Education outside the classroom (EOTC)
Hillcrest High School offers an extensive range of co-curricular activities across a range of learning areas. These activities are an integral part of the teaching and learning programme. The following annual co-curricular activities are planned for 2012:

General

Years 9 & 10
Year 9 & 10 Drama – “Ugly Shakespeare”
Year 9 Tauwhare Visit
Year 9 Junior Extension & Enrichment Programme - Learning Retreat
Year 9 Junior Extension & Enrichment Programme - Learning Resilience Seminar
Year 9 Junior Extension & Enrichment Programme - Ski Trip
Year 9 Junior Extension & Enrichment Programme - Blackwater Rafting Trip
Year 10 Outdoor Education Camps
Year 10 Junior Extension & Enrichment Programme - Readers and Writers Festival (Auckland)
Year 10 Sports Development - Ski Trip
 

Languages
Senior French Camp (Rotorua)

Science
Level 1 Biology Streams Field Trip
Level 1 Science Geology Field (Taupo)
Level 2 Biology Forest Study Field Trip (Pureora)
Level 3 Biology Mangroves Field Trip (Thames)
Level 3 Science Geology Field Trip (Rotorua)
Level 3 Physics Field Trip (Rainbows End)
Level 2 & 3 Physics Osborne Lecture (University of Waikato)
Level 3 Biology/Science Museum & Zoo Field Trip (Auckland)

Physical Education/Outdoor Education
Level 1 Sports Development – Ski Trip
Level 2 Outdoor Education – Kayaking
Level 2 Outdoor Education – Mountain Biking
Level 2 Outdoor Education – Caving
Level 2 Outdoor Education – Rock Climbing
Level 2 Outdoor Education – Snowcraft
Level 2 Outdoor Education – The Journey
Level 2 Outdoor Education – Fly Fishing
Level 2 Physical Education - Windsurfing
Level 2 Physical Education – Snowboarding/Skiing
Level 3 Physical Education – Surf Kayaking

The Arts
Senior Art Trip – Auckland City Art Gallery
Senior Drama Trip – “Well Hung” (Auckland)
Senior Drama Trip –“Miser of Mystery Creek”
Senior Drama Trip – “Poor Boy” (Auckland)
Senior Drama Trip – “Mary Stuart” (Auckland)
Senior Drama Trip – “The End of the Golden Weather” (Auckland)
National Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival (Wellington)

Social Science
Level 1 Geography/Economics Farm Field Trip
Level 1 Geography Martha Mine Trip (Waihi)
Level 2 Geography Natural Landscape Field Trip (Tongariro)
Level 2 Tourism Field Trip (Rotorua)
Level 3 Geography Coastal Processes Field Trip (Waihi)
Level 3 Geography Natural Processes Field Trip (Waitomo)
Level 3 Tourism Field Trip (Taupo)

Overseas Trips
The following overseas trips are planned for 2012:

Curricular
French Language Trip to Noumea
Social Sciences Trip to Gold Coast