"Time Out" 10 week river cruise, Mannum - Renmark - Mannum.
Absorb the quiet calm of the river. Search for the mighty Sea Eagle nests along the Murray. We talk about many things, form partnerships and teams and learn new skills, make music and develop happy thoughts.
"TS Aerie" is a large capacity backpacker river cruise boat, cruising the river Murray. Student swag spaces on the bottom deck and staff bunks on the top deck.
Every day tasks:-
- At least 2 hours of kayaking with your partner every day. Sunday rest day for personal reflection.
- Maintain a personal Log of all your time. We use a log format template.
- Attend to your rostered tasks to your best ability. Ask for help if you are not sure.
- Be kind to everyone, especially the teachers, they have a very difficult job.
- Vent your anger on the river water. Make sure your teachers know what you are doing.
- Take care of your partner, your team mates, and especially your teachers.
- Always understand that the Principal has ultimate authority. You can be told to leave.
Parents are welcome to join in with their own boat BUT not disrupt what we are doing with the students. Capt. Bouc is happy to chat in private about what we do with them and why.
1. Introduction to our eagle lifestyle at Aerie House Mannum, on the boats, and The Murray River.
a. Aerie partners and teams behaviour rules
b. Orientation to the College area of operations and sleeping spaces
c. Managing our safe home, close living lifestyle. and how to stay friends.
d. Food, planning, purchase, preparation (Qualification skills)
e. Provide first aidCC
f. Amazing things about the Murray Darling Basin (research skills)
g. Swimming and Kayaking training every morning (Qualification skills development)
2. Lets head out up river on the cruise
a. Food, planning, purchase, preparation (Qualification skills)
b. Risk Assessment (Water focus - boats & swimming) (Qualification skills)
c. Food, planning, purchase, preparation for cruise (Qualification skills)
d. Boat skills, boat licence, Coxswain 3NC Certificate (Qualification skills)
e. Swimming and Kayaking training (Qualification skills)
3. Keeping our body working well.
a. Human Physiology - how our amazing machine is created and works.
b. Why eat? - food planning & preparation
c. Why Sleep? - our computer brain must refresh every 24 hours
d. Why Exercise? - Our muscles must work to stay strong
e. Swimming and Kayaking training - every day exercise
e. Sexual Health reason and care
4. Keeping our brain working well.
a. Character & Identity
b. Mental Health Hygiene
c. Cognitive Distortions & How to Correct Them
d. Swimming and Kayaking training
5. Understanding Self–Soul-Lifeforce
a. Belief (Concepts of Creation)
b. Values for good living
c. Spirituality
d. Mindfulness
e. Gratitude, Compassion, Humility, Giving
f. Swimming and Kayaking training
6. Staying Safe
a. Health & Safety at all ANCOM Campuses & private Adventures
b. Advanced First Aid Training including Oxygen
c. Risk Assessment
d. Cyber Safety
e. Swimming and Kayaking training
7. Understanding others and maintaining friendships
a. Healthy Relationships being good partners
b. Issues of Respect and Consent
c. Importance of Teamwork
d. Conflict resolution
e. Caring for others
f. Swimming and Kayaking training
8. Overnight kayak/swag adventure with your partner only.
a. Risk Assessment and setting up emergency plans
b. Planning overnight kayak expedition in partnership
c. Kayaking Overnight Swag Camp - individual swags - with partner only
9. More water stuff
a. RLSSSA Pool lifeguard certificate
b. Lifeguarding from a boat
c. Return to home base, Mannum, Tidy ship, Pack swag.
10. Winding up "Time out" - back at Aerie house, Mannum
a. Review and complete your Adventure log. Tidy your sketches. Make a cover.
b. Party time catering & Planning Aerie House, Mannum.
c. Big Celebration– Invite Parents & Friends – accept your eagle feathers
d. Go home for holidays and think - "Stay" or "Leave"
DECISION - At the end of the two week school holiday. (Principal & family discuss, stay or leave)
The Aerie Time out experience will be a big change for the child. Both the College Principal and the Parents need to be sure the Aerie lifestyle pathway will be good for the child.
If the decision is STAY, the real lifestyle changes start. The expectation is to at least complete the SACE certificate with Aerie College as a symbol of achievement. It is just a feather be framed and hung on the wall, to be proud of. Then the option is to continue into VET training with Aerie Adventure tour guiding, cookery, hospitality skills, care services, music performance.