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Sutton - Bikes and Art Camp

• Year 7 and 8 pupils from Warrington, Macraes Moonlight and Purakanui Schools
• Camping at Sutton Outdoor Education facility 3-6 March 2009.

Goal

• To allow the pupils from these isolated schools to associate with other children of similar age and backgrounds EOTC
• To learn safe cycling skills in a bike friendly climate - flat roads, rail trail and few other road users Health and PE
• To appreciate and participate in poetry depicting the Otago landscape such as Brian Turner.
• To immerse the pupils in art works depicting the beautiful landscapes of the area and artists such as Graeme SydneyThe Arts

Method

• Each school will make their way to the camp with bikes and art equipment
• Warrington will organise the food (vegetarian) for the 4 days - if pupils can't cope with vegetarian food then they can remain at school
• Each day groups of children and adults will cycle off to explore the countryside to make sketches and take photos of the local scenery
• Back at camp pupils will then use their sketches to create artist works using a variety of mediums
• Each school will specialise in an art medium and bring materials and resources to camp to support this
• Invite artists to visit us at Sutton to share their skills

Other bits

• Swimming and diving each afternoon at the Middlemarch pool
• Gaining a geological understanding of the area via Schist outcrops
• Environmental focus via the conservation of the Otago Skink
• Sutton Salt Lake
• Rail trail ride
• Cycling Ram

Work in progress, expect frequent changes. Help and feedback is welcome. See discussion page.