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Join us at Lagganlia for a transition camp offering safe adventurous activities, team building, and friendship-building opportunities before high school. Experience daily outdoor activities and evening events while exploring your personal challenge and self-reliance. With expert instruction and accommodation provided, students will enjoy a journey of discovery both "inwards and outwards." Daily routines include various outdoor activities like hill walking, canoeing, and archery, fostering teamwork and shared experiences. Pack warm clothing and essentials; avoid valuables and bring only £10 pocket money. Medicines will be administered by staff, and communication with parents is facilitated through Lagganlia. Explore the benefits of outdoor education and make unforgettable memories at this enriching camp.
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Why a transition camp? • Meet, work with and form new friendships with people who will be in their high school year group. • Team Building • The possibility of getting to know staff from Craigmount High School. • Demonstrating skills that are not always seen in a classroom setting. • Less anxiety for the transition from Primary to High School.
What are the benefits of Outdoor Education? • Education in outdoor places • Safe adventurous activities • Expert instruction • Personal challenge and self-reliance • Teamwork, shared experiences and friendship • A journey of discovery both “inwards and outwards”
When do we go? • Leaving from school on Monday 3rd September 2018 • Returning to school on Friday 7th September 2018 • Attending with Corstorphine PS • Staff who will accompany the children on the trip will be decided nearer the time.
Accommodation • The Centre is owned by the City of Edinburgh • There are 125 beds on site. Main building/lodges • 4 -6 bedded rooms, ensuite
Daily Routine? • 7:00 – Wake Up and get dressed • 8:00-9:00 – Breakfast rota • 9:10-12:30 – Groups meet with instructors - Morning Activities • 12:30-1:30 – Lunch time depends on day and activity • 1:30-:4.30 – Afternoon activities • 4:30-5:00 – Reflect on activities with instructor • 5:00-6:00 – Free Time • 6:00-7:00 – Dinner • 7:00-8:30 – Evening Activity • 8:30-9:30 – Supper/Back to lodges/Bedtime
Activities • Hill walking • Canoeing • Gorge walking • Sailing • Abseiling • Mountain biking • Skiing • Archery • Orienteering
Evening Activities • Monday – night line activity • Tuesday – problem solving • Wednesday – night walk • Thursday - disco
Food At Camp • All food is served in the dining room • Breakfast: cereal, toast, cooked breakfast • Lunch: Packed lunch – children select their own items to make their lunch after breakfast • Dinner: Children select from two options on a nightly basis • Supper: Small cake provided • Allergies and food requirements are catered for
Clothing required • Whatever the weather, a lot of time will be spent outdoors so • warm, old clothing is essential. Layers are good just in case the • sun shines! • Please label everything so that we are able to reunite the children • with any lost items • New clothes are not required for their time away as their clothes will • get wet and dirty whilst having lots of fun carrying out the • various activities • Lagganlia provides waterproof clothing, however, it does not • provide warm outerwear • There is also a drying room for pupils to hang up their wet clothing • Pupils should have a clean change of clothes for the evening • A suitable party outfit can be brought if they wish as there will be • a disco on the Thursday evening.
Clothing required • 1 warm, waterproof jacket (essential) • 2 pairs of sturdy shoes/boots/trainers (for walking activities) • 3 warm jumpers/sweatshirts/fleeces • 3 pairs of warm, old, comfortable trousers/joggers/tracksuit bottoms • (not jeans) • 2 pair of trousers/jeans • T-shirts/tops (no football tops) • Underwear • Nightwear • Gloves and a warm hat • Slippers/indoor shoes • Swimming costume • Socks- at least 3 thick pairs, woollen if possible • 2 towels/soap/toothbrush etc • Insect repellent/suntan lotion • A bottle for juice/water (essential) • Plastic bag for taking home things that are wet/dirty
Valuables/Spending Money • Electronic games, MP3 players, mobile phones, ipads or other • items of value should not be brought to Lagganlia. • Cameras are permitted, but should be marked with your child’s • name. • Cameras can be given to school staff when not being used to keep • them safe. • There is a shop at Lagganlia where the pupils may wish to buy • something to remember their stay at Lagganlia. • Pupils will be responsible for their own moneyand should bring no • more than £10 pocket money. • It would be very helpful if their £10 could be in change as • opposed to large notes and if it could be stored within a • wallet/purse within their luggage to keep it as safe as possible.
Medicines/Needs • Medicines will be administered by school staff • Children should not keep medicine themselves – all handed in week before (if possible) or on morning of departure • Medication that is needed throughout the day will be with the member of staff allocated to the child’s group • Details of medication needed in a group will be included in a pack given to the staff member • Each pack will be individual to that activity group.
Keeping in Touch • If there is a situation where you need to get in touch with your child please contact Lagganlia who will pass on the message to our staff • If we need to get in touch with you we will do this using the emergency contact given or via the school office • We will update our Twitter feed as often as possible, to keep you up to date with what is going on at camp! We will also send out a few parent mails over the course of the week to keep you updated
