We help Unhappy teens

Older teens are in transition to Adult. Sometimes they become unhappy and depressed for many reasons, school or home. "Time out" in different learning with different people will help them change their thinking and recover their happy self.

What ever the cause, a 10 week "time out" adventure challenge river cruise, on Murray school ships, with 16 unknown teens and a skilled teacher couple, will help them reset their thoughts, meet new people, build new friendships, rethink their future. They will grow stronger young adult wings, find their "Happy now" and return to family. Expect different.

Think about egg, larva, pupa, butterfly.

Give your teen "Time Out" cocooned in adventure, to rethink.

"Time out" on river cruise school camp with our teachers helps unhappy teens rethink their future.

"School Camp" is an approved form of "Time Out" known to help kids at risk. Most kids see the school camp as the best part of school. They just hang in there to go to camp.

It is a fault of the school system THAT MOST SCHOOL CAMPS STOP AT YEAR 10. With nothing to look forward to, teen school miseries compound with no relief. Access to mobile phones makes the isolation worse. Group rejection. Depression grows. Home problems make it all worse. Suicide?

We "Cocoon" them for ten weeks in "Time Out" cruise, to help them reset for a happier future.

Our river school camp ship has 16 teen berths with two teachers, full time Murray cruising, with a planned "Reboot" program to reset their thinking and help them change towards a positive path forward.
Your child will remain enrolled with their current school and subjects.
Our skilled "school camp" cruise teachers will cooperate with the student's home school to maintain their existing basic SACE subjects.
AND include river Environmental adventure challenge studies from within the SACE together with maintenance of a personal journal during the strictly scheduled cruise term. Relevant events are reported back to the students home school and parents. Sometimes our teacher/student confidentiality is critical and will be maintained.
Students will do supervised kayaking with partners for exercise, reflection and chat time.
Their mobile phone can cruise, BUT IN THE CARE OF TEACHERS. With teacher permission, students can use their phone for essential communication.

School camp is part of normal school time. Special purpose school camps are very good for individuals to meet with other teens with similar interests or problems.

Individual "Time Out Camps" is for a special purpose to help individual students, music, elite sports, teams competitions, mental health
Your child will meet other teens who are likely to have the same reason. Together, as is the case of teen depression, their special "Time Out camp" group will work with specialist teachers creating adventure learning experiences that classroom teachers are unable to achieve in the average school classroom.

Parents, you have the right to require their school to release your child to the Avoca School camp

Your child will remain on their home school roll because attending school is required by law until their 17th birthday.

"Attending School Camp" is a permitted absence from normal school.

Under our teacher supervision, they will meet, and make new friends who have similar school or home reasons to attend school camp.

The Avoca ten week "Rebuild Happy" school camp program is managed by our specialist mental health teacher, to help depressed students recover their health.
The students on Avoca school camp cruise team, may come from several schools but they remain enrolled in their home school to comply with education law.
Individual Teachers may advise parents of this opportunity as a solution for the student's school problems.
TALK WITH YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER. They may be aware of the reasons for your child's misery. Most teachers know A COMPLETE CHANGE will help most teen mental health problems.
Parents make the decision for their child to attend "Rebuild Happy Camp"and inform the school.

We offer individual enrolment of teens from any school in our 10 week "Rebuild Happy Camp" . Our teachers will cooperate with that school for the student's to continue their SACE program and school reporting. Our specialist residential cruise camp teachers manage the programs designed to help the child recover their mental health.

Each student is required to maintain a personal daily Log summary of all their time on cruise camp, including their personal thoughts.
This log is private between the student and our schoolship teacher/mentors.
Student's decision to share their Log with their home school and/or their parents.

We need capital investment to purchase the resources.

For Sale. Asking $4M Proposed home port for the Avoca school camp boats.

$600,000 for Advanced School ship TS Mundoo = Income from functions & school camp catering for

$400,000 to buy the School ship "Cocoon" with 16 student bunks on main deck & adults up top.

This long established riverboat moorings and slip is the ideal location for our homeport. Currently for sale, we are talking with appropriate finance helpers.

$400,000 to buy the School ship "Cocoon" with 16 student bunks on main deck & adults up top.

$600,000 for Advanced School ship TS Mundoo = Income from functions & school camp catering for

$400,000 to buy the School ship "Cocoon" with 16 student bunks on main deck & adults up top.

"TS Cocoon"

Provides "Time Out" transition help for teens to change into beautiful young adults.

