Student Journal
Real journeys... Real outcomes... Great Fun!
Team Name: ____________________________Program Name: ____________________________School Name: ____________________________Year Level: ____________________________Date: ____________________________
Dreamtime Quest Program - Grampians
INTRODUCTION
Let us first begin by welcoming your team to this unique leadership and development program!
The experiences that you have on this program will be remembered for the rest of your lives. The people around you will share the same experiences, from a different per-spective, so lets all work together to make this week a fun and memorable camp for everyone.
This Student Journal has been assigned to your team to help you learn and develop some great new skills. You will be able to adapt these skills into your lives from the moment you leave here.
Make the most of the time you have on this journey with us, and remember to play safe, and have lots of fun!
The information collected from your entries into this book is very important to Quest Skills for Life, and you can help us by entering as much handwritten data and information as you can, it is important to play as a team, so encourage your peers to make their own entries too!
Goodluck, and we wish you a fun, safe and adventurous journey with our amazing Quest Skills for Life group leader.
CONTENTS
4 Students Resources Team Rules How to Observe the Weather Estimating Wind Speed Cloud Charts Weather Observations
8 Your Adventure Team Roles Schedule of Team Roles Team Journal Entries
44 The Program & Safety Itinerary Team List Injury & Illness Register Emergency Contact Numbers Student Planning Form
TEAM RULES
Please write a list of team rules, spend 10 minutes going through rules with the group. Think about your school’s aims and objectives, or mission statement.
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HOW TO OBSERVE AND DOCUMENT THE WEATHER
You will find a list of useful tools in the next couple of pages that will help you observe and interpret the weather. Below is an example of the Weather Observa-tion Sheet you will use to collect data during this program. Weather observations should be taken every 3 hours.
Measure Tool Notes:
Weather Descriptions
Descriptive Words Sunny, Rainy, Cloudy, Humid, Etc..
Air Temperature
Thermometer It’s best to predict in Celsius
Air Pressure Barometer
Humidity Hygrometer
Estimated Wind Speed
Beaufort Wind Scale
Please refer to the Estimating Wind Sheet on the next pages
Wind Direction Wind Sock and Compass
Use a thin
Kind of Clouds Observation Refer to the Cloud Charts on the next pages
Our Atmosphere
AIRWATCH - make the link
ESTIMATING WIND SPEEDWind speed may be estimated using the Beaufort Scale. The Beaufort Scale was named after an English admiral who died in 1857. It provides a useful guide to wind speed based on the effect of wind strength on different objects in the environment. The Beaufort Scale was developed and refined after careful observation, measurement and recordings over a long period of time. Draw a line to match the picture with the observation.
Speed (km/h) Description Observation 0 Calm Smoke rises vertically
1-5 Light wind Wind direction shown, by smoke
6-11 Light breeze Wind felt on face, leaves rustle
Leaves and twigs 12-19 Gentle breeze constantly move, flags begin to flutter Dust and paper blown 20-29 Moderate breeze about, small branches on trees move Small trees sway, small 30-39 Fresh breeze waves on lakes
Large branches on trees 40-50 Strong breeze move, difficult to use an umbrella
Whole trees sway, 51-61 Near gale-force difficult to walk against the wind
62-74 Gale Twigs broken off trees, objects blown around
75-87 Severe gale Chimney pots and roof tiles break
88-101 Storm Trees uprooted, buildings damaged
102-117 Violent storm Very rarely occurs, widespread damage
WEATHER OBSERVATIONSDay 1 Morning
(am)Lunchtime (noon)
Afternoon(pm)
Evening(pm)
Date & Time
Weather Descriptions
Air Temp.
Air Pressure
Humidity
Estimated Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Kind of Clouds
Day 2 Morning(am)
Lunchtime (noon)
Afternoon(pm)
Evening(pm)
Date & Time
Weather Descriptions
Air Temp.
Air Pressure
Humidity
Estimated Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Kind of Clouds
WEATHER OBSERVATIONSDay 3 Morning
(am)Lunchtime (noon)
Afternoon(pm)
Evening(pm)
Date & Time
Weather Descriptions
Air Temp.
Air Pressure
Humidity
Estimated Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Kind of Clouds
Day 4 Morning(am)
Lunchtime (noon)
Afternoon(pm)
Evening(pm)
Date & Time
Weather Descriptions
Air Temp.
Air Pressure
Humidity
Estimated Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Kind of Clouds
WEATHER OBSERVATIONSDay 5 Morning
(am)Lunchtime (noon)
Afternoon(pm)
Evening(pm)
Date & Time
Weather Descriptions
Air Temp.
Air Pressure
Humidity
Estimated Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Kind of Clouds
Day 6 Morning(am)
Lunchtime (noon)
Afternoon(pm)
Evening(pm)
Date & Time
Weather Descriptions
Air Temp.
Air Pressure
Humidity
Estimated Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Kind of Clouds
TEAM ROLES
As a team, you will very much be running this Quest. Your Dreamtime Quest Program Leaders and School Leaders will be there to ensure your safety, support and advise you where they feel it appropriate, and review your progress with you, so you are able to learn and develop your skills. People may assist you, however you will make all the day-to –day decisions to ensure the smooth running of your Quest.
You will each get a turn at being the Student Leader during the Dreamtime Quest as well as all the other roles within the team. As student leader it will be your job to identify what jobs need doing to ensure tasks are delegated amongst the team and get done. You may also chair the review sessions with the rest of the team during your time as the student leader, you will still have an active role to play in the team and responsibility for ensuring The Dreamtime Quest runs as smoothly as possible. Below is a list of some of the possible roles within the team. The way in which you co-ordinate these roles and work out a rotation for the quest is up to each individual team and should be discussed with the Student Leaders when they are appointed. Often this will be discussed during the planning stage on the first day. Please feel free to use the Schedule of Team Roles on page 13 of this booklet.
