Saturday 15th February

Dear Parents, Guardians, Families and Carers,

I write to inform that at present all fire activity nearby to The Alpine School has been contained and there has been plenty of rain at Dinner Plain. We are planning on opening Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 and look forward to your arrival between 10.00am – Midday.

Kind regards,

Russell Shem - Campus Principal

Sunday 26th January

This advice applies to students attending Snowy River Marlo and Alpine School Dinner Plain Campuses in Term 1, 2020 only. Gnurad-Gundidj Campus will open as scheduled.

Schools affected are: Ararat, Footscray, Horsham, Manor Lakes, Bannockburn, Braybrook, Brauer, Rosehill, Boronia, Mt Beauty, Canterbury Girls, Yarrawonga, Kew, Scoresby, Templestowe, Numurkah.

As you will be aware, Alpine and Snowy Campuses have been threatened by the fires that have impacted the Alpine and East Gippsland districts. Both facilities are intact and have not been impacted at this point. Snowy Campus has been commandeered by DELWP and ADF for fire-fighter and recovery accommodation and will continue for at least three weeks.

As you can appreciate, the situation is dynamic and changeable. At this stage, we are working towards having the campuses able to open on Sunday 23 February and conclude Saturday 28 March as planned. This is a five-week program. There will not be a visiting weekend.

We understand the anticipation felt for the program and share the disappointment this will mean to students, families and schools. Of course, the safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and community is paramount. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide advice directly to schools to confirm these arrangements, or otherwise, as time progresses.

I am sure we all share our thoughts and best wishes to our impacted schools, colleagues, students and communities.

Kind regards

School for Student Leadership.

2020 SSL - Alpine School Program Key Dates

Expressions 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 the program.

The Alpine School Campus at Dinner Plain has welcomed the following Year 9 Schools teams for our Term 4 2019 Alpine School Campus, School for Student Leadership (SSL) program:

Schools teams in attendance at the ALPINE SCHOOL CAMPUS for our Term 4 2019 Alpine School SSL program are from:

• Gisborne Secondary College
• Melbourne Girls College
• Northcote High School
• Kyneton Secondary College
• Princes Hill Secondary College
• East Loddon P-12 College
• Reservoir High School
• Kyabram P-12 College
• Swan Hill College
• Thornbury High School

Term 4 2019 School for Student Leadership program at the Alpine School Campus commenced on Sunday 13 October 2019 (Student Arrival) and concludes Saturday 14 December 2019 (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 4 2019.

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 4 Student Program - 2019:

Alpine School Term 4 Alpine School Student Program 2019 [PDF]

2019 SSL - Alpine School Program Key Dates

Expressions 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.