This week we started off at our base at Eltham Leisure Centre for some team building initiatives. Students worked together on a range of problem solving tasks with some great outcomes, before a game of blindfolded soccer. After these activities we met up with Jordan and headed into the gym for our weekly gym session. We learnt a new workout before everyone had free time to work on whatever equipment they wanted. After the gym we headed to HealthAbility for a session with Luke

We have now reached the halfway point of the program. At this stage we are working to consolidate and reinforce the concepts we have been introducing over the term, particularly around building resilience. Surf camp this week was a great way to focus on this. Wednesday is our local day on the program and we started off at Eltham Leisure Centre with another session in the gym. First up we had a boxing session with Stefan, who really put us through our paces. After this we head

Week 3 of the program started at the Eltham Leisure Centre with a session focusing on our group values and learning more about the concept of resilience. The students were able to take in a lot of information and it was evident how it resinated through the camp later in the week. Following this session we headed out into the gym with Jordan to use a range of the equipment available, lending itself to a really diverse cardio and strength based workout. After the gym we had a s

Week 2 of the program started off back in Eltham with a great bike ride along Diamond Creek & the Yarra River. We all jumped on the mountain bikes to head down the trail and explore some of the great scenery the area has to offer, including some of the off-road tracks around Westerfolds Park. Everyone had a good go at these and put in a lot of effort. We were lucky to have a past student on board for the ride, who could share his experiences with the current group of student