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Outdoor education insights, planning guidance and AusCamp updates.

News 10 December 2025

Authenticity matters: insights from outdoor education

A reflection on authenticity, adolescence and how shared outdoor education experiences can help young people grow in confidence.

News 18 August 2022

A historical announcement for Positive Start holiday programs held at Anglesea Valley Lodge and Camp Nillahcootie in 2022 and 2023.

News 14 October 2021

A reflection on what Years 5 to 8 students missed during lockdowns and why shared outdoor experiences could support reconnection.

News 30 September 2021

A 2021 overview of Anglesea Valley Lodge, its location, setting and connection to bush and coastal outdoor experiences.

News 24 May 2021

John Lindros reflects on the challenges of 2020 and explains the relationships, flexibility and outdoor education experience behind AusCamp.

News 11 November 2020

A historical 2020 planning note about preparing school camps for 2021, retained with current booking claims removed.

News 28 October 2020

A dated reopening reflection on how AusCamp used the 2020 closure to reconsider venues, activities and outdoor education programs.

News 24 September 2020

A historical introduction to John Lindros’s school consulting work and his approach to reviewing camps and outdoor education programs.

News 19 August 2020

Ari Fisher’s edited COVID-era poem about changed routines, missed connections, time outdoors and hope for returning adventures.

News 14 August 2020

Chris Beggs recalls the small but meaningful moments that show how students can grow through school camps.