Camps at Pinehurst
Camps challenge a young person on so many levels with all of the activities such as horse riding, archery, kayaking, flying fox, wall and rock climbing, 'overnight survivor', ‘mud run’, water slides, tramping and high rope. But also in being away from home, personal organisation, being part of a group, and stepping out of personal comfort zones.
The end result is always a deepening of relationships, friendships and a strengthening of character.
Year 3 Camp - Camp Maynard
Year 3 children enjoy 2 days at Camp Maynard, Albany. Each morning they arrive at camp full of enthusiasm and ready to take on the challenges set for them that day. Camp promotes Physical skill development, Personal/Interpersonal skills, management of personal/group safety, Independence, Persistence and Co-Operation. All skills that can be used in other areas of their lives. They are challenged to take on activities that both scare and delight them.
Year 4 Camp - Peter Snell Youth Village
Year 4 students go to Peter Snell Youth Village for their first overnight school camp. Among the beautiful scenery the days at camp are full of fun and challenging experiences such as archery, bivouac building and rock climbing to name a few.
Year 5 and 6 Camp - Carey Park Camp
Year 5 and 6 students get to know one another and experience Education Outside the Classroom by having an amazing experience together at Carey Park Camp, situated at the foot of the Waitakere Ranges heritage area, bordering the Opanuku Stream in West Auckland. Reputed for its spacious accommodation, fabulous food and wide range of activities, there is always a lot of anticipation and excitement before the Year 5 and 6 camp. Challenges are specifically designed with educational outcomes in mind, including kayaking, air rifles, hobo stoves, rock-climbing and a thrilling 200m long, 9m high flying fox. The overall philosophy of our camp is to foster cooperative learning through encouragement and teamwork.
Year 7 Camp - Camp Raglan
Pinehurst Year 7 students will spend a week down at Camp Raglan in Term 1. They have the opportunity to try their hand at a wide range of experiences, such as surfing, canyoning, hiking, caving, air rifles, archery, survival skills, and team building activities. Camp is all about having fun, stepping out of your comfort zone and making friendships, but it’s also about managing self, which is an integral part of Pinehurst's leadership programme. For Year 7 students who may be new to Pinehurst, this is an incredible opportunity to get to know their entire peer group and make new friendships outside of their homeroom and classes.
Year 8 Camp - Hillary Outdoors Tongariro Alpine Centre
Located adjacent to the Tongariro National Park, a UNESCO dual World Heritage area, Hillary Outdoors Tongariro offers activities in pristine mountain, river and bush environments. Designed to meet focus learning areas, the students learn about themselves and others while developing new skills. Whether it's trekking, rock climbing, caving, bush skills or kayaking, our Year 8 camp activities are selected to suit the weather forecast due to the changeable nature of this unique alpine environment.
Year 8 Students vs Wild
Exclusively for students who complete their Silver Service Award by the end of Term 3, this camp is all about challenging our Year 8 students to think and act for themselves and their peers. Carrying all their own gear, putting up their tents and cooking their own food are just some of the demands that are placed on the students. In 2024 tour Year 8 group of students completed the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail Pinnacles Walk with its spectacular views of the Coromandel Peninsula.
Year 9 'Out There' Camp
The Year 9 "Out There" Camp is designed to build on and enhance essential life skills such as ‘managing self’, resilience and independence as well as working together in a team. The camp is split into 2 sections; half the week spent on land at Ocean’s Beach in Whangarei Heads and the other half of the week spent on water, sailing either North or South through the Hauraki Gulf.
The transport for the water section is 2 beautiful 72ft long sailing boats; the Lion (urban assault vehicle) and the Steinlager 2 (big red), both of which sailed around the world and both of which were skippered by Sir Peter Blake.
This is a fantastic camp and great experience for the students. Many of the students learn how to build their own shelters, catch their own fish and build their own fires either alone or in a group in a tough and challenging environment.
Students will have a clearer understanding of the qualities and skills required in order to work with, and lead other students effectively. They will develop team building skills as they take part in a variety of activities with their peers. Students will also discover more about their own strengths and weaknesses as they challenge themselves to take part in a range of activities, some physically and emotionally demanding.
- To build and strengthen friendships within the year group.
- To increase tolerance of others with different perspectives and/or strengths and weaknesses
- To work as a team to overcome any challenges which present themselves and successfully complete the given task.
- To take part in a range of activities to gain the skills to form cohesive teams.
- To develop skills in an outdoor setting and foster a greater appreciation of the dynamic New Zealand environment.
Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Awards
The Bronze Award is a compulsory component of Year 10 at Pinehurst.
We currently run two camps for Year 10’s – at Tawharanui in Term 1 and on Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands in Term 4.
There are two camps for each level of the Award - for more information on the Duke of Edinburgh Awards run at Pinehurst see here.
Year 12 Great Barrier Camp
Compromising of 6 days and 5 nights at Karaka Bay, this camp on Great Barrier Island is a fantastic opportunity for students to experience many challenges in the outdoors. The programme is not prescribed and is tailored to the individual students. Many of the activities on the island are challenging and aimed at bringing the students out of their comfort zones and giving them leadership skills that can be used both at school, the work place and in future life. All groups experience sea kayaking, surf kayaking, tramping, rock climbing, navigating, high-rope courses, bush-whacking and coasteering.
Students will have a clearer understanding of the qualities and skills required in order to work with, and lead other students effectively. They will develop team building skills as they take part in a variety of activities with their peers. Students will also discover more about their own strengths and weaknesses as they challenge themselves to take part in a range of activities, some physically and emotionally demanding.
- To build and strengthen friendships within the year group.
- To increase tolerance of others with different perspectives and/or strengths and weaknesses.
- To work as a team to overcome any challenges which present themselves and successfully complete the given task.
- To take part in a range of activities to gain the skills to form cohesive teams.
- To develop skills in an outdoor setting and foster a greater appreciation of the dynamic New Zealand environment.