TEAM ROLES
Role (Team Role Description)
Student Leader Decision maker and delegating tasks to the rest of the team. (aka Elder)
Assistant Leader
Assists the main Student Leader in decision making and delegating tasks to the rest of the team.
Weather Observer
A key skill in Indigenous Life was observing the weather. Do this every 3 hours, everyone should have a go at this and log details in the journal.
Medical Officer
Keeping a record of any illness / injury in the medical journal, and ensuring the team are taking the necessary precautions due to environmental considera-tions, (i.e. sunscreen, insect repellent etc.)
Please note, however that The Lighthouse Keepers Quest Leader and School Leader has overall responsibility for First Aid and health and safety on the quest.
Food & Hygiene Officer(s)
Responsible for the organization and distribution of food, and food-time hygiene (i.e Hand Sanitiser)
Environmental Officer(s)
Ensuring rubbish sweeps are done of areas and that rub-bish is disposed of / re-cycled appropriately etc. Espe-cially around campsites and eating areas. It is important that this rubbish is collected as you can prevent it from contaminating the ocean, potentially harming baby fur seals, dolphins and other sea creatures
Journal Keeper Responsible for keeping the team journal up to date. Everyone in the team should be involved in the entries, and they can be as creative and artistic as you like.
Team Photographer
It is good to take team photos so you can put together camp highlights on return, to use for presentation purposes or just as a souvenir. Some teams may choose to take a video camera to record their experiences and show to friends, family and school.
There may be some other team roles that you can think of in addition ?
SCHEDULE OF TEAM ROLES
You will all be taking on different team roles this week. It is a good idea to plan your team roles in advance so that you can each prepare for when it is your turn. You will each get approximately 2 - 3 hours playing the role that you are allocated. Do not worry if you do not get a turn if time doesn’t allow, you will get a turn the next day.
Day 1 (Write the names and order of students)
Student Leader:
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Assistant Leader:
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Weather Observer:
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Medical Officer:
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Food &Hygiene Officer(s)
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Environ-mental Officer(s)
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Journal keeper
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Team Pho-tographer
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Day 2 (Write the names and order of students)
Student Leader:
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Assistant Leader:
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Weather Observer:
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Medical Officer:
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Food &Hygiene Officer(s)
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Environmental Officer(s)
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Team Photographer
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Student Leader:
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Medical Officer:
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Food &Hygiene Officer(s)
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Environmental Officer(s)
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Team Photographer
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Student Leader:
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Medical Officer:
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Environmental Officer(s)
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Team Photographer
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Day 5 (Write the names and order of students)
Student Leader:
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Weather Observer:
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Medical Officer:
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Food &Hygiene Officer(s)
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Environmental Officer(s)
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Journal keeper 1.2.3.4.
Team Photographer
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TEAM JOURNAL ENTRIES
Use this table to record your journal entries. Each student is encouraged to write about their experiences, whilst performing their team role. Aim to write as much as you can throughout the day and then again at night, and in other free time slots throughout the week.
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EMERGENCY CONTACTS
Dreamtime Quest
Brambuk Halls Gap – The Grampians National Park(Office) 03 5361 4000
All Services 000
Fire 03 5358 2080 (Stawell RFB)
Police 03 5356 4411 (Halls Gap) 03 5358 8222 (Stawell)
Ambulance 000
Hospital 03 5358 8500 (Stawell)
SES CFA Information132 500 1800 240 667
Poisons Information Centre 131 126
Parks Victoria03 5361 4000 (Halls Gap) 131 963 (Victoria)
Injured wildlife 0500 540 000
RACV – Road Side Assistance 13 11 11
Contact Numbers
Quest Skills for Life Pty. Ltd. - Australia
15 Holzer DriveApollo Bay 3233Victoria
Phone: 1300 390 818Mobile (24 hours): 0403 662 736 Staff Member Contact Details
Paul ThompsonMobile: 0429 194 574Email: [email protected]
Joel ThompsonMobile: 0403 662 736Email: [email protected]
General Enquires Mobile: 0403 662 736Email: [email protected]
Emergency Contact Details - (Please see following pages for full details)
Fire: 000Ambulance: 000Police: 000
FacilitiesCape Otway Lighthouse: 03 5237 9240 (office)
03 5237 9273 (cafe)
03 5237 9207 (kiosk)
Brambuk Cultural Centre: 03 5361 4055French Island Eco Farm: 03 5678 0155Phillip Island Nature Parks: 03 5951 2802 (Education)
Planning Form
This is to help you with planning for the journey you are about to undertake. You will need to work as a team whilst on this journey, there will be many challenges, you need to un-derstand each other and plan accordingly.
How fit is the group?
Do you have an individual fitness program?
What are the groups limitations?
What are your limitations?
How far can you run/walk without stopping?
Can you swim over 50m without stopping?
How far can you swim?
*** Participants to fill out with prompts from leader - part of ‘student risk assessment’
Planning Form
Health & HygieneIs it safe to drink water from a stream or natural water sources whilst on this journey?
Please list 3 other times when you may need to exercise caution when using water? (excluding recreational use)
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What are the risks involved in not eating well whilst away from home and being physically active?
List 4 reasons why it is important to keep yourself and your clothing clean whilst bush walking and camping?
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GeographyWhat is the nature of the terrain you will be travelling in?
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What is the type of Vegetation you will be journeying through?
List some of the potential hazards / difficulties your team may encounter.
EnvironmentalHazardsList the 4 major environmental hazards and explain how they can be eliminated?
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EnvironmentalConsiderationsWhilst in the bush, what can you do to protect the natural environment?
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Team RulesList 8 areas that you will need to discuss as a group to establish team rules?
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