Our Year 5/6 students closed out the school year in style with a four-day camp to Canberra. Below is a reflection piece written by Year 6 student, Aroha Kautai.

We arrived bright and early at school on Monday the 11th of November; everyone had made it safely on to the bus at 7:00am. During the six-hour drive we had two stops. The stop at Gundagai lasted about two hours due to a flat tyre which certainly made it an interesting trip!

At 3:00pm we entered the National Capital Exhibition, where we learned why Canberra was made in such a specific way, who designed it and why they did it that particular way. Later we arrived at the Sundown Villas, where we settled straight into our rooms, ate some dinner and watched a movie that was well deserved.

Day two started early with breakfast at 7:30am. We departed our accommodation an hour later and headed to GeoScience Australia where we learned all about the way earthquakes work, how rocks form and many other intriguing facts. After GeoScience, we headed to the Australian War Memorial where we learned about all of the world wars, prime ministers, Australian spies and the unknown soldier.

After this we ventured to the Australian Mint and learned about how, where and why coins are made. We also had an amazing lunch at the pod playground. The night time activities were Laser Tag and games, which the teachers dominated by winning almost every round!

On day three we visited the Museum of Australian Democracy which provided us with a rich understanding and appreciation of the political legacy and the extreme value of Australian democracy in the Old Parliament.

After we left, we headed to the National Electoral Centre where the staff helped us experience Australia's federal electoral system and the power of Australia's democracy. Later we entered the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), with a tour guide showing us the way though the basketball stadium, gymnastics stadium, swimming pool and the sporting game room. Later we had a walk around some amazing Aboriginal artwork and learned the facts behind them. The exciting night time activity was Questacon, where we experienced an earthquake simulator, drop slide and many other extremely satisfying activities.

On day four, we enjoyed our final breakfast at the Sundown Villas before heading to Parliament House. During our visit, we explored the House of Representatives and even participated in passing a mock bill on the 'freedom of circus animals.' We also admired a Lego replica of Parliament House and treated ourselves to some frozen yoghurt. Later, we set off for Cobram AGS, arriving back at school at 7:00pm.

It was a great camp to be on!