About us
Welcome to Vision Valley, Pymble Ladies’ College’s second campus dedicated to immersive and experiential, adventure-based learning. Here, students learn while immersed in nature developing personal courage, resilience and improving their wellbeing.
Our Outdoor Educators create and facilitate rewarding experience-based programs for students that challenge them to communicate and collaborate with others, engage in problem solving, face their fears and anxieties and challenge pre-conceived notions of themselves and the world in which they live.
The Vision Valley team is a highly experienced group of staff who work across all components of the program, including leadership, residential care, teaching, outdoor education, catering, cleaning and maintenance.
Our Mission
Our mission at Vision Valley is to provide educational and character development experiences which develop emotional intelligence, health and wellbeing, connections with others, leadership skills and environmental stewardship through adventure-based outdoor education, experiential learning, contextual academics, and life skills programs. Our programs are courageous and impactful providing rewarding learning outcomes for all students
Location
Vision Valley is located in Acadia, a 45 minutes’ drive from the main Pymble, in the north-west of Sydney. This is traditional Dharug land and features 100 acres of pristine bushland surrounded by national parks with spectacular, rugged Hawkesbury sandstone supporting a variety of native plant and animal life.
Accommodation and Amenities
Vision Valley can accommodate up to 174 guests offering the comforts of home with outdoor adventure in the beautiful Australian bush. The property includes four newly renovated lodges, two camp sites, a main building with dining room, auditorium and indoor classrooms, sports field, two swimming pools and our very popular waterslide. There is a large lake for canoeing and raft building, high ropes course and countless tracks for bushwalking, mountain biking, rock climbing, abseiling and exploring.
Experiences
Vision Valley is home to:
- Pymble’s Outdoor Education Continuum.
- Our signature Year 9 Residential Program .
- Our External Outdoor Education Continuum.
The extensive amenities and experiences on offer allow students to extend themselves alongside their peers and build their self-efficacy, resilience, courage, leadership and teamwork under the guidance of our specialist outdoor instructors.
