22/01/2026
🌊🌞 GCFC’s first ever Beach Camp Birrong… and what a week it has been!
We are so incredibly proud of everything our campers achieved. This wasn’t just a camp filled with fun activities – it was a week of growth, courage, connection and huge personal wins.
Across the week we saw:
✨ Social confidence blossom as friendships formed, teamwork grew, and kids supported one another through challenges
💪 Resilience in action as campers tried new and tricky activities like high ropes and the giant swing, often pushing past nerves to say “I can do this”
🧭 Independence shine through with children managing their belongings, routines, and transitions with growing confidence
🤸♂️ Motor skills develop through raft building, beach games, soccer, laser tag and active challenges that built strength, coordination and body awareness
🎨 Creativity and calm during craft sessions, offering space for regulation and expression
From raft building and problem-solving together, to cheering each other on at the giant swing, strategising in laser tag, moving freely in beach games and soccer, and finding quiet focus in craft – every moment had purpose and meaning.
Beach Camp Birrong showed us once again what happens when children are supported in a safe, nurturing environment that celebrates effort, not perfection. The courage we saw, the laughter we heard, and the pride on their faces is something we’ll carry with us for a long time.
Thank you to our incredible team, our brave campers, and the families who trusted us with something so special. 💙
