The following table is just an example of some of the resources available.

The complete 75+ page continuously updated resource document is available in site specific form, or generic to suit all CYC sites via email or on-line to groups who have booked a CYC facility. It includes a full description of each activity where it is performed. Its relationship to VELS is explored through each activity and through each level.

Program Description Learning Domains and Focus Site Activity CYC Resources
Level 4
Year 5 & 6
Camping

Camp is often the first extended overnight experience students have away from home with a large peer group.

Campers share comfortable
accommodation in groups.

Bathrooms are attached to each room.

They are assigned a duty group and are responsible for setting up before and cleaning up after each meal.

Health & PE
- Live a healthy lifestyle
- Maintain ones health
- Find ways to pursue physical activity
- Engage in physical activity
- Improve well-being

Interpersonal Development
- Build positive social relationships
- Work and learn in teams
- Manage and resolve conflict

Personal Learning
- Learn about self
- Learn with and from peers
- Give and respond to feedback from peers
- Recognise and practice values beyond school

Communication
- Communicate effectively with peers
- Listen attentively
- Ask clarifying questions

Civics and Citizenship
- Take responsibility for their actions to other
citizens and environment

Economics
- Types of work
- Types of work places
- Looking at leisure

- Students are encouraged to eat healthily on camp and maintain their intake of fresh fruit, vegetables, and water
- Students are required to dress appropriately for their activities and practice sun smart habits
- Students are introduced to a range of activities and the new movements required during their camping program

 

- Students look out for each other and observe potential hazards on activities
- Rooms are shared, kept clean and tidy, and campers are encouraged to be considerate of others and their belongings
- All CYC activities need students to work efficiently as a team in order for everyone to have a go and finish on time
- To complete the challenges set successfully, teams must resolve conflict positively

 

- Students make discoveries about themselves and class mates on challenging activities often in situations on the edge of their own and their peers comfort zones
- They discover value systems in place on camp and in environments surrounding the camp facilities

 

- Students work as a team needing to communicate effectively to get the task done in the allotted time so all can have fun
- Students follow Worksafe briefings and Codes of Conduct, needing to watch, listen, and learn for safety and enjoyment

 

- Students gain an appreciation for the environment by participating in camp eco and nature based activities

 

- Students will gain an insight into the tourism, recreation and hospitality industries during camp
- Students share the camp with staff, and other schools and groups in a civic atmosphere
- Students discover activities during camp that may take on a life-long interest

Camp booklets

Camp amenities

CYC camp
introduction, safety
and codes of
conduct briefing

CYC staff