A day in the life of a Year 8 student attending Moogerah in 1981:

Tuesday

6.00am - 1.5 mile run

6.30am - (a) Early boating. Kitchen Crew report for duty.

7.00am - Breakfast

7.30-8.30am - Clean up of duty areas

8.30-12.30pm - Class service project. For Year 8's this involves the clearing of a farmer's wooded paddock of dead timber. This timber is used by the boys for their class bonfire.

12.00-1.00pm - Lunch

1.00-4.00pm - Lake Boarding and swim. Discussion and investigation of water fowl of lake.

4.30pm - Showers.

5.00pm - Kitchen crew report for duty. Free time for class.

5.30pm - Dinner

7.00-9.00pm - Introduction to team initiative problem solving at ropes course.

(a) objectives

(b) safety

Activities included:

  1. Beam
  2. Meatgrinder
  3. Parallel ropes
  4. Slack wire
  5. Electric wire

9.30pm - Supper

10.00pm - Lights out