EXCURSIONS

Students have many opportunities to participate in excursions or to represent the school in various school related activities. Students are expected to:

• be in dress code or sports uniform if participating in a sporting activity;
• be punctual;
• be considerate of the rights and feelings of others;
• act in a sensible, mature manner so as not to jeopardise the good reputation of BHS;
• provide all permission notes and monies before participating in the excursion.
  

Rationale

Major out-of-school activities such as camps, study tours and ski trips are principally an exercise in social education designed to achieve or increase:

• student self-confidence and independence;
• co-operation and mutual respect;
• skills and attitudes for civilised group living, including adherence to reasonable behaviour norms;
• good relations between teachers and students;
• willingness to accept responsibility for oneself and one's actions;
• sound ethical values;
• an understanding of different cultures or way of life;
• experiences that are not possible in the classroom.

and in addition for Year 7 Camp

• group cohesion among students from many different primary schools;
• strong links between Year 7 students and Year 10 Peer Support leaders.

Expectations

In order to participate in any school organised tour or trip, the student must:
1. have an excellent record of
• behaviour;
• attendance;
• co-operation and effort;
2. be up-to-date with assignments before the trip and catch up on any essential work missed while on the trip;
3. sign and agree to comply with the behaviour/conduct agreement.

BHS teachers have very high expectations of students attending a camp or other out-of- school residential activity. Students (and their parents) will be advised in writing in advance of these expectations, and should not participate if they are unable or not prepared to meet them.

The student is required to:

• accept all directions from staff, including carrying out, cheerfully, their assigned duties; 
• participate actively in all aspects of the program, unless exempted by the teacher in charge, or for medical reasons on the advice of parents or the First Aid Officer; 
• be considerate of the rights and feelings of others / show respect for property belonging to other students and teachers; 
• respect equipment, accommodation venue, transport; 
• remain in rooms after "lights out"; 
• refrain from any form of intimate behaviour; 
• refrain from visits to opposite-sex accommodation, unless permission has been given by the supervising teacher; 
• leave at home all valuables including MP3 players, mobile phones, etc; 
• refrain from using coarse or obscene language or behaviour at any time; 
• be polite, punctual and open-minded;
• act in a sensible, mature manner; r
• refrain from smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol or using any illicit drugs. Bags may be inspected at any time for unacceptable items such as alcohol, drugs, cigarettes or pornography; 
• refrain from engaging in any form of behaviour which may result in injury, cause offence or jeopardise the good reputation of BHS; 
• be law-abiding.

Overseas trips

On overseas trips, students are also required to:

• be responsible for their own passports, travellers cheques and airline tickets;
• keep a daily journal;
• understand and respect the cultural differences of that country;
  stay with the group.