In Week 10 of Term 2, our Year 12 students bravely swapped textbooks for trampolines, deadlines for dramatic drops, and stress for slides (very large ones). Their mission? To be kids again!

Basing themselves at West Beach Caravan Park, the crew began their adventure by unleashing their inner 8-year-old at the St Kilda Playground—because nothing says “school maturity” like a 17-year-old flying down a giant slide. Next came the high ropes where fears were conquered and heights were prominent. This was followed up by night-time Bounce, where students defied gravity (and hamstring limits) on trampolines.

On Thursday we headed to the Museum of Design followed by an Amazing Race through Adelaide’s CBD. Let’s just say Google Maps was both hero and villain, depending on who you asked.

Students finished with Kingpin bowling and arcade games in Norwood where competitiveness peaked as someone bowled multiple strikes while simultaneously collecting 300 arcade tickets. Peak performance.

The camp was a welcome reminder that beneath the essays, exams, and existential dread, our Year 12s are still just kids—ones who, it turns out, can swing from ropes, dominate bowling, and eat more ice cream than previously thought humanly possible.

Laughter was constant, sleep was... fine, and memories were many. A huge thanks to the staff who kept up, kept count, and kept calm(ish) throughout.