YEAR 11 PROGRAMS the promotion of justice to change unjust structures affecting the disadvantaged and to aim for a fairer society .
Boys will learn about the causes and cyclic nature of poverty and ways about how individual action can contribute to short term and long-term changes . This will assist the boys in developing skills in :
• Volunteering outside the school
• Developing social skills
• Understanding and working with people from different backgrounds
• Leadership
Time commitment :
• Most Wednesdays in Terms 1 , 2 and 3 . This will include sessions run by guest speakers from various charities , volunteering , and preparing for the immersion days and planning for fundraising activities . They will also learn relevant skills including food handling .
• Three day program at the end of Term 3 : includes working with a range of community service and volunteerbased organisations .
Program Levy : $ 450
Conservation Immersion Ref : IM4
The banks of the Yarra River , like many areas , has experienced disturbance and loss of wildlife habitat since European settlement . The aim of the Yarra River Project is to restore and manage an indigenous plant community on the banks of the Yarra . This will provide habitat for native species and contribute to wider efforts across the community to restore native bushland along the Yarra . The project involves a weekly component at Scotch College on Wednesday afternoons , working on the project from February through to August .
During these sessions boys will develop skills in revegetation and bushlandmanagement including species identification , seed collection , propagation of native plants and weed control techniques .
During Immersion Week , the group will also be volunteering with Phillip Island Nature Parks , staying at Scotch-At-Cowes . We will be involved in various conservation work projects over the four days . As with our Wednesday sessions , this will involve physically demanding tasks undertaken outside in variable weather conditions . In previous years , this included planting seedlings at the Old Rhyll Tip restoration project , removing boxthorn from Shorttailed Shearwater nesting sites at Cape Woolamai and controlling Polygala weeds at the Summerland Estate ( Little penguin nesting site ). Boys selecting the Conservation Immersion should have a willingness to work in an outdoor environment and a passion for making a genuine difference in preserving the natural environment .
Time commitment :
• Most Wednesdays afternoons in Terms 1 , 2 and 3
• Three-day Immersion during the last week of Term 3
Program Levy : $ 750
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