Youth Health & Safety

Camp Creative is a child safe organisation. The needs and wellbeing of our children and young people are of the highest priority.

Please note that all our staff and tutors have current Working With Children Checks.

We ask that parents and guardians read all of the sections below.

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Two photos from Camp Creative 2024. The first shows a boy and an adult building a canoe together, with the caption "Build a Canoe course." The second shows a boy holding a puppet with a colorful, bird-like face and a blue body, standing in front of building blocks; the caption reads "Puppetry at Camp Creative 2024."
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Check in & out

Young people under 14 will need to be taken directly to their classrooms by a parent or guardian each day.

Their tutor will be noting their attendance on the roll, when they arrive to the classroom each day.

Tutors will have the contact information you provided when you purchased your ticket. If this information has changed, you must inform the tutor.

Please don’t send any adults aside from the ones on you have informed them of to pick them up as this puts the tutor in a bit of a spot!

Lunch time supervision

Tutors are not responsible for students during lunchtime.

All students under 14 will go to supervised kid zones unless otherwise advised when booking their ticket. At checkout you will need to advise if your young person is going to the kid zone at lunch time, if they will be picked up by an adult, or if they are allowed to leave the premises at lunch.

Kid Zones located at the following venues:

  • Bellingen High School

  • St Mary’s Primary School

  • Bellingen Youth Hub

There is NO lunch time bus taking students from outside venues into the High School. Unfortunately the logistics of this undertaking in the past have made it prohibitive.

Eating at camp creative

There is a 1 hour lunch break from 12pm until 1pm.

There are no allocated morning and afternoon tea breaks, extra breaks are up to the tutor, where necessary.

If your child is attending Camp Creative for full days, food options are as follows:

  • BYO lunch box and water bottle

  • Purchase from the High School canteen (delivery available to Bellingen High School, Bellingen Youth Hub & St Mary’s Primary)

  • Young people aged 12+ are permitted to leave their classroom and go to town for lunch, if they have permission from their parent/guardian.

Full canteen and dining information can be found here.

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Two Polaroid-style photos of children at Camp Creative. The first shows a girl with dark hair, smiling, holding a clay sculpture with more clay on the table; caption reads "Young Potters at Camp Creative 2024." The second shows a boy with brown hair using a camera, standing near a guitar, with a caption reading "Oh Shoot at Camp Creative 2025."
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Excursions

Some courses involve walks or trips away from the classroom. These excursions are noted in the course descriptions and have an acknowledgement checkbox at checkout when purchasing a ticket.

All excursions are accompanied by at least two adults.

Safety

Camp courses cover a variety of different activities. Safety is the highest priority of our staff and tutors.

Tutors provide a safety induction at the beginning of the course, your child is expected to follow the guidance of their tutor.

  • Name tags must be worn daily - leave them in the class at the end of each day so they don’t get forgotten at home

  • Please bring a water bottle the weather may be very hot

  • Please bring a hat if your child’s course involves outdoor activities

  • There may be course specific clothing and other items – please check the course materials list

Photos & Video

There will be roaming photographers at Camp Creative during the week.

All media taken during the event will be used on our website and social media to promote Camp Creative in the future.

If you opted your child out of being in photos when you purchased your ticket, their tutor will give them a coloured wristband on arrival. Please ensure your child leaves this wristband on as we cannot be held responsible if they appear in photos because they weren’t wearing their wristband.

You can read our photography policy here.

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