The Sunshine Coast Grammar School offers an excellent outdoor education programme for its students.  

These camps follow a variety of patterns with an increasing level of challenge and are designed to complement the academic and social development of the students. Additionally, these camps endeavour to promote qualities of self-reliance, initiative, cooperation, confidence, leadership and the capacity to deal with significant emotional and physical challenges. Relationships between students and between staff and students are enhanced, as are individuals' self-esteem and confidence. Most importantly, all of these objectives are achieved in a safe and fun environment.

Following is a summary of the camps undertaken by all students from Prep to Year 11.  

Prep

Prep have a full day camp at Chambers Island, Maroochydore.

Year One

Children participate in a ‘Camp Day’ with a structured range of outdoor activities at Ewen Maddock Dam.

Year Two

SCGS Campus - The children participate in many games and activities in the school grounds and sleep overnight in tents and classrooms on the school grounds in the company of parents and staff.

Year Three

Kenilworth Homestead - An overnight camp in dormitory-style accommodation.  Activities include: horse riding, wall climbing and a Barn Dance (parents are welcome to attend).

Year Four

‘The Mapleton Centre’ - The Year 4 Camp takes place over 2 nights/3 days and involves activities such as: canoeing, archery, orienteering and bush skills.   The students sleep in dormitories.

Year Five

Maranatha, Yandina - In Year 5 students are accommodated in dormitories for the duration of the 2 night/3 day camp.  Activities include: ropes course, canoeing, group initiatives, orienteering, hiking and environmental activities.

Year Six

Garapine Outdoor Education Experience - In Year 6 students experience abseiling, low and high ropes courses, group leadership tasks and a flying fox in a safe yet challenging environment.  Chalet style accommodation over 3 nights/4 days.

Year Seven

Currimundi Recreation Camp - An introduction to the Middle School.  Designed as a getting-to-know-you and team-building activity, over three days and two nights.  The students participate in activities such as high ropes, low ropes, canoeing, surfing and fencing

Year Eight

Sydney and Canberra Experience - The students travel by coach to Sydney, Canberra and the New South Wales snowfields.  Students augment their SOSE studies of the processes and democracy by visiting Parliament House, learn more about Australia’s past through visiting the Rocks and the War Memorial,and pepper their friends and teachers with snow balls.

Year Nine

Ewen Maddock Outdoor Education and Recreation Centre - Students work with the team from the Australian Youth Development Program, as they examine the nature and practices of leadership and team-work.  They also work together to conquer and enjoy the challenges of the low- and high-ropes courses, flying fox, sky surfer and the yo-yo.

Year Ten

Cooloola National Park - An expedition-style, pack and paddle camp, around the picturesque upper Noosa River.  Students camp in tents, cater for themselves in small groups, and build upon the leadership and team-building initiatives they explored in Year 9.

Year 10 students also complete a three-day Community Awareness Program, where students work for charitable groups, undertaking a diverse range of activities.  The focus of this experience is to provide students with an understanding of the wonderful work performed by community groups, and for them to appreciate that there are many people less fortunate than them in our local area.  Some of the groups our students have assisted in the past include the Buderim Community Library, the Petrie Creek Regeneration Association, Landcare, Waterwatch, the Renal Association, and Meals on Wheels

Year Eleven

Mount Tambourine Conference Centre - A live-in style camp, where students explore the qualities necessary to fulfil a leadership position in the Senior school, and to begin planning their final year at school, both as individuals and as a cohort.