We usually revisit the Styx River Forest area, just outside Armidale for this day, but Prime cup finals mean that we will need to move to ano...
There are three Activities Days in term 1, one in each of terms 2 and 3.
The are designed to train you in specific techniques so we can mana...
Pioneers and Pioneers Support will head off to Dumaresq Dam and its environs for a day of rogaining competition, supported by the year 11 boys...
The Styx River Forest area, just outside Armidale will be the focus area for this day.
Pioneers will move to the Styx River to work on nav...
Pioneers and Pioneers Support will head off to Dumaresq Dam and its environs for a day of rogaining practice for year 10, and radio setup, monitoring...
West Kunderang
This Activities Day is overnight, departing TAS on Thursday afternoon for West Kunderang, right in the middle of the coun...
Held at Kunderang West, we aimed to get some team building action happening, together with testing our new tents and packs (and cooking for ourselve...
This activity focused on safe cooking fire preparation, simple cooking, preparation of a meal without fire, navigation and radio procedure
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Mr Levins is Master in Charge of Pioneers. You need to see him if you can't make an Activities Day, or if you have any issues with Pioneers.
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Welcome to your year in Pioneers, from all staff.
All going well, we'll be wishing you a great week as you depart for Activities Week, where ...
Day 1 will be held at the Blue Hole, near Armidale.
We'll do a short test to see what everyone can remember from last year, practise some sna...
A week in the Macleay River Gorge country
This is great country: almost 800 metres from top to bottom, the gorges are remote and wild. Alw...
This is your shakedown trip for the end of year experience
See the calendar for details of times and places.
You will be practising i...
The Styx River forest was the centre of our activity.
There were some (ahem) geographical embarrassments which caused some of us to return ...
Some Management documents:
General
[Download file "Radio log sheet.doc"]
[Download file "Pioneers Route blank.doc"]
[Download ...
West Kunderang
Pictures of our campsite, river crossing practice and emergency recovery practice, then, finally, writing it al...
Everyone makes mistakes, but there are some things we can"t tolerate. Committing these sins means that you may create too much risk for the...
The radios that we issue are the reason that this activity can work: they provide the safety umbrella to Pioneers.
If they are abused, the...
Stuff we will provide when needed
Stuff you need to have EVERY activities day unless advised otherwise
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Using Map and compass
[Compass instructions.pdf]
[Download file "Compass instructions.pdf"]
[Download file "topo explained.gif"]
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