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St Peter’s Catholic High School Ski Trip 2016

St Peter’s Catholic High School Ski Trip 2016. Monday 21 st – Tuesday 29 th March. Equity. Inspiring Learning. Fully ABTA bonded with own ATOL licence Members of the School Travel Forum Sister Companies Kingswood Camp Beaumont Rocketski. TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. Direct Flights

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St Peter’s Catholic High School Ski Trip 2016

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  1. St Peter’s Catholic High School Ski Trip 2016 Monday 21st – Tuesday 29th March

  2. Equity Inspiring Learning • Fully ABTA bonded with own ATOL licence • Members of the School Travel Forum • Sister Companies • Kingswood • Camp Beaumont • Rocketski

  3. TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS • Direct Flights • Flight time approximately 7hrs • Departing from St Peter’s at 02:00 on Monday 21st March • London Heathrow-Boston DL62 09:25-13:10 • Leave USA Monday 28th March • Boston-London Heathrow VS12 21:50-09:10 (Tuesday 29th) • Arrive back at St Peter’s at approximately 15:30            The time difference is 5 hours (behind the uk)

  4. EQUITY REPRESENTATIVE • Our group will be met by our Equity representative on arrival • The representative is there to help organise evening entertainment and ski school • The representative will be on hand 24 hours for our peace of mind • We also have an out of office emergency contact within the UK so someone can be contacted at all times

  5. VERMONT – NEW ENGLAND

  6. VERMONT – NEW ENGLAND

  7. Commodores Inn • Close to the town centre • 20 min coach ride to the slopes • All rooms are clean and modern, and benefit from en-suite bathrooms • Facilities include indoor pool wide screen TV for movies a games room with pool table & table tennis • Hot breakfast and evening meals taken at hotel

  8. SKI FIT • Ski fit will be done at the base lodge • We use high quality ski equipment • Ski fit by experienced and knowledgeable ski technicians

  9. SKI SCHOOL • Groups will be taught by fully qualified instructors • Students will be split into groups based on ability • Group sizes will be an average 12 students to one instructor • We have organised 4 hours of ski school per day (x5 days)

  10. LUNCH TIME • Lunch will be served at a mountain base lodge restaurant • We recommend to budget about £10 per day • Students will have a break between morning and afternoon lessons

  11. STOWE SKI AREA

  12. STOWE SKI AREA • Highest lift: 3719ft / 1127m • No of trials: 116 • Longest trial: 3.75 miles / 6km • Number of lifts: 13 • Snow making: 80% of trials covered • Great resort for all abilities

  13. THE SLOPES NURSERY SLOPES • Beginners will start learning on gentle nursery slopes, but will soon progress. • These runs are nice and wide and are ideal for perfecting your snowplough turns. • Great for building confidence and technique

  14. INTERMEDIATE SLOPES • These are the blue marked runs on the piste map • The resort has a great selection of sweeping blues for intermediate skiers to enjoy • These slopes will help students improve their technique safely and in control

  15. ADVANCED SLOPES • These are the black runs marked on the piste map • Advanced skiers are able to explore what the mountain has to offer • They will have the opportunity to fine tune their technique

  16. APRES SKI • In house activities • Swimming, games room, movies, Quiz etc... • Out house activities • Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory, cinema, bowling etc…

  17. WRENTHAM VILLAGE PREMIUM OUTLETS New England's largest outdoor outlet shopping centre, featuring over 170 exciting brand name stores. • Nike • Converse • Polo Ralph Lauren • Timberland • American Eagle • Banana Republic • Tommy Hilfiger • Adidas • Aeropostle • Gap • Vans • Levi’s • New Balance • Under Armour

  18. BOSTON CITY STOPOVER • Will be staying at the Midtown Hotel • Students will have time to do some (more) shopping • Evening meal will be at Hard Rock Café • Next day will have full use of the coach to explore Boston before heading to the airport

  19. The fun begins as soon as you board your “DUCK”, a W.W.II style amphibious landing vehicle. Your sightseeing tour starts around the streets of Boston. And just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s more. It’s time for “Splashdown” as your DUCK goes into the Charles River for a breathtaking view of the Boston and Cambridge skylines.

  20. WHY AMERICA? STANDARD OF ACCOMMODATION INSTRUCTION GUARANTEED SNOW FOOD STOPOVER SAFETY AND LEVEL OF CARE MORE THAN JUST A SKI TRIP - TRIP OF A LIFETIME!

  21. POINTS TO CONSIDER SKI WEAR (AC SPORTS) HELMETS SMART CASUAL CLOTHES SWIMMING GEAR SHOES WITH A GOOD SOLE ON THEM MOBILE PHONES BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE (23KG) FITNESS EXPECTATIONS AND BEHAVIOUR

  22. STAFF AND SUPERVISION • EACH MEMBER OF STAFF WILL BE RESPOSIBLE FOR A GROUP OF 10 PUPILS • A MEMBER OF STAFF WILL SKI WITH EACH GROUP • A MEMBER OF STAFF WILL REMAIN AT BASE LODGE

  23. What we need…….. Please hand in to Miss Jackson Please hand in to Mr Ashton

  24. https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

  25. St Peter’s Catholic High School Ski Trip 2016 Monday 21st – Tuesday 29th March Anyone as excited as me?

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