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CRU Camps is excited to again support the running of a study camp in Western Australia in Winter.

CRU Year 12 Study Camps provide the ideal study environment free from the distractions students face while studying at home alone. Plus our experienced Christian leadership teams help students combat low productivity and procrastination, supporting them as they face the challenges of year 12.

Our proven Study Camp formula features:

  • A minimum of 6 hours supervised study each full day of camp
  • Assistance from experienced leaders and teachers in a variety of subjects
  • The opportunity to stay motivated and swap notes with fellow WACE students
  • New friends and great activities to help you switch off during breaks
  • Great food and coffee stations to keep the mind pumping
  • A chance to hear about the Christian faith and chat about life, God, world views and more
  • Great accommodation, dining and study facilities

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Being a camper or leader on a CRU Camp is a great way to achieve the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Residential Project section. Here are some ways in which certain camps meet the requirements:

• Study Camp is a great place to complete your residential project for the Duke of Edinburgh award. On a CRU Study Camp, you will be outside your usual place of residence, with people who are largely new to you, working towards the common goal of studying for your exams and exploring the Christian faith on camp.
• General activity camps: Try new experiences and broaden your understanding of the Christian worldview through talks and daily discussion groups.
• Leadership camps: develop your skills in leadership and engage in sessions that will challenge you to think about leadership from a Christian worldview.
• Specific skills camps (skiing, water skiing, dirt bike): Set goals to improve your skills in the main activity of camp. Work in a team to achieve combined goals too.
• Lead on a camp: serve and mentor young campers through a full week of leadership (must meet CRU Camps Volunteer Requirements).

If you are going to be using a CRU Camp for your Residential Project, there are some things to keep in mind:

• You need to ensure that your Award Leader (supervisor) has approved the CRU Camp.
• You need to communicate with CRU Camps your plans to use the particular CRU Camp for the Residential Project and communicate any needs of your Award Unit (e.g. forms for your Assessor).
• You will need to take responsibility for the setting of goals. Our leaders are more than happy to assist you in setting and reaching your goals but they are not responsible for you completing the requirements.
• You need to be in communication with the leader who is your assessor on camp to organise a time for the assessment to be completed at the end of camp.

While CRU Camps volunteers will be very supportive in your completion of the Residential Project, the overall responsibility will be yours.

If you would like to use a CRU Camp for a Residential Project:

To ensure this is a smooth process for you and your assessor, please make sure you are aware of the following process. 

  1. Register for camp and notify us of your intention to complete the Duke of Edinburgh award. You may have already done this by checking the box in your camp registration. You can log onto your registration to check this or email [email protected] to confirm. 
  2. Ensure your award leader (usually at your school) is supportive of you completing your residential project through camp. Your assessor will be one of the camp directors, or a senior leader they delegate. 
  3. Set appropriate goals for the project. These may include goals relating to study, getting to know other campers, exploring faith etc. 
  4. Attend the start of camp briefing run by your assessor. This will be on the first day and make clear to those participating. Make your assessor aware of your goals at this meeting. 
  5. Be an active participant during camp and work towards achieving your goals. 
  6. At the end of camp, collect a completed assessor form from your assessor. NB: campers who make no effort to achieve their goals or contribute positively towards camp culture may not have their project signed off as completed. 
  7. After camp, complete your online record book as soon as possible. This will send a link to your assessor for a final assessment. To ensure assessors are able to remember details of your participation and to respect the time of our volunteer assessors, we cannot guarantee that forms submitted after week 4 of the term following camp will be signed off (e.g. for camps in July, this would be after week 4 of Term 3). This may result in you needing to complete a different residential project. 

We look forward to seeing you on camp and wish you all the best in completing your Duke of Ed Award.

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Please fill out the following form for each student who has applied to be an Assistant Leader on the Day Camp.

Day Camp Assistant Leader School Reference

Please fill out the following form giving permission for your child to be an Assistant Leader on a CRU Day Camp. Please note that this form does not ensure your child’s application to assistant lead will be accepted.

If you would like more information on what is expected of your child as an Assistant Leader, please click here.

It’s great that you’re interested in being an Assistant Leader on a CRU Day Camp! It’s a wonderful way to share God’s love with kids, not just through what you teach but through your own life as well. All the while having a lot of fun and making great new friends!

Please read over the following expectations to make sure you understand what will be expected of you if you are an Assistant Leader on a Day Camp. If you still think you’ve got what it takes, please fill in the application form below.

