Second Letter Home from The Alpine School Campus (Altitude 1600m),
May 2021

Welcome again to the community of the Alpine School Campus. The time has flown by and we are pleased with how things are progressing at our school. The purpose of these letters is to provide you with a perspective of the intended program here at the Alpine School. We will not be writing about individuals, more about the experiences of the community as a whole.

Homesickness can be a normal emotion experienced and at this time within the program, although it does tend to diminish. If you think that your son or daughter is still unreasonably homesick, do call us and we can compare notes, so to speak. None of us can really predict how this anxiety may manifest itself. Our staff members really do make a priority of ensuring students’ wellbeing during these first, more unsettled weeks. Moreover, how are you coping with being “son or daughter sick”?

Students will be heading out over the coming weeks on their overnight expeditions, carrying their backpacks and all their alpine camping gear. We start locally with an overnight expedition, and after the visiting weekend, we head out on a more ambitious expedition. Please be reassured that all expedition routes are reviewed for safety and access and modifications made as deemed necessary, to ensure that the safety of your sons/daughters remains as paramount.

**PARENTS / GUARDIANS VISITING WEEKEND**

Parents / Guardians visiting weekend is approaching and this time is specifically a weekend about you as a family and about your relationship to you son/daughter, and is an integral part of the whole Alpine School separation and reintegration process. Give them your undivided attention and take the interest in their experience here and their return and reintegration over the Summer period will be so much better for all of you.

If you are not able to make the visiting weekend of Saturday May 29th and Sunday May 30th, 2021 or would like to talk to us about any of the matters raised, please do not hesitate to do so.

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• READ THE SECOND LETTER: Letter 2: 10 May 2021

The Alpine School Campus at Dinner Plain welcomed the following Year 9 Schools teams for our Term 2 2021 Alpine School Campus, School for Student Leadership (SSL) program:

Schools teams in attendance at the ALPINE SCHOOL CAMPUS for our Term 2 2021 Alpine School SSL program are from:

• Nossal High School
• Wycheproof P-12 College
• Cheltenham Secondary College
• Merbein P10 College
• Robinvale College
• Mount Rowan Secondary College 
• Doveton College
• Prahran High School

Term 2 2021 School for Student Leadership program at the Alpine School Campus commenced on Sunday 25 April 2021 (Student Arrival) and concludes – Saturday 26 June 2021 (Student Departure).

The Student Program Timetable details the daily program for students participating in the Alpine School Year 9 School for Student Leadership (SSL) Program at Dinner Plain in Term 2 2021.

This has been included to assist liaison teachers, schools, families and the community to stay in touch with what students are doing on a day to day basis. The Term Timetable also highlights how the day unfolds for students.

For more detailed information on daily events, read student articles in Student Life and lesson resources in Alpine Lessons.

Alpine School Campus Term 2 Student Program - 2021:

Alpine School Term 2 Alpine School Student Program 2021 [XLSX]

2021 SSL - Alpine School Program Key Dates

NOTE: Public Holiday considerations: Anzac Day 25 April, Queens Birthday 14 June, Melbourne Cup Day 2 November 2021

Expressions of Interest close last week of term 2 in the year prior to the program.
Notification will be given in term 3 of the year prior to the program.
Community Information evening conducted as time and local requirements dictate in the term prior to program.