Helena Camps enrich learning

Some of the most challenging and rewarding experiences Helena offers in developing the whole child, come from our Camps programme. At Helena every year level from Pre-Primary to Year 12 goes on a camp during the year. From a one-night sleepover on campus, to Point Perron and Albany or trekking the Cape to Cape, and scaling Karajini Gorges, we adventure to the most wondrous locations in WA.

Camps are a unique an integral part of our learning, providing age-appropriate challenges that enhance resilience and personal growth. Our camps are integrated with core learning experiences and structured so each builds on the personal and academic growth of the previous year. The underlying focus is developing independence, self-awareness, resilience and teamwork.

Junior School (K-5)

YEAR	DURATION	LOCATION	TERM
Pre-primary	Sleepover	Helena House Hall, Darlington Campus	Four
Year 1	Overnight	Point Peron Camp School, Rockingham	Four
Year 2	Overnight	Kerem Adventure Camp, Bullsbrook	Two
Year 3	Overnight	Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra	Two
Year 4	3 days	Bickley Recreation Camp, Orange Grove	Four
Year 5	4 days	Ern Halliday, Hillarys	Two

Middle School (6-9)

YEAR	DURATION	LOCATION	TERM
Year 6	4 days	Woodman Point Recreation Camp, Munster	One
Year 7	4 days	Kerem Adventurre Camp, Bullsbrook	Four
Year 8	5 days	Camp Quaranup, Albany	One
Year 9	5 days	Nanga Bush Camp, Dwellingup	Three
Year 9 - Outdoor Experiences Expeditions	3 days	Lane Poole Reserve, Dwellingup	One and Four

Upper School (10-12)

YEAR	DURATION	LOCATION	TERM
Year 10 Expedition	5 days	Cape to Cape	Two
Year 10 Expedition	5 days	Kalbarri Gorges	Two
Year 11	5 days	Wharncliffe Mill, Margaret River	Four
Year 12	3 days	Kingston Barracks, Rottnest Island	One (2022)

Helena College facilitates a range of other high school camps that enhance personal and academic growth. These include

Politics and Law trips and Outdoor Education expeditions
Peer Support Leaders training camp (held in Year 9, in preparation for Year 10 programme)
Overseas language study trips ( as international travel advice allows)
Music camp

There are also camps run through World Challenge, an independent organisation that provides scaffolded learning experiences for students to plan and fundraise for expedition and community service trips overseas. Helena students have been to Nepal, Vietnam/Cambodia and Tanzania with World Challenge trips.