Character Expectations

  • Support Crusaders’ Basis of Belief
  • Display leadership skills or have the potential to develop them
  • Have a sense of responsibility for people, property and equipment
  • Be able to work in a team
  • Be willing to give up your own wants on camp in order to serve the campers
  • Have a growing Christian faith or a willingness to support the camp ethos
  • Be willing to humbly receive and act on the feedback of senior leaders

Time, training and cost expectations

  • Be on camp each day and for the set times
    (7:45am to 6:30pm unless otherwise specified)
  • Be able to attend all meetings (up to 2 before and one after)
  • Attend Assistant Leader training sessions (up to 2 school afternoons) for camp
  • Spend time before camp preparing for any activities you are involved in running and come prepared and ready each day
  • Complete Crusaders’ Child Protection Training (~1hr)
  • Complete a full CRU Camps volunteer registration form
  • Contribute the set leaders fee to cover the cost of food and activities ($10 per day of camp)

If you think you can meet these character and time expectations, please fill in the Assistant Leader Application Form below.

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Catch a glimpse of what happens on camp in our latest CRU Camps videos! Feel free to play these at your school chapel or assembly, in your church, or at your youth group.

Junior CRU Camps: Years K-6

Senior CRU Camps: Years 7-12

CRU Study Camps

We’d love your help to let more kids and families know about CRU Day Camps and have the opportunity to have a fantastic week on camp, meeting new friends, great leaders, doing fun new activities and learning about God. Here are some resources you can use.

Newsletter Advertisement:

Please use these flyers to advertise to your church or school. You may send an email with the relevant flyer attached or alternatively include the whole flyer in your newsletter. Click to download the A5 flyer for:
Christmas Adventure (Galston Gorge Conference & Recreation Centre)
CRU Break (Shellharbour Anglican College)
CRU Burst (Arndell Anglican College)
Summer Games (William Clarke College)
Summer Spectacular (Mamre Anglican School)

‘CRU Day Camps’ is a division of the Crusader Union of Australia which has 80+ years’ experience running safe, Christian camps for kids. ABN 90 213 359 332 *Online price only – add $10 for other booking methods

This form is for campers who went on a CRU Holiday Camp. If you are wanting to reach your leader from a school camp you attended with CRU send an email to [email protected]

  • If you don't know their last name - just write 'don't know'
  • Please note: Leaders who are the opposite gender to you may not be allowed to contact you. We suggest you request contact only with leaders of the same gender as you.
  • This message will be seen by a CRU staff member, K-6 students parents/guardians and the leader. You might like to tell your leader some things you loved about camp and ask them questions you have.
  • Privacy Information: The information collected on this form will be used to contact your leader and advise your parents where required and may also be used for marketing and fundraising purposes. For more about how we use, hold and protect your personal data, please view our Privacy Notification Statement.

A few weeks before the start of your camp you will receive a camp specific information letter which includes what to bring, start and finish times, transport information, emergency contact details and other important details. This letter can also be found on the webpage of the particular camp your child is attending.

Most CRU Day Campers will need to bring a small day pack with the following items (clearly labelled with campers name):

  • Hat
  • Sunscreen and insect repellent
  • Bible, notebook and pen
  • Water bottle
  • Paint smock/old shirt

    Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea are provided by the camp unless otherwise specified

Activity specific items:
Certain activities, such as cooking or swimming, may require more specific items which may only be needed on certain days of camp. Please make sure you read your camp specific information letter carefully.

Please make sure everything is clearly marked with your child’s name and we recommend you don’t pack expensive items e.g mobile phones, digital cameras, iPods, laptops etc. The Crusader Union of Australia accepts no responsibility for personal property that your child brings to camp.

What to bring for anaphylaxis:
If campers have been diagnosed with anaphylaxis, parents are requested to provide the following items:

  • Two adrenaline auto-injectors in a sealed bag/container (Epi-pen/Ana-pen) with accompanying sets of instructions for the administration of the auto-injector.
  • A printed copy of the child’s action plan.
  • An identifying wearable band or tag that lists the condition.

We also request that parents show the camp 1st aider or director how to use the particular type of auto-injector.

WHAT NOT TO BRING:

Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea
Unless otherwise advised or for special dietary reasons, these are normally provided.

Food containing nuts
Campers often have nut allergies/anaphylaxis. We ask that your child does not bring foods to camp that contain or are made using nuts.

Mobile Phones
Campers who wish to contact their parents may ask the director for permission to do so. We strongly recommended that campers do not bring their mobile phones as they can be intrusive and detrimental to building camp community. You will be given the contact details for the Camp Director and we recommend that you contact your child via this method. Your child’s health and well being is our first priority. If they are finding camp difficult, or are not well, we will contact you at the first opportunity.

Drugs and Alcohol
CRU Camps do not permit the use of alcohol, non-prescribed drugs or smoking on camps. Anyone found in breach of this can expect to be sent home immediately.

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The kids really loved the CRU Day Camp.  I think that the new experiences gave them confidence.  Both kids said it was the best thing they ever did.

- Melissa, Parent
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