Education Outside the Classroom
Marina View School offers a range of EOTC activities for our students to experience, ranging from incursions such as Learn to Skate, Basketball, Badminton lessons to Activity Days and Camps.
Year 5 Activity Days takes place across 4 days while our Year 6 students are at camp. Students participate in a range of different day activities aimed to develop confidence, establish important life skills and encourage collaboration. Day trips have included indoor rock climbing, water safety, SOS outdoor survival skills and team building activities.
Each year, our Year 6 students attend Camp at MERC Long Bay. The camp runs for 3 days, where students experience a wide range of activities, many water based, such as kayaking, boat safety, raft building, archery, mountain biking, abseiling and more. The students are encouraged to try all the activities to build their confidence and resilience when facing challenges.
Activity Week is an action packed week that our Year 7 students participate in each year. It is an opportunity for all of the Year 7 students to get to know each other better and push their boundaries further. Each day sees the students experience a range of adventures, with students returning back to school at the end of each day. Previous day trips include: Snowplanet, Tree Adventures and Wero White Water Rafting.
Each year, our Year 8 students attend Camp at Totara Springs, in the Waikato. Over the four days, students participate in camp activities such as archery, abseiling, rock climbing, flying fox, axe throwing, camp fires, kayaking, hydro-sliding and more. It is an exciting week for students who bring lots of enthusiasm and look forward to the challenges the week will bring.
Year 8 Leaders are given the opportunity to attend a trip each year, with a purpose of building collegiality between leaders and their teachers. These trips are an opportunity for our Leaders to experience a part of the country they may not have visited before, or to learn about some of New Zealand’s history and see first hand examples of leadership. Previous Leaders trips have included Hobbiton, Paihia and Russell overnight, and Wellington.