Our focus for Year 7 is 'Belong'; we want our boys to find a home in our community. There are several events throughout the year that aide in achieving just this - one of them is camp. For the first time ever, we have decided to take the boys down to our coastal home at Santa Monica usually reserved for our year 9 programme.
Soaking up the last of the warm weather down the coast our boys have been throwing themselves into an action-packed program. Our Santa Monica staff have been leading them on surf safari's, bush walking and mountain biking.
Surfing is a firm favourite down at Santa Monica, with the camp being perfectly located to take advantage of the breaks along the Great Ocean Road.
There have been reports that the boys have been ripping it up challenging the Year 9's and local surfers. The same can be said for the boys on the Mountain Bike trails. There are no e-bikes available here, so the boys have to dig in and use those pedals; like they used to in historical times.
Santa Monica has some great trails leading out of the back of camp and up onto the surrounding ridges. Mick and Pete, our long serving staff members know these trails like the back of their hand. They delight in sharing the unique history of the area and how the land has been forged and shaped over time.
Despite such an action packed and energy sapping few days there's always some time for a bit of cricket. Santa Monica is known for its pristine oval; we keep it a secret though because of the lack of parking. Howzat!!!!!! for a start to your St Bernard's College career.
