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EOTC Trip to Yangshuo. Year 9. Who is leading the trip?. Edward Leaf – Trip Leader – edwardl@sh.ycef.com Lisa Shen – Trip Leader – lisas@sh.ycef.com Luke Watson – Accompanying Teacher lukew@sh.ycef.com Karin Zijlmans – Accompanying Teacher karinz@sh.ycef.com. Overview.
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EOTC Trip to Yangshuo Year 9
Who is leading the trip? • Edward Leaf – Trip Leader – edwardl@sh.ycef.com • Lisa Shen – Trip Leader – lisas@sh.ycef.com • Luke Watson – Accompanying Teacher lukew@sh.ycef.com • Karin Zijlmans – Accompanying Teacher karinz@sh.ycef.com
Overview • The EOTC trip to Yangshuo is run by experienced teachers from YCIS in partnership with INSIGHT Adventures who provide us with the Itinerary in your booklet. • 37 students (23 girls and 14 boys) – 4 staff • This booklet contains a lot of the information in the presentation but in more detail. E.g. School medical insurance policy
Getting Ready • Check you have all the items you need on the packing list. • Check your passport, identity cards and visas are in date. • BRING IN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE FOR TRAVEL • Passports • Visa Cards • HK Identity Cards etc
Packing List • INSIGHT Adventures will email you the list when you register online. • It is also in your booklet! • Students need no more than 500RMB for the whole trip. • Between 200 and 250 would be fine.
INSIGHT Adventures Database • Please note that user names and passwords are case sensitive • Student website: http://hgc03053.chinaw3.com/customer/customerwelcome.phpStudent Username: 201106YCIS9YSStudent Password: Climbing • Parents need to supervise this as there is a section for them too.
Visas and Passports • BRING ALL DOCUMENTS TO MR.LEAF BETWEEN MONDAY 30TH MAY AND THURSDAY 2ND JULY. • THEY MUST BE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS NOT PHOTOCOPIES AND VALID FOR THE DATES OF TRAVEL.
Electrical Equipment • Students are not required to bring any electrical equipment. • Phones – If they are seen by a teacher they will be taken from the student and returned at the end of the trip. • MP3, iPods, Music Players – May be used on the plane and long bus journeys (there are 2 of these) • iPads,Gaming Devices, PSPs, Gameboys – Not allowed at all. Will be immediately confiscated.
Why? • Safety – There will be a number of important instructions given to students on this trip. We cannot afford for a distraction to be caused by any of the previous items. • Contact from/to home – If a parent needs to contact their child you can ring me or Mr. Watson who will have our phones on us at all times. • Email and Website – There will be regular communication from the teachers via email and published on www.leafmaths.wikispaces.com/eotc
Departure • Our flights are • On Monday 6th June please arrive at school by 7.30am at the latest. • Students should bring some money to get food at airport.
Arrival • We are scheduled to arrive at Guilin airport at 12.20pm on Monday. • We then board a bus for around 2 hours to Yangshuo. • Once we have arrived in Yangshuo and I have internet access, I will send an email to parents informing of our safe arrival.
Communication • 1st – Phone 15201946154 (Me) or 13761399044 (Mr. Watson) • 2nd HOTEL - 0773-8882999 • 3rd CHINA CLIMB - 0773-8811033 • Email and www.leafmaths.wikispaces.com/eotc
Accommodation • 1st Night – Tulip Hotel • 2nd Night – Camping • 3rd Night – Tulip Hotel • 4th Night – Tulip Hotel
Students need to know • Who their Buddy is. • Who their Travel Teacher is. • Who their Activity Teacher is.
Journal • Students will receive Booklet 3 just before the trip which contains activities for them to do in “quiet time”. • Just before going to sleep would be an ideal time for students to complete this.
Returning home • Our flight leaves Guilin Airport at 5.55pm and is scheduled to arrive at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport at 8.10pm. • We should arrive back at YCIS Gubei Campus at approximately 9.15pm. • Please make arrangements for your child to return safely home from school. • They will be very tired! (And so will the teachers!)
Any questions? • A copy of this PowerPoint is now available on www.leafmaths.wikispaces.com/eotc