Year 7 Camp 2019 PARENT MEETING
Rotation Reminder 2 rotations of approx 80 pupils at a time • Monday 8 th July – Wednesday 10 th July Austen, Bannister & Newton • Wednesday 10 th July – Friday 12 th July Parks, Stephenson & Thompson
Where is it? The location of the camp this year will be near Welshpool, Mid- Wales. About 1.5 hours by coach from School If the student needs to take medication for travel sickness please state this on the medical form and inform the team.
Activities • Rock Climbing • Water activities – raft building • Adventure Trekking • Abseiling • Team challenges • Bush Craft skills • Steam Train
Sleeping arrangements Camping in 6 person tents, 4 and 2 compartments, these are provided by the company (separate girls and boys tents). The sleeping arrangements will be sorted approximately 4 weeks before we go. The team have the final say on sleeping arrangements so the groups needs to be a sensible!
Meals All food will be provided. If the student suffers from food allergies or dietary requirements this needs stating on the medical form. Meal plan Continental breakfast If anything has changed • since handing in the Packed lunch • medical form please speak Cooked evening meal or BBQ • to one of the team or contact me via email Plates and utensils will be provided Bring a re-fillable drinks bottle and Lunch box
Departure day – Early Start • Arrive at school for 6.30 - 6.45am • Students will be escorted to BHT with their bags to wait to be registered • Hand in medicines to a teacher , unless you need them on the coach. • Travel sickness medication should be taken when appropriate • You will be registered in BHT and split into 2 coaches. • You will then walk to the bus drop off site, make sure you have all of your gear with you! • Set off to camp at 7.00am • You will arrive at site at approx. 9.00am, traffic depending.
1 st day at camp • You will have been split into groups of 12 or 13 before you arrive. These have been selected by the team and your form tutors • When you arrive on site you will place your bags in a barn and sort out your tents later in the day. • You will have a 15 minute break for toilet and snack before heading out on activities. • If you are on water activities as a first activity you will have been told prior to arriving at camp. Your towel, water gear etc. will need to be in a separate bag in your rucksack to make it easier when you arrive. • You will then need to pick up lunch at the site before heading off on activities. • You will arrive back to site at approx. 5pm.
2 nd Day at camp • Wakey, wakey at 7:00am! • Straight to breakfast • Morning briefing • Make packed lunch • Go out on activities • Return to camp at about 5:00pm • Eat dinner • Play organised games/ Free time • 10.00pm – Prepare for tent inspection then bed!
Last Day at Camp • Wake up 7.00am. • Pack up all of your belongings apart from what you need for that day’s activities. • Clean your tent. • Breakfast/ day’s briefing. • Go out on activities. • Arrive back to the campsite at 4.30pm. • Collect bags and get into the same coach groups. • Arrive back at school at approx. 6.30pm.
Typical Activity Rotation Day Morning Afternoon Day 1 Canoeing Raft building Rock Climbing / Steam Train/ Day 2 Abseiling Welshpool Walk & Day 3 Camp Craft
Essential items Rucksack / Day bag (not a drawstring bag needs to be able to fit a lunch box and water • bottle ) Sunhat • Sun cream • If you need to borrow any Waterproof coat and trousers • equipment then please ask your child to collect a kit Re-fillable water bottle • hire form from Mr Stewart Spends £10 • or email him directly. See kit list for other items
Toilets, showers and night time routine • There is no time for a morning shower! • Opportunities for showering are either on return from activities or after dinner. • There are separate toilet blocks. • After bedtime, if one needs the toilet then they go with 1 buddy • You are not allowed out of the tents unless a teacher says otherwise
What do they need? You should have received a camp booklet with emergency numbers, lots of information and a kit list containing items such as sleeping bag, walking boots, cagoule, rucksack etc. We do have some of these items to loan in situations where you are unable to get them for yourself. Please speak to Mr Stewart at the end of the meeting
Staffing Miss Rust, Miss Wilson and Mr Stewart will be there for the duration of camp. A minimum of 8 other staff will travel up with each rotation. Where possible this is Form Tutors, Heads of House, House Officers. The students are split into 8 groups of 12 for activities. There is a trained leader with each group and a minimum of 1 GSHS staff member.
Electrical equipment Students will not need to bring electrical equipment with them as we would like them to experience the outdoors. A mobile phone can be useful for informing you that they have arrived safely or are on their way home. Students can also use their phones for photos if they do not want to bring a camera. This equipment is brought at their own risk and the school will not be responsible for loss or damage. Any students who are using their phones inappropriately will have them confiscated and they will be handed back to the parent when they arrive back at school.
Final information In your booklets your have phone numbers to get in contact with the team and school during the day, evenings and weekend if need be. If you need to borrow equipment please see Mr Stewart after this presentation. If you have any medical or dietary requirements that need updating please see Miss Wilson. For all other enquires or general questions see Miss Rust. If you have a question at a later date please get in contact via email with one of the team. Email information is in the booklets.
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