$600,000 for Advanced School ship TS Mundoo = Income from functions & school camp catering for

TS Mundoo. "Butterfly emerging". Advanced Avoca students travel with Mundoo and cater for and manage large events anywhere on the river. "Mundoo" is their team home.

We plan to fund the school camp fleet with Tax Deductible gifts to provide safe student berths.

The Cost of One student berth sponsorship = $40,000. Naming rights (1 Berth - - - Perhaps Company sponsorship, a total DGR write off on tax bills over 4 years) Donor Name displayed on bed.
ONE bed-night Sponsorship = $110. DGR donations are listed on our donor list. (Name and Number of bed nights donated)
All sponsors will be welcome to cruise with our staff team using adult berth on the schoolships. DGR donate your fare to help cover costs. Save your tax receipt for next Tax return.

Your Tax Deductible gift will help a teen at risk of dropout.

Avoca Trust school ships are dedicated to providing support and resources to provide a 10 week "Time Out" cocooned in wilderness river cruising with professional support for older teens suffering misery and depression, to change their thinking, with time for group discussion, formation of close partnerships and reation of a supportive team of friends finding a similar pathway towards a happier adult future. Wilderness river cruising with a small group or similar age provides a positive impact on their world by helping those who are struggling. With your help, we can continue to make a difference in the lives of many.

The "School ship cruise camps" operate every school term.

Avoca Trust operating the school ships, has Tax deductible gift status for "Education about, and conservation of, the Murray River environment". Talk to us about all this.

All recurrent expenses are paid by DGR tax deductible donation.
We also suggest a DGR capital donation towards a student bed, a Tax claim over 4 years.
Anyone can sponsor a student's bed night time on our school ships.
A school ship bed could be a worthy donation from service clubs.

Families who have interest in the Murray River and its conservation, are invited to our club membership to enjoy family Club facilities and help develop the proposed club fleet of backpacker style cruise boats working the river and helping kids at risk of school dropout.

Our backpacker boats will hosts our Members and their invited guests.
They will operate full time school camp cruise program providing wilderness learning for senior school students in depression and at risk of leaving school. These school camp cruises are available as "Time Out" for individual or school group renrolment from their home school, and designed to refresh student thoughts and reset their futures.
Students maintain enrolment with their school during these camps.
Community groups who recognise a need for "learning about the river environment and its conservation" are welcome to tag along cruise.

Base Location on the river is being negotiated

The Avoca Cruise Club is seeking a riverfront base.

Families join the Avoca community & Share camp cruises.

Families, welcome to Avoca Community.

Telephone, SMS, Capt. Bouc: 0418 836 137 Email Principal Bouc: capt.bouc@gmail.com

"Time out" adventure will help unhappy teens.

Older teens are in transition to Adult. Sometimes they become unhappy and depressed for many reasons, school or home. "Time out" in different learning with different people will help them change their thinking and recover their happy self.

Give your teen "Time Out" cocooned in adventure, to rethink.

"Time out" on river cruise school camp with our teachers helps unhappy teens rethink their future.

School camp is part of normal school time. Special purpose school camps are very good for individuals to meet with other teens with similar interests or problems.

Parents, you have the right to require their school to release your child to the Avoca School camp

We need capital investment to purchase the resources.

For Sale. Asking $4M Proposed home port for the Avoca school camp boats.

$600,000 for Advanced School ship TS Mundoo = Income from functions & school camp catering for

$400,000 to buy the School ship "Cocoon" with 16 student bunks on main deck & adults up top.

$400,000 to buy the School ship "Cocoon" with 16 student bunks on main deck & adults up top.

$600,000 for Advanced School ship TS Mundoo = Income from functions & school camp catering for

$400,000 to buy the School ship "Cocoon" with 16 student bunks on main deck & adults up top.

$600,000 for Advanced School ship TS Mundoo = Income from functions & school camp catering for

$600,000 for Advanced School ship TS Mundoo = Income from functions & school camp catering for

$600,000 for Advanced School ship TS Mundoo = Income from functions & school camp catering for

We plan to fund the school camp fleet with Tax Deductible gifts to provide safe student berths.

Your Tax Deductible gift will help a teen at risk of dropout.

The "School ship cruise camps" operate every school term.

Families join the Avoca community & Share camp cruises.

River Boating and resort holidays are more fun, less expensive and safer when you join a riverboat resort community club and cruise with others. Your kids will benefit and learn more skills.

Families, welcome to Avoca Community.