Jane Danielson, Deputy Principal and Parent - Willowbank School wrote:
Hi Jeff and staff
My son has been on the Year 6 camp from Willowbank School this week. He was a looking forward to coming to camp but a wee bit concerned that he might miss us. His first words getting off the bus this afternoon were "it was awesome, they do holiday camps, can I go?" and he has spent this evening telling his friends all about the camp and checking it out online. I know from being at camp with previous years kids how great the experience is but have always viewed it from a teacher perspective rather than a parent perspective. I have been blown away at how much he enjoyed the camp and how much he got from it. He had an awesome week - thank you!
Jane
Shane Ross, Parent from Morrinsville Intermediate School wrote:
Hi, just thought Id drop you a line after our visit with Morrinsville Intermediate last week. I think I enjoyed the camp more than the kids, it was fantastic and I cant speak highly enough of the activities, the staff, the food, the discipline was great while allowing plenty of fun time, for me ending in the highlight of the survival night with Mr Dundee, the mans a legend, his politicaly incorrect manner and intolerance of crap from kids together with his genuine pleasure in seeing the kids achieve was a pleasure to be part of, and his story telling was amazing, a lost art indeed.Also my daughter won 50 bux on the Frisbee Golf Hole in One Challenge so all good, we both suffered camp withdrawls on saturday, the best active holiday Ive had in years, top stuff
Cheers Shane. November 2010
Karyn McInally, Acting Principal - Ruawaro Combined School wrote:
Hi Christine, we had a FANTASTIC and thoroughly ENJOYABLE time at camp. We will certainly be recommending it to other schools. You have a fantastic staff and the children were certainly provided with a great assortment of activities. They are still buzzing about it. May 2009
Robyn Steel, Sunny Hills School
'Firstly another huge thank you to you and your staff for the wonderful camp last week. Judy will have contacted you already to confirm our booking for next year in Week 5 and would like to make a booking for Week 5 in 2009 as well.
If you are ever in need of a reference or looking for somebody a school can contact on the camp, I would be more than happy to sing your praises!!' March 2007
Andre Jay, from Dominion Road School, Mt Roskill wrote:
Hey Jeff, Christine and the rest of the team, Thank you so much for the opportunity to host our bi-annual Year 5 and 6 Camp at Lakewood Lodge. The students here have had the chance to participate in a variety of fantastic events that they would have never done before. You have a well organised and dedicated team that provided our school students with memories that they will never forget.
On behalf of the parents, teachers, management and students of Dominion Road School, We thank you for everything!! Again thank you! December 2006
Quote from Biddy Standeven from Greenmeadows Intermediate:
Thank you for an excellent camp. We all had great fun and the food was SO good. Please express my thanks to all your staff - they were patient and managed to get through to even the most 'difficult' children, thus making camp a positive experience for all concerned. October 2006
Chrissy McLean from Papatoetoe Intermediate wrote:
"We were only home in Auckland for about 10 minutes before the kids were saying they missed camp already! Jeff was absolutely brilliant with the kids and we really appreciated all the work he did with then. He considered all the kids and provided them with experiences that many of them will never get again. I want to thank you all for providing such brilliant facilities for our city kids. You have a fantastic set up and I fully recommend it to anyone" September 2005
Read what Sue Dunn, Associate Principal, Churchill Park School writes about us:
'Our pupils, staff and parents all had a super week at Lakewood Lodge. I was delighted to see that our pupils were challenged through a variety of activities and experiences you provided... Everyone commented on the warm, homely atmosphere of the lodge environment... Please pass on our thanks to the instructors who did a great job of supporting and motivating our students.' March 2003
Jim Stafford-Bush, Principal of Ararimu School, wrote:
'I thought it only fitting to congratulate your staff on giving our school such an enjoyable and memorable camp. It certainly made our jobs as teachers easier having competent instructors leading each activity. Our students certainly responded to their zest for the outdoors.' December 2001
