19 June 2025
Dear St Peter’s College Community,
For the seventh consecutive year St Peter’s College, in collaboration with Wilderness School, will host the Sony Foundation Children’s Holiday Camp from Sunday 28 September – Tuesday 30 September 2025. This unique respite program sees our Year 11 students take responsibility for the care of children with a disability, allowing their families to have a valuable weekend off.
Our student carers are supported by volunteer medical staff and teachers. There is a requirement to have three nursing/medical staff on duty from 8.00am – 8.00pm each day to support our 16 young guests. A SPSC nurse will be present each day to coordinate the medical needs of our guests, however we are seeking parent volunteers to help meet this required ratio. Last year we had a number of parents generously volunteer their time to support the required medical staff ratio and are again seeking volunteers to get involved in this great cause.
We are reaching out to our extended parent community of nurses, doctors, and paramedics for assistance with the following shifts:
Sunday September 28
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday September 29
8:00 am to 12:00 pm
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday September 30
8:00 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
If you are available to volunteer during these specified times, or have any questions about the requirements, please do not hesitate to contact the Service Learning Team via servicelearning@stpeters.sa.edu.au
Thank you for considering this request. Your expertise will not only provide essential support to our young guests but will also allow our students the opportunity to give back to the wider community.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
Ed Ruediger
Service Learning Project Officer