We wanted to keep you in the loop and up to date with all the recent happenings at Somerset.
Dear Friends of Somerset
We wanted to keep you in the loop and up to date with all the recent happenings at Somerset.
Firstly, we think it would be un-Australian not to send a shout out to all of our schools, staff, parents and students who have, and will continue to, adapt to these tough and testing times.
We will still be here over this period, continuing to work hard to plan and develop our unrivalled and unique outdoor experience.
Our 5 Team Leaders for Estate, Programming, Logistics, Hospitality and Schools Admin are taking advantage of the unexpected window to review and revamp their respective spheres, concentrating on areas such as our critical incident response plan, menu ideas using Aussie made food products, new activities and facilitation techniques, and, of course, the maintenance of our many riverside campsites and grounds.
The management team, Mick, Paul and Gen, is busy ensuring that Somerset’s many facets, in particular the new Adventure Activity Standards, are in place for Semester 2.
Somerset has, unfortunately, not been totally immune, and we have made some regrettable but necessary staff adjustments. This saw us farewell some 30 of our fixed term field staff who finished up their intended contract period early. We do look forward to welcoming many of these Field Staff back for Semester 2
A big thank you to the ongoing support and flexibility from the 30 schools, and the 200 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants, who missed out on their Somerset experience. We are excited that the majority have been able to reschedule in Semester 2 and we are looking forward to seeing these students at camp.
Together, we know, as Somerset, outdoor education and school communities we can pull through and emerge at the end of this stronger and more resilient.
Coming out the other side, it will never be more important and meaningful to be involved in outdoor learning.
We will keep in touch, and keep you updated, via email, Newsletters and social media. Please look out for these!