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South Africa 2018

Information Evening

• Aim of this evening is to give you information about this exciting trip
• Give to an opportunity to ask any questions
• Outline what the next steps are if you decide you would like to join us

Programme

• Flight to South Africa
• Travel to OBSA
• Acclimatisation
• Expedition
• Water activities
• Community Project
• Cultural aspect

Flight details

• Unknown at the moment but need to book

asap.

• Heathrow or Birmingham dependent upon

carrier

• Twelve hour flight approx.
• May be direct maybe via a hub.
• Ideally into Cape Town then drive to OBSA
• Or via Johannesburg then onto George or Port

Elizabeth

• Short to drive Willow Point

Return details

• Travel by coach from Willow Point to Cape

Town via Hermanus

• May break journey with over night stay in

Riversend

• Two night stay in Cape Town
• Accommodation in hotel
• Long journey by coach approx 5 to 6 hours
• Fly home from Cape Town

Documentation

• All students will need a passport with at least

3 months until expiry date two clean pages

• Recent regulations means that I will need

your written permission to take your son/daughter into and out of South Africa

• Will also need a copy of their birth certificate

and a copy of your passport

• All students are insured as part of the schools

policy but there maybe an excess for pre- existing conditions. These need to be notified before hand

Dates

• These are still to be finalised and

are dependent upon flights and numbers.

• Looking at leaving so we are in

Africa for the last week of term and returning 15 days later– so somewhere July 18th and then returning at the start of August.

• These will be finalised asap

What we will do

• Tried and tested programme
• Been going since 2005
• Not a holiday—very tough at times
• Physically hard.. need to be fit
• Emotionally very challenging
• Need to be resilient

First few days….acclimatisation

• Only one hours difference in terms of time so no jet lag but will be

tired due to travel

• Sleeping in tents so will take a while to get used to this. Will be cold
• Winter in the southern hemisphere
• Twelve hours of light- goes dark very quickly
• Series of activities to get students working together
• Up early– PT followed by jog and dip for all
• Traditional Outward Bound

Expedition

• Physical challenge—very tough
• 10 km walk along the beach
• Camp at Municipal site
• Cook own food
• Return to Willow Point by foot
• Carry all equipment
• Rucksack provided plus Kari mat and

tent

• Travel light

Water activities

• Everyone will take part in

some form of activity on the water

• Either canoes/kayak or

whaler– large rowing boat

• Safety regulations followed

including a capsize test

• Will also do Morning Jog

and Dip if not too cold!

Community Projects

• One of the main reasons we are going!!
• Two projects . Two primary schools
• Rondevelei have been a partner since 2005 and Ruigetvie since 2013
• Even though school has closed we still support the community
• Community concert and tea
• Help in classrooms , reading and speaking English plus sports

activities and working on play ground and in garden

• Both schools together at Willow Point then for a day.

Cultural section

• Visit to Game Reserve
• African dancing and drumming
• Robben Island –weather permitting
• Table Mountain – weather

permitting

• Penguin colony
• Café Africa– African banquet and

African drumming and singing

• Shopping in Kynsna and in Cape

Town

Equipment

• Will be cold –particularly at night
• Old , warm clothes that can be left or thrown away. Good foot

wear—boots best

• Waterproofs, wet shoes , swimwear
• Rucksack for travel
• Small Cape Town bag for end of trip
• Can borrow exped rucksack from OBSA
• Head torch

Equipment

• Need warm sleeping bag plus

fitted bottom sheet to cover

• mattress. Sleeping bag liner
• Need plastic plate/ mug/ dish /

Knife fork spoon

• Large bin liners plus everything in

plastic bags

• Must be able to carry rucksack /

case!! Not rely on wheels

Finances

• £2,200 max to include Training weekend and all entry fees– hopefully

less

• Includes all travel , meals ,activities, insurance and events.
• Optional evening meal out in Kynsna
• Pocket money– little opportunity to

spend- suggest no more than £100 in rand. Good rate!

Finance

• Will set up monthly payment schedule
• Can use Parent Pay
• Need £300 deposit by Friday 13th October to secure place (if

successful). Non returnable unless covered by insurance

• Final balance by end of June next year
• No profit
• OBSA not travel company

Training Programme

• Weekend next spring
• Avoid clash with DoE
• After school meetings
• Several parents information

sessions to keep you update

Fund Raising

• Will encourage students to fund raise
• Some opportunities within school
• Good for students to be involved

with raising or even earning the money.

Medical Information

• Best to consult GP
• Advice differs
• Need to ensure tetanus up to date
• Rabies – up to you but advise in general
• no
• Not a malaria area so ne need for

medication but need to be careful in terms of biting insects—” longs “ and insect repellent

• Near to medical facilities and private hospital

Medical Information

• Need to bring own first aid /medical kit particularly pain killers
• Water comes from lake so only to be used for washing
• Safe to drink but not recommended

– drinking water will be provided

• Outward Bound style food

What next?

• Short letter of application saying what they would bring to the trip
• Why do they want to go
• If successful
• First deposit on £300 by

Friday 13th October

• Application letters by 3.30pm

Friday 29th September

• Next meeting after half term
• Flight details out as soon as

booked

Final thoughts

• Not a holiday– life changing experience
• Real insight into a totally different culture and way of life
• Very different – not wrong!!
• Re think how you view life ,

possessions and what you take for granted

• At times it will be very tough– but

it’s that out of comfort zone experience we are going for

• Enjoy and remember

Future events

• Email me at any time if you have

any questions sbailey@arthurterry.bham.sch.uk Thank you for coming!!