Excursions
As a part of the education program the children may be involved in a number of excursions to various venues around the town and district. For safety reasons during these excursions parents may be required to assist with the supervision. You will be always advised of excursions and be given the opportunity to assist. It has to be remembered of course, that on these occasions parents must respect the need to maintain confidentiality and not to make any comments to others regarding observed abilities, behaviours etc. of individual students in their care that day.
At St Maria Goretti Permission Slips are mandatory for out of town excursions. Parents will have full knowledge of the excursion planned and notes sent home will include:
Only students with a signed form will be permitted to attend. If parents refuse attendance, meaningful, supervised activities will be organised at school.
At St Maria Goretti Permission Slips are mandatory for out of town excursions. Parents will have full knowledge of the excursion planned and notes sent home will include:
- Where the activity will take place
- What will be done
- How the children will be transported
- When they will leave and return
- The cost if any
Only students with a signed form will be permitted to attend. If parents refuse attendance, meaningful, supervised activities will be organised at school.
Major Excursions
There will be occasions when a major excursion may be proposed by the school. Such excursions will only proceed:
Please refer to the school’s excursion policy for more information.
- Providing the excursion proposed meest the requirements of the school’s excursion policy
- If it is aligned with the school’s curriculum and will provide sound educational opportunities for those who are participating;
- adequate supervision on an advised ratio of adults to students
- when adequate requirements of WH&S (OH&S) including risk assessment/s have been fulfilled.
Please refer to the school’s excursion policy for more information.