Schools

Are you ready to hammer the hill and pick up new skills? Thredbo is just awesome in winter with endless options for all your snow riding escapades.

With the Thredbo Schools package, you can be part of the action. The fun and friendly gang from Thredbo Snow Sports School will have students and teachers learning, turning and having a ball on the snow.

There is heaps of terrain to suit whatever your standard. Beginners can take their first time slides down the gentle slope of Friday Flat, with the Snow Runner conveyor to make the learning experience a breeze. Intermediate cruisers can turn it up at the Cruiser area with plenty of wide, tree-lined trails to explore, and the black diamond destroyers will be in heaven with wicked steeps and challenging off-piste terrain to carve into.

When the legs say "no more" there’s the rest of Thredbo to explore, with plenty of cutting edge shops, cafes and restaurants to sink your teeth into, as well as the Thredbo Leisure Centre with a 50m indoor pool featuring ‘Mission Inflatable’, squash court, sports hall and waterslide. Daily access is included in the schools student snow special.

There are special rates for groups of 20 or more - download the booking form below for more details.

2011/12 Summer School Group Booking Form here
2011 Winter School Group Booking Form here

Higher Learning – chill out in this classroom!
Thredbo transforms into a whole new world during summer with endless adventures to share and mountains of discoveries to be made. School groups can take in the amazing alpine ecosystem on a trip to Australia's highest peak, Mt Kosciuszko with stunning mountain views to reward your efforts. Students learn about the rare and endangered plant and animal species that inhabit the area whilst experiencing the environment in which they live

Summer school group packages can include, rides on the chairlift and bobsled, guided walks to Mt Kosciuszko and / or use of the Thredbo Leisure Centre's pool and waterslide

There are special rates for groups of 20 or more - download the booking form above for more details.

Risk Analysis & Management System (RAMS) for schools
With increasing emphasis being placed on Risk Management, and with regard to recent guidelines that have been released by the Department of Education and Training (DET) in relation to school groups, Kosciuszko Thredbo Pty Ltd (KT) has developed this RAMS (Risk Analysis & Management System) Tool to assist schools in completing their own risk assessments.

RAMS tools File Size: pdf 179.27Kb

KT would like to express that the views or comments listed above do not diminish the group/s or individual's responsibility to act in a manner appropriate to create a safe environment for all, including the supervision of students whilst they are not in the care of KT staff, at times teachers will have to assist students when participating in certain activities, like the use of the lifts, bobsled and the leisure centre. KT prides itself in endeavouring to remove or minimise all foreseeable hazards.

Department of Education and Training (DET) guidelines for Snow Sports 
On 23rd August 2011, the NSW Department of Education and Training released a set of guidelines for school conducting excursions where students will participate in a Snow Sports activity. These guidelines can be accessed by clicking here.

KT strongly recommends that all aschools assessing feasibility of an excursion visting the NSW Snowfields; reads and fully understands these guidelines.

For schools that have previously visited Thredbo, there are 3 principle points of difference for trips being conducted from 2012 onwards. These are;

1. Creation of a student manifest containing key information about each participant on the excursion
2. Student ID cards to be worn by each student whilst within the national park. Required information to be displayed on these cards is detailed in the guidelines.
3. It is mandatory for all novice skiers and snowboarders to participate in afternoon lessons. As per the self-evaluation guide in the DET guidelines, KT expects thatmost novice skiers/snowboarders would be able to competently ride a beginner lift by the second afternoon of a snow trip.

Any further questions regarding these guidelines should be forwarded to groups@thredbo.com.au

Bookings and Information
Please call our School Group Booking area on 6459 4246 or email: groups@thredbo.com.au.