Paddle boat "Mundoo" is a part of the Murray history.
Charity Gifts are proposed to purchase Mundoo for use as a Senior High school level school ship.
ecreder c oodnu"Time Out" a 10 week MMyle services are available for both group and individual enrolment. Staffed by:-
- Master + 2 teachers, Cabins on Main desk aft.
- 8 Student crew, completing their SACE Certificate with open access college for supervision of their SACE learning programs., Bunks below deck, aft of the kitchen.
- These students will assist as team leaders in the short course "School camp" programs offered by the ship.
Ts Mundoo camp style services are available for both group and individual enrolment.
- Group sleeping and indoor activity areas are all on the top deck restaurant style floor space.
"Time Out" a 10 week student mental rest program is designed to for individual teen's on disrupted path - a safe secure place to reboot their path forward.
- Designed to prevent school "Dropout"
- If needed, there is no time limit for their time out to stay with us
- Individual enrolment for the special individualised "Time Out Reboot" can start at any time.
- See the time out page for individual program details
Swag camp short course service, Maximum 100 students, suitble for Years 6+ usually several classes together, or two or more schools on the same program. Our full time students can help with student safety as team leaders. They have been trained in first aid and water rescue.
- Sleeping space is swag camp style in personal Sleeping bags on floor mats in the forward section of the top deck.
- The aft restaurant deck will be used for dining and traditional school camp indoor activities.
- Mundoo will be fitted with Canoe landing, and swim landing decks aft to provide easy access between the ship and the water.
- Our full time senior students will act as team leaders in school camp activities. They will all have adventure leadership and first aid skills training
Phone Capt. Bouc 0418 836 137 to chat about all this.
School ships are very popular throughout the world providing youth adventure transition education.
South Australian high schools, ever increasing in student numbers, are experiencing a disturbing 24% dropout . CHANGE IS NEEDED.
"Mundoo" with a new life as a school ship, can provide part of the required change.
Avoca trust, A DGR Tax recipient CHARITY for "Education about the Murray River Envrionment" is proposed as the management entity to develop "School ships of the Murray"
Originally build as a cruising restaurant steamer in Goolwa, and for one day, a royal barge for Diana, Princess of Wales, Mudoo was unable to find success in Goolwa and was purchased by Alby Pointon, to join his riverboats fleet in Mildura. With her small 4HP steam engine, the voyage up river was a major saga. In mildura, Pointon refitted her with diesel hydaulic drive to each paddle, which has proven to be a very effective drive solution and improved the her steering problems.
A Capt.Alby Pointon has now died, his fleet is being sold off by his family.