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REDEEMER RECORD | senior school news | 9<br />
Camp Tuchekoi<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong>’s Year 9.3 students marked a significant turning<br />
point in <strong>Redeemer</strong>’s history as our first group of students to visit<br />
Camp Tuchekoi part of our Year 9 Outdoor Education program.<br />
Camp Tuchekoi is located in a rural setting on the edge of the<br />
Mary River Valley and Noosa Hinterland, just near Gympie. The<br />
picturesque location is just one of the many benefits the program.<br />
As in the past, the Outdoor Education Program promotes a<br />
“back to basics” type lifestyle, where students are responsible<br />
for helping with chores and tasks around Camp Tuchekoi. These<br />
include looking after animals, cooking for the group on a rostered<br />
basis, and doing their own (hand) washing.<br />
Throughout the four week program, students have the<br />
opportunity to learn outside of the classroom and experience a<br />
lifestyle which may be quite different from what they are used<br />
to. It is hoped that through the program, students will gain a<br />
better understanding of themselves, as well as growing their<br />
appreciation for friends and family.<br />
Students are involved in a wide range of activities while at<br />
Tuchekoi, which include morning fitness, mountain bike riding,<br />
abseiling, rock climbing, navigation skills, canoeing and hiking.<br />
Follow the Tuchekoi journey of our Year 9 students with the<br />
Tuchekoi Blog. redeemerlutherancollege.wordpress.com<br />
“Camp Tuchekoi was great because it was an amazing experience.<br />
All the instructors were awesome - they were nice, helpful, and<br />
just good to talk to. They teach you a lot of new things that you<br />
would not know, like mountain biking, rock climbing, abseiling,<br />
canoeing and hiking. You learn to cook your own food and<br />
put up your own tents. When you do your two day or four day<br />
hikes, the instructors teach you how to be a leader and how to<br />
navigate. My time at Camp Tuchekoi was unreal. There is no word<br />
to describe how great it was!”<br />
Ryan Hull (9.3)<br />
“Tuchekoi, where do I start? Hiking, canoeing, camping, rock<br />
climbing, mountain bike riding? I don’t know. But what I do know<br />
is everything was spectacular: the landscapes, the activities, the<br />
leaders, everything, it was absolutely spectacular. Personally, I<br />
learnt heaps about teamwork, friendship, pushing through hard<br />
things and something about laziness (I think I forgot about that<br />
one). But I’ll tell you something I didn’t forget, something I can<br />
never forget, the experience. I’ve had the time of my life, and I<br />
think I can speak for everyone else in saying that. Everyone had<br />
their strengths and their weaknesses, but I will never forget that<br />
feeling I had when I came out at the end. Tuchekoi has been the<br />
best thing for me, and I think, it was brilliant!”<br />
Josh Moore (9.3)