OpenEducation4Schools/Three Peaks Combined Year 7 and 8 Camp

Sutton - Bikes and Art Camp

 * Year 7 and 8 pupils from Warrington, Macraes Moonlight and Purakanui Schools
 * Camping at Sutton Outdoor Education facility March - every odd year

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 for the 4 days
 * Each day the group 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