Transcript SCHOOL TRIPS TO ITALY AND GREECE

SCHOOL TRIPS TO ITALY
AND GREECE
Careful preparation
• compliance with school/LEA guidelines
• use reputable tour operators licensed by
ATOL (Air Travel Organisers Licence)
• exploratory visit
• consult other schools
• compare the different tour operators
• organise tour yourself
• a year’s work?
Staffing
• school will dictate this, depending on
numbers, age and gender
• choose accompanying staff carefully
• allocate jobs carefully
• ideally, one member of staff should be
able to speak the language
Preparing the pupils
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background information
language
money, food and drink
phones
emergency procedures
code of conduct
culture (dress codes, body language)
smoking, alcohol, drugs
Briefing for parents 1
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purpose and dates of visit
modes of travel (approved coach firm)
accommodation
details of cost
insurance details (school)
health and safety, medical matters
standards of behaviour
Briefing for parents 2
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remote supervision
evening activities
swimming
kit list
contact details a) away b) at school
special needs
collect on time
Paperwork
(to be taken)
• group list, photographs
• travel tickets, passports, visas and copies
• parental consent forms, medical forms,
European Health Insurance Card
• contact details
• accommodation details
• insurance arrangements
• details of local medical services, consulate
Paperwork
(to be left at school/with EVC)
• group list
• copies of parental consent forms, medical
forms
• contact details
• accommodation details
• insurance arrangements
• risk assessment
During the visit
• issue pupils with appropriate details of
hotel, staff phone numbers, etc.
• establish system for identifying pupils
• establish a clear emergency procedure
• issue clear instructions especially
regarding free time, timings, meeting
places
Budget
• tour price
• transport (coach to and from airport in
England)
• insurance (your school insurance may
cover this)
• admission fees (if not included)
– (a letter on school headed note paper will get you free entry to sites in Greece)
• extra staff?, staff lunches
• contingency, treats
What does the price include?
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spouse/child concessions
number of staff free places
full/half board accommodation
insurance
air/coach
airport taxes
entrance fees
rep or courier
free inspection visit
Tips
• sight see in the morning, travel in the
afternoon
• negotiate with tour operator (all three
companies claim that tours can be tailormade to suit the specific needs of
individual groups)
• be nice to coach driver
• see something new each time
• look at other schools’ itineraries
Questions
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how big should the party be?
single sex or a joint venture?
how easy is it to organise the tour myself?
should I take girls to Italy?
to guide or not to guide?
what if they are not Classicists?
how long should we go for?
EVENING ACTIVITIES
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slide show
diary writing
meal out
Greek dancing/Roman soldier
son et lumière
Easter/local celebrations
WHERE TO GO IN GREECE
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Athens
Delphi
Olympia, Bassae
Mycenae, Tiryns, Nemea, Argos, Epidauros
Corinth
Cape Sounion, Eleusis
Saronic Islands (Aegina, Poros, Hydra)
Sparta, Pylos, Sphacteria
Sample itinerary for Greece
• Day 1: depart 17.50, arrive Athens at 04.25 on day 2.
• Day 2: transfer to Delphi via Ossios Loukas (Byzantine monastery)
and Arachova.
• Day 3: visit Delphi museum and site; transfer to Olympia.
• Day 4: visit Olympia; transfer to Pylos.
• Day 5: boat trip to Sphakteria; visit Nestor’s palace and Oxbelly Bay
(ancient Pylos); transfer to Tolon.
• Day 6: visit Mycenae, Nemea (and Nauplion if time); free afternoon
in Tolon.
• Day 7: transfer to Athens via Epidauros; Athens National Museum.
• Day 8 visit Theatre of Dionysus, Acropolis and Agora. Depart hotel
at 16.00 arrive 1.00am on day 9.
WHERE TO GO IN ITALY
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Rome: at least two days
Ostia Antica
Tivoli (Hadrian’s villa, Villa d’Este)
Bay of Naples: at least two days
Pompeii, Herculaneum, Vesuvius
Naples Archaeological Museum
Paestum, Amalfi coast
Cumae, Pozzuoli, Solfatara
Island of Capri
Sample itinerary for Italy
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Day 1: flight to Rome; visit Colosseum
Day 2: Rome: imperial fora; Capitoline and Palatine
Day 3: Tivoli or Vatican, Pantheon
Day 4: leave for Bay of Naples via catacombs: lunch
near Monte Cassino; arrive Sorrento
Day 5: Herculaneum; Mount Vesuvius
Day 6: Oplontis, Pompeii
Day 7: Naples Museum and Pozzuoli/Solfatara/Cumae
Day 8: fly home
Further information
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www.ststravel.co.uk/sts-european/italy
www.ststravel.co.uk/sts-european/greece
www.nstgroup.co.uk
[email protected]