tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post6815303996932750076..comments2024-03-01T07:24:14.288+10:00Comments on Jeanie in Paradise: While Not Blogging...jeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-39756452786543934022007-07-04T20:50:00.000+10:002007-07-04T20:50:00.000+10:00I agree re the age range. And, for her age, the le...I agree re the age range. And, for her age, the length of time for a first camp. (And so far away!)<BR/><BR/>I think our school has it right. Year 3 (turning 8 in first half of year, or 9 in second half) - they go on a one-night camp towards the end of the year - to an environmental centre about an hour and a bit away. Year 4 is one or two nights - down at Port Macquarie, usually, which is two and a bit hours away. Year 5 they do the 4 nights at a Sport & Recreation camp about 2 and a half hours away, and Year 6 they do the big trip (4 nights) to Sydney.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906909599853950560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-10823917235319973892007-07-03T11:40:00.000+10:002007-07-03T11:40:00.000+10:00I am impressed with the imaginary play the kids un...I am impressed with the imaginary play the kids undertook - very interesting. <BR/>As for the camp. I woudln't be sending my kids to that. I agree with Shish, the age bracket is very wide. If they were all 10 year olds then perhaps, and it depends on what it is for.<BR/>We had class camps from grade two, we had a sleepover at school in grade one, whcih was fun. I wasn't allowed to go on the first camp, it was two nights in the riverland. I was really disappointed to miss out; all my class mates going, but I would be apprehensive abotu sending my child at that age too. I have never gone to anything which had such a wide age bracket, we were always about the same age.strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277562911746970978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-66612756861752033822007-07-02T10:23:00.001+10:002007-07-02T10:23:00.001+10:005 to 13 is too wide a range of ages to be managing...5 to 13 is too wide a range of ages to be managing on one school camp.<BR/>the youngest are too young for such a long trip, the oldest won't want to hang around the littlies.<BR/>what kind of activities could they do together that would keep all of them entertained?<BR/>i wouldn't send my littley until she was i the older age bracket but I would hope that the camp was for kids of similar ages rather than this camp idea. <BR/>Parents going on school camp with young kids wouldn't be so badshishyboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973095758897731929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-90148396352108145012007-07-02T10:23:00.000+10:002007-07-02T10:23:00.000+10:00I thought there was some kind of rule about kids h...I thought there was some kind of rule about kids having to be a certain age before going on a school camp - or is that a Victorian thing? Depending on the age of my child, no I wouldn't send them. 1000 k's is a long way to travel on the bus if anything!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681227038111050561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-83579984270666281242007-07-02T10:17:00.000+10:002007-07-02T10:17:00.000+10:00I think that anything under 8 is too young for a w...I think that anything under 8 is too young for a week. Many schools send their younger classes on overnight adventures but a week is too long IMO. I wouldn't be worried about the supervision etc if it is a school camp...they are usually well supervised....but the length is a concern.Brissiemum2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11933172169962612609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-12200700340071431662007-07-02T09:48:00.000+10:002007-07-02T09:48:00.000+10:00My son is a bit younger than your daughter but I d...My son is a bit younger than your daughter but I don't think I'd send him off at this stage to a camp. I'm surprised they're offering it for that young an age group.<BR/><BR/>When he's about 8 I reckon should be fine.Jen at Semantically drivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643066498784270991noreply@blogger.com