St Leonard’s College

Year 9 Extended Environmental Experience

Great South West Walk, Lower Glenelg / Discovery Bay

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Page 2 Map

• Page 3 Contents

• Page 4 Camp Overview

• Page 5 Equipment and Clothing List

• Page 6 Food Guide

• Page 7 Scroggin and Snacks

• Page 8 Menu Planner

• Page 9 Shopping List

• Page 10 Environmental Domain

• Page 11 Route Card

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Year 9 Hike Great South West Walk – Portland/Nelson

Established in 1981, the 252 kilometre Great South West Walk has been developed as a bushwalking trail

suitable for most ages and abilities.

Fourteen campsites allowing one-night stays are located along the walk with walking sections of 10.6 - 26.3 kilometres between camps

This unforgettable experience winds around 3 National Parks, hardwood forests, the pristine Glenelg River, the picturesque township of Nelson, aboriginal heritage sites, the mighty Southern Ocean, vast sand dunes, sandy bays and beaches, rugged cliffs, freshwater lakes, the Cape Nelson Lighthouse, the stunning Bridgewater Bay and amongst a diversity of natural fauna and flora including Blue and Southern Right Whales, a mainland Fur Seal colony, Australia's only mainland Australasian Gannet rookery (pictured below) and lots more.

SUNDAY IS DAY 1 – 10am to 3.00pm at Brighton Campus

Please be ready for a 10am start, meet in your Year 9 home room.

For your safety & group safety, attendance at the preparation day is compulsory. Please arrive 100% ready to go hiking, with ALL your equipment, clothing and gear and food. This will all be carefully checked by the outdoor education leaders to make sure:

• Your gear and food is appropriate and adequate. • Each group collects personal gear they need to borrow (japara, overpants etc). • Group gear (tent, stove, fuel etc) is collected and evenly shared and packed. • Familiarisation in the use of stoves and making sure they are complete. • Tent use/check that they are in working order and complete. • Map interpretation and route planning for the hike • Hygiene and safety issues are addressed. • Your hiking pack is completely ready to go and can be weighed to ensure it is an appropriate weight.

If you are unsure if any of your items are appropriate, bring them on the day and your leader can check them, or see Outdoor Education staff beforehand.

MONDAY IS DAY 2 – 7.00am sharp Meet your group in the HSC, collect your pack and add any forgotten items. You will be dressed ready to

hike – hat, collared shirt, long pants (or knee length shorts and gaiters), cross trainers/boots.

FRIDAY IS DAY 6 – 4pm pick-up Pick up is at Brighton campus, students will be dismissed by 4pm.

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OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Year 9 Camp Equipment & Clothing List

Tick PROVIDED BY SCHOOL OUTDOOR EDUCATION FACULTY (Students can bring their own if suitable)

✓ Hiking Back Large (65-80 Litres).

✓ Waterproof jacket Gore-Tex, must have hood.

✓ Overpants Gore-Tex

✓ Trangia stove and pots School trangia supplied and used between 4 people, with fuel bottle

✓ Tent 2 & 3 person

STUDENTS TO BRING

Toiletries Toothbrush & paste, roll on deodorant, roll of toilet paper, wet wipes (ladies tampons or pads)

2 x 1L water bottles Strong, durable and leak proof. Camelbak/bladder is ok for one of these (Nalgene ideal)

Head Torch Spare Batteries in zip lock bag

Spare plastic bags 5 x recycled plastic shopping bags/medium sized bin bags. 5 zip lock sandwich bags

Sunscreen 30+

Bowl & Mug Made of hard plastic or light weight material

Spoon, Knife Made of hard plastic or light weight material

Teatowel

Steel Wool Soap Pad Minimum of 6 per person eg. Woolworths homebrand mini steel wool soap pads

Matches In waterproof container (eg zip lock bag)

Whistle on lanyard, for emergency use only

CLOTHING

Beanie Wool/fleece must be able to pull down over the ears

Sun hat, sun glasses Full brimmed - floppy, bucket or cricket hat. No peak caps.

2 x Shirts 2 x with collar - eg. College sports/ house shirts.

2 x Jumpers 1 x must be woollen eg. St L. Woollen school jumper. 1 x light fleece. No cotton.

Hiking pants Loose and comfortable, quick dry material is best.

Alternative is knee length shorts worn with knee high gators.

3 x Pairs of Socks Merino wool hiking socks are the best

2 sets Thermal top & pants long sleeve and long leg - Polypropylene or wool

Underwear A change for each day

Runners/Hiking Boots Must be comfortable and suportive

Wet shoes light weight, enclosed toe shoes for canoeing and swimming

BEDDING

Sleeping bag Good quality warm sleeping bag with hood with a comfort rating of at least -2°C and weigh less than 2kg

Sheet liner (optional) To protect the sleeping bag and gives extra warmth, can add up to 3° more warmth

Sleeping mat Inflatable mat such as 'Therm-a-Rest' or closed-cell foam mat

Before purchasing gear please refer to the Outdoor Education Buying Guide on STL Link

https://learn.stleonards.vic.edu.au/outdoored/outdoor-education-buying-guide/

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

Pants optional second pair of warmer pants - fleece is preferred material (School tracksuit pants are ok)

