Year 7/8 Camp 2015 Tui Ridge Park Rotorua

EOTC aims Provide students with opportunities for enjoyment, adventure and challenge; Help students develop respect for themselves and others, by providing them with opportunities for personal and social development; Enable students to take increased responsibility for their own development; To regard learning as enjoyable, continuous, and lifelong; Provide students with opportunities to develop in many diverse ways.

Tui Ridge Park Tuesday 28 th April – Friday 1 st May days and 3 nights Includes dinner and cultural show at Mitai Village Information given to students to take home Wednesday 11 th February Parent Information evening Tuesday 17 th February at 6pm in library Parent help will be required

Tui Ridge Park

Activities Tui Ridge Park- it's BIG! Consisting of a 420 acre reserve including 120 acres of native forest and 130 acres of over 60,000 exotic plantings in 85 varieties (since 1986). In this area we have set up many fun activities that you and your group can participate in. Activities that require a qualified instructor Abseiling Rock-climbing Challenge Ropes Course Climbing Kiwi Flying Fox Water Slide Air Rifle Range

Activities cont. Activities that require hireage and strict supervision Mountain Bikes BMX Bikes Archery Orienteering Courses Outdoor Camping Frisbee Golf Tree Walk 10 Station Fitness Course Indoor hockey Team Building 9 Station Confidence Course Mass Soccer

Accomodation Dormitories The Graham Miller Centre's accommodation units are clean and comfortable, fully carpeted and heated. Each of the three identical units sleep 54 people, totalling 162 people. They are divided into bays with bunks, with storage areas under the lower bunks. The floors in the accommodation units are covered with carpet and surface areas with vinyl. Toilets and showers are built into each accommodation unit for your comfort and convenience. There are night storage heaters in the sleeping areas and bathrooms, coupled with fully insulated walls and ceilings which guarantees warmth all year round. In each unit there are three separate rooms for supervisors which can double as counsellor rooms during the day, if necessary. The buildings are designed to house both male and female with separate sleeping areas, toilets and showers. We supply mattresses on bunk beds, while guests are to provide their own sleeping bags or linen, towels, blankets and pillows. Tui Ridge Park reserves the right to assign groups to their units based upon the number of people in the group and their special needs. A dormitory plan is available.

Mitai Village Mitai Maori Village offers you an authentic introduction to the Maori culture leaving you amazed and in awe. Witness warriors in traditional attire paddling in an ancient warrior canoe, view glow worms in their natural habitat and marvel at the sacred freshwater spring. View your traditionally cooked hangi meal being lifted from the ground. Be captivated by the displays of weaponry and combat, coupled with the grace and beauty of the poi dance. You’ll learn about our past, carvings and ta moko (tattoo art). Visit our sacred and spiritual place that offers an indigenous cultural experience like no other. “

Cost Breakdown of the Camp Buses $50.00 Accomodation $ Mitai Village $63.00 Medical Supplies/prizes $12.00 /student resources 5% Contingency $15.95 Total = $334.00