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
Staffing
• school will dictate this, depending on
numbers, age and gender
• one member of staff should be able to
speak the language
Preparing the pupils
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language
money, food and drink
phones
emergency procedures
code of conduct
culture (dress codes, body language)
alcohol usage, drugs
Briefing for parents 1
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purpose and dates of visit
modes of travel
accommodation
details of cost
insurance details
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
special needs
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)
• group list
• copies of parental consent forms, medical
forms
• contact details
• accommodation details
• insurance arrangements
During the visit
• issue pupils with appropriate details of
hotel, staff contacts etc.
• establish system for identifying pupils
• establish a clear emergency procedure
• issue clear instructions especially
regarding free time
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?
• contingency, treats
NST TOUR PRICES INCLUDE
• one spouse or child concession of 50% for the
party leader with a minimum group size of 30 full
paying persons
• 1 free staff place for 10 paying persons
• half board accommodation
• 24 hour emergency assistance
• insurance
• all airport taxes and security charges
• hotel voucher for a 2 day inspection visit
EF TOUR PRICES INCLUDE
• ‘all-inclusive prices with no hidden extra costs’
• 1 free staff place for 6 paying persons
• half board accommodation in 2* or 3* hotels, en
suite rooms
• a full time Tour Director available 24 hours a day
• guided sight seeing tours
• free inspection visit
• comprehensive insurance
STS TOUR PRICES INCLUDE
• leader’s spouse and child 50% concession
• 1 free staff place for 8 paying persons
(coach); 1:10 (air)
• half or full board depending on the tour
• some entrance fees
• comprehensive travel insurance
• all airport taxes
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)
• see something new each time
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?
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
EVENINGS IN GREECE
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meal out
Greek dancing
son et lumière
diary writing
Easter celebrations
slide show
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 church) 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:
Ostia Antica
Tivoli (Hadrian’s villa, Villa d’Este)
Bay of Naples:
Pompeii, Herculaneum, Vesuvius
Naples (museum)
Paestum, Amalfi coast
Cumae, Pozzuoli, Solfatara
Island of Capri
Sample itinerary for Italy
• Day 1: flight to Rome; visit Colosseum
• Day 2: Rome: imperial fora; Capitoline and Palatine;
Pantheon
• Day 3: Hadrian’s Villa & Villa d’Este, Tivoli
• Day 4: leave for Bay of Naples via catacombs: lunch
near Monte Cassino; arrive Sorrento
• Day 5: Herculaneum; Mount Vesuvius
• Day 6: Pompeii
• Day 7: Naples Museum and Pozzuoli/Solfatara/Cumae
• Day 8: fly home