Finlay Park Camp
 27th - 30th Aug 2024 

Welcome to our camp website

Here you will find all the information you need about Woodlands Park School's upcoming camp at Finlay Park for Year 5& 6 Whanau Harakeke students.

Keep checking back here as we will be updating with more information about camp as we go.

Latest updates:

May Update Letter

May update letter.pdf

Gear List

Camp 2024 - Gear List.pdf

Whanau Harakeke - Finlay Park Camp 2024

Our year 5/6 camps offer invaluable opportunities for growth, learning, and self-discovery that will give your child enriching experiences and lifetime memories. 

Finlay Camp provides a unique setting for your children to venture beyond the confines of the classroom and embrace exciting outdoor activities like, kayaking, team-building challenges, climbing walls and high ropes, go karting, axe throwing, archery, shooting and much more! These adventures not only cultivate physical strength and endurance but also foster a sense of exploration, resilience, and an appreciation for outdoor education.

The camp environment promotes camaraderie and teamwork, allowing your child to foster deep and lasting friendships with their peers. Through shared experiences, collaborative tasks, and interactive games, they will continue to learn to communicate effectively, make compromise, and support one another. These social connections lay the foundation for enhanced interpersonal skills, empathy, and self-confidence that will benefit them throughout their lives. 

Participating in a school camp in Aotearoa empowers and cultivates confidence in your child to step outside their comfort zone and develop a sense of independence. Away from home and familiar routines, they learn to navigate new surroundings, make responsible decisions, and solve problems autonomously. This newfound self-reliance often goes on to foster resilience, adaptability, and a sense of personal achievement, equipping your child with essential life skills for future challenges. 

"School camp offers the opportunity for students to develop the dispositions and skills the literature associates with resilient children. Over- coming obstacles and personal limits to realise you are more than you know; having the chance to demonstrate leadership skills other than class based and excel; the ability to connect with nature and understand the healing and balancing nature of this to your own brain and mind; not to mention the ability to actually APPLY all the things TALKED ABOUT in the classroom.”  
– Nathan Wallis.

Cost

The 2024 camp will cost $450 per child. 

This cost covers transport to and from Camp, accommodation, food, instructor fees, and other camp related expenses. 

You can start paying now - on an Automatic Payment Schedule. Or you can make a nominated amount of your choice and it will be credited to your account. You can check the balance at any time by emailing accounts@woodlandspark.school.nz 

All payments are to be made to the following account, with your child's name and ‘Camp Payment’ as the reference please. 

Account name: Woodlands Park School
Account Number: 12-3100-0088429-00 

Fundraising

To help reduce the overall cost of camp, the school has organised the following fundraising opportunities; 

Term 3 2023 

Class Bake Sales - overall fundraiser

Term 4 2023 

Whittakers Chocolate Sales - individual fundraiser 

Term 2 2024

Class Bake Sales - overall fundraiser
F45 New Lynn - individual fundraiser


** please note that any monies fundraised cannot be returned in the event that camp is cancelled