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Alpine Lessons

During Term 3 students have the chance to learn cross country skiing.

With the school surrounded by beautiful white fluffy stuff, learning to ski forms the best mode of transport. Students will be involved in 3 cross country ski lessons developing skills to comfortably get themselves around, leading up to touring with packs for multiple nights.

School For Student Leadership

School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students. The curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students' home regions. There are three campuses in iconic locations across Victoria. The Alpine School Campus is located at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps. Snowy River Campus is near the mouth of the Snowy River at Marlo in east Gippsland. The third site is adjacent to Mount Noorat near Camperdown in Victoria’s Western District, and is called Gnurad-Gundidj. After consultation with the local aboriginal community, this name represents both the indigenous name of the local area and an interpretation of the statement "belonging to this place". It opened for students in term 1 2009.