1st term "Time Out" in the river wilderness on "TS Aerie" is a complete school change that will help
Time to absorb the quiet calm of the river, to search for the mighty Sea Eagle nests along the Murray and talk of many things, forming partnerships and teams and learning new skills, making music and developing happy thoughts.
School ship "TS Aerie" is a large capacity backpacker river Murray cruise boat with Swag sleeping spaces for 16 students, M/F ablutions, kitchen and dining lounge on the main deck with ensuite staff cabins on the top deck.
Every day student tasks:-
- At least 2 hours of kayaking with your partner every day.
- Sunday rest day for personal reflection - Kayaking optional.
- 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.
- Remember students can be told to leave private schools. Government schools can't.
- Risk Assessment training
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, and why.
1. Start your new Eagle lifestyle at Aerie Marina resort, and on the boats.
a. Aerie partners and teams good living rules - Issues of Respect and Consent
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 aid (Qualification skills)
f. Amazing things about the Murray Darling Basin (research skills)
g. Swimming and Kayaking training every morning (Qualification skills development)
2. Lets head "TS Aerie" 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. Sexual Health reason and care
c. Why eat? - food planning & preparation
d. Why Sleep? - our brain must refresh or reboot for 8 hours every 24 hours
e. Why Exercise? - Our muscles must work to stay strong
f. Swimming and Kayaking training - every day exercise
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 others and maintaining friendships
a. Healthy Relationships being good partners
b. Issues of Respect and Consent
c. Importance of Teamwork
d. Conflict resolution (Qualification skills)
e. Caring for others
f. Swimming and Kayaking training
6. Understanding Self–Soul-Lifeforce
a. Belief (Concepts of Creation) wonder.
b. Values for good living
c. Spirituality
d. Mindfulness
e. Gratitude, Compassion, Humility, Giving
f. Swimming and Kayaking training continues
7. Staying Safe
a. Health & Safety at all ANCOM Campuses & Adventures
b. Advanced First Aid Training including Oxygen (Qualification skills)
c. .Cyber Safety
d. Swimming and Kayaking training
8. Overnight kayak/swag adventure with your partner only.
a. Risk Assessment and setting up emergency plans (Qualification skills)
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 (Qualification skills)
b. Aerie attachment, Lifeguarding from a boat (Qualification skills)
c. Return to home base resort. Tidy ship, Pack swag.
10. Winding up "Time out" - back at Aerie Resort Campus
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 feather
Go home for holidays and think - "Stay" or "Leave"
DECISION - At the end of the two week school holiday.
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 each 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, a sign of an important step forward, end of schooling, Training & adult education comes next..
Then the option is to continue with Aerie into VET training - - - Adventure tour guiding, cookery, hospitality skills, care services, music performance.