Adventure Camps
We hold two Adventure Camps a year for 12 to 17 year olds (male and female). These overnight trips are a fun and active way to build friendships and life skills in an exciting and supportive environment.
For The July Adventure Camp, the group of 12 will be staying at Jarrah Forest Lodge. During the day they will be exploring the various mountain biking trails and hiking trails. The group gets divided into two based on the level of challenge they want. The participants will get tutorials and hands on experience in bike maintenance and riding for the first half of camp, followed by bush skills and hiking for the second half of camp. This camp will have three occupational therapists and two therapy assistants who will stay overnight and bike ride with the group to provide full support. Parents will receive a daily newsletter with updates from the group.
Drop off in the morning and pick up in the afternoon from Dwellingup.
Camp Out is held in the April school holidays for 12 to 16 year olds (male and female). This overnight trip is a fun and active way to build friendships and life skills in an exciting and supportive environment. The group of 10, will be staying at Camp Withnell in tents, participating in activities such as abseiling and canoeing during the day. Camp Out will have 2:1 children to therapy staff ratio who will camp with the participants and provide full support. Parents will receive a daily newsletter with updates from the group.
Drop off in the morning and pick up in the afternoon from Camp Withnell.
ADVENTURE CAMP DETAILS
Trip dates: 2025 dates TBC
Location: Dwellingup
Applications: TBC
Pre-trip parent/child interview: Late March/early April
Trip goal setting: March
Trip goals review: two weeks following the trip.
Total Camp cost: $1,800 (prices confirmed once applications open – the cost listed here is an estimate until this time)
Included: all meals, accommodation, activities, one adult to two children ratio, bikes, and pre-screening session (for new campers). Please contact our team if you require a quote or information to support funding applications. A follow up home/school visit to implement the strategies gained from camp is also available as part of our home visiting therapy services.
Camp Out Details
Trip dates: 2025 dates TBC
Location: Camp Withnell
Applications: TBC
Pre-trip parent/child interview: Feb
Trip goal setting: March
Trip goals review: two weeks following the trip.
Total camp cost: $1800 (prices confirmed once applications open – the cost listed here is an estimate until this time)
Included: all meals, accommodation, activities, one adult to two children ratio, and pre-screening session (for new campers).
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Step 1: Give our team a call to hold your place and discuss if camp is the right fit.
Step 2: Complete the application form online returning campers to complete the update details form.
Step 2: A Calm and Connected staff member will confirm your child’s place and send an invoice to pay the deposit or finalise funding. Your child’s position on the trip is confirmed when deposit is paid and application received.
Step 4: Complete the final instalment by the due dates. You will be issued an invoice to pay these.
Step 5: A staff member will be in touch to complete your included pre-camp interview and assessment session.
*Due to limited places, applications are taken on a “first come, first serve” basis. Once all available places have been filled, you will be notified and your child placed on the waitlist.
Is your child appropriate for Girls Trip or Girls Sleepover? Please read the following points and/or call our office on 0430 645 086 if you are not sure if this camp meets the ‘just right’ challenge for your child:
- Has had some sleep over experience away from home with someone other than a relative.
- Will be able to interact and communicate with peers with adult support without individual/1:1 support (we have a support ratio of two children to every adult on camp).
- Will be able to participate in group experience without individual/1:1 support (we have a support ratio of two children to every adult on camp).
- Is able to stay with the group while on camp.
- Is able to manage being in groups of 20 plus people.
- Has the endurance for three days of camp.
Please note: this is a technology free trip, please leave all ipads, ipods, phones, computers and electronic games at home. Items will be accepted if they are for communication purposes only.