabins and two in tents and begin to increase their camping skills and independence. 

Students choose to participate in either Trek or Quest for their Term 4 Experience.

Trek

Trek is Korowa’s iconic four-week, point-to-point wilderness expedition which has running for 30 years. Considered a rite of passage at Korowa, more than 1200 students have participated in the program. Students learn to be self-sufficient campers as they venture by foot, bike and raft from the Australian Alps to Ninety Mile Beach. Trek develops self-esteem, confidence, leadership and interpersonal skills as students navigate often difficult and stressful situations. 

Quest

Quest is an immersive four-week program which includes an extended residential component. Students are engaged in service projects, which challenge them to step outside their day-to-day routines. In small teams, students negotiate and collaborate to complete projects, while creating and sustaining a healthy community. This program also develops self-esteem, confidence, leadership and interpersonal skills as students work collegially to problem solve, think critically and creatively and learn new skills.

Deakin Waterfront 

The Year 10 Future Ready Program held at Deakin Waterfront, offers students an opportunity to participate in workshops and practical sessions which build their skills in preparation for entering the workforce. Students will attain their RSA, Food Safe and First Aid qualifications. 

Trinity College

This Residential Program held at Trinity College, is an opportunity for Year 11 students to commence their transition into Year 12. Throughout the program students will be required to work with their peers in a range of group activities and consider their own learning journey and strengths in preparation for their upcoming final year of school. Sessions included are grounded in social-emotional learning and responsive to the needs of the cohort.