Bathers Girls - one piece

Small Towel Lightweight travel towel - chamois/microfibre are best

Playing cards, Frisbee, Hackey Sack, Book

Camera waterproof or put in ziplock bag

MEDICAL

Personal medical requirments must be clearly labelled, be in its commerical packaging and instructions provided. This

bag is to be given to your Outdoor Education Leader prior to departure

Basic first aid kit Containing (Asthma inhaler, Epi-pen, band-aids, strapping tape, triangular bandage & insect repellent) Personal care items

FOOD

4 Breakfasts Details about food will be given at the information evening or visit STLlink

3 Lunches

4 Dinners We recommend having a freeze-dried meal as Thursday nights dinner

Scroggin/snacks

1 Emergency Meal eg. Dehydrated meal, continental pasta or rice packets

Also please bring morning tea and lunch for Monday - to be carried in a plastic bag on the bus

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Food Guide

The food that you pack needs to be;

• light weight & compact,

• easy to cook,

• nutritious,

• non-perishable,

• have little packaging

• high in energy for a bushwalking trip.

1. The purpose of food is to fuel the body. Allow generous amounts, do not skip meals or snacks, your

body will be working hard and will require more food than usual.

2. You will be amazed at what can taste great with good planning & preparation.

Menu ideas and a basic outline for food preparation

• Use variety, be tasty and nutritious and cookable on a 2 pot trangia stove

• Avoid instant foods such as “2 minute noodles” on their own as a meal – ok as extras or a base.

• NO TINS or GLASS containers.

• Spreads can be bought in squeeze tubes or de-cantered into smaller plastic jars

• Select food that will survive being crushed/ non-refrigerated.

Option 1

Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Extras

Breakfast

Quick oats Cereal & powdered milk

Breakfast bars/Muesli bars

Vita wheat biscuits / wraps

Tea Hot Chocolate Milo

Lunch

Wraps Salami Cheese Carrot Vegemite

Vita wheats Tuna Avocado tube Snow peas Cheese

Wraps Corn chips Sweet chilli sauce Cheese Coleslaw mix

Pittas Cabana Cheese Carrot Cucumber Dip

Any of these combinations mixed together

Entrée

Cuppa soup Hot chocolate or milo

Cheese, dip & biscuits

Noodles

Dinner Must have;

• Carbohydrate

• Sauce

• 2-3 Vegetables

• Protein (optional)

Pasta Carbonara sauce Onion Zucchini Red Capsicum

Packet rice (a variety of flavours) Onion Snow peas Salami Add a sauce for extra flavour

Rice Curry sauce Potato Sweet potato Onion Carrot

Ravioli pasta sauce Onion Red Capsicum Carrot

Back Country dehydrated meals Continental packet pastas (just add a few veggies)

For more menu and food ideas, please refer to the Year 9 Hike Information Night powerpoint

presentation. This is available on STL Link, via

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http://learn.stleonards.vic.edu.au/outdoored/year-9-camp-great-ocean-walk-otways-np/

Scroggin/Snacks

The glycaemic index, (GI) provides a measure of how quickly blood sugar levels rise after eating a

particular type of food.

Food that is High GI means that sugar is quickly available after eating food eg lollies. Be warned

however as soon as that sugar is used you feel worse and more tired than you did before the

sugar.

Therefore food that is Low GI means sugar is released slowly and energy levels can be more

sustained.

We need both low and high GI foods in our snacks in the outdoors for optimum performance,

comfort and most importantly to avoid symptoms associated with being HANGRY!!!

Ingredients could include;

• Dried fruit - Sultanas, raisins, apple, mango, banana etc.

• Yogurt or fruit chews

• Seeds

• Chocolate (M n M’s) are best

• Rice crackers, soy crisps, pretzels

• Jerky

• Jubes, natural jellies, mints

• Anzac biscuits

• Muesli bars • Remember NO NUTS or nuts products

For more ideas and help in making scroggin, please watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UAKdlsHliw

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Breakfast

Have at home

Lunch

Bring in a plastic

shopping bag on the bus

Outdoor Education

Department will

provide lunch in

transit

Dinner

Per person 100-150g

Carbohydrates 50g Protein 2-3 Vegetables

Light weight Back

Country Dinner or

similar

Ask you parents to make

your favourite meal.

You will have earned it!

Dessert

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Shopping List Breakfast Ingredients Dinner Ingredients

Lunch Ingredients

Snacks/dessert

Entree

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Environmental Domain

Environmental sustainability is a key concern today. The Environment Domain uses the belief of

‘Think globally, act locally’ and as such, uses local environmental issues to allow students to be

involved and make a difference.

During both your CUE Environmental Experiences and on the Big Experience you are asked to

reflect on your place in the world and the actions you can take to make your life more sustainable.

During the hike your group will take time to observe and reflect. This may include some of the

following:

Mindfulness activities

Thinking routines – I see, I think, I wonder

I used to think…., but now it think……

Emotional roller coaster – the highs and lows.

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Hike Route Card

Group: …………….

Map: ………………

GR start Distance Direction Elevation changes

Points of Interest GR finish

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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