Balgowlah Boys Campus offers a number of opportunities to students to attend school organized camps throughout their schooling journey. Information is sent out to Parents and Guardians via the Sentral Parent Portal and email. All queries regarding the camps can be directed to the current Year advisor for that year group.
Year 7 Camp
The annual year 7 camp gives new students an opportunity to make friends and develop new skills. Information regarding the camp will be sent out to all parents and guardians via the Parent Portal. The Year 7 advisor can assist with any queries you may regarding the camp.
Crossroads Camp
The Year 11 camp is an opportunity for the mandatory 25 hour Crossroads PDHPE program,the program aims to build students’ sense of empowerment and respect for themselves and others.
Crossroads helps senior students address issues of health, safety and wellbeing at a time when they face significant changes and challenges in their lives. It aims to prepare and support students as they encounter situations related to identity, independence and their changing responsibilities. Students often feel more comfortable discussing these issues in this environment. For this reason it is essential all students attend camp.
As the students only attend camp every second year we have worked with the camp to organise some fun activities that provide opportunities to challenge the students in many ways.
Balgowlah Boys Ski Trip
Balgowlah Boys Campus offers two ski trips per year. Our Year 9-11 trip to Thredbo has been in operation since 2002 and is very popular with our boys.
Staying on snow in Thredbo village gives students unrivalled access to the slopes for 4 days of skiing/snowboarding lessons, alpine education and fun. This trip is offered to all boys in Years 9, 10 and 11 on a first come, first served basis and we always fill our allocated 65 positions each year.
The students are taught the fundamentals of skiing or snowboarding by professional ski instructors for the first 2 hours of the day. Students are then actively supervised on the slopes by the experienced staff participating. The boys develop an appreciation of extreme climatic conditions and factors affecting personal safety when undertaking outdoor activities in a hostile environment. They also gain an appreciation of the environmental impact of recreational activities on the environment.
All students must understand and abide by the Alpine Responsibility Code.
Our Year 12 ski trip is basically the same trip, just offered on a smaller scale and on the weekend immediately following the HSC Trial examinations. This offers the boys a chance to unwind and relax from their studies for a weekend and is very much a last trip away with fellow school mates. In the past we have also visited Falls Creek in Victoria for this trip.