The Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre is offering an amazing, educational 10 day outdoor adventure travel programme for International Students. We will be taking in some of the wonderful sights New Zealand has to offer. Our goal is to give the students opportunities to experience a range of different activities in the great NZ outdoors and develop some outdoor skills. They will be safely guided by two experienced outdoor instructors. The Journey will have a focus on leadership and self-discovery.
 
The Journey travels through the Craigieburn and Arthurs Pass area, explores the West Coast and returns through the Lewis Pass, Hanmer Springs and Kaikoura areas.

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Activities: tramping, climbing, abseiling, high ropes, caving, mountain biking and lots more……. ENROL NOW!
 
DATES:
Journey 1:  11-20 April 2012,            Journey 2: 29 Sept  - 8 Oct 2012,             Journey 3: 8-17 January 2013
 
TRIP FEATURES:
 
Fully inclusive price
All food, travel, accommodation, instruction, personal gear hire, outdoor equipment and activities, Journals, supervision and the support of 2 adult instructors
 
Not included
A few extra cost activities (there is always a free alternative), extra snacks, cost of returning a student home, cost of travel to and from the meeting point in Christchurch. Loss or damage of equipment or facilities. Personal travel, accident & medical insurance.
 
Cost
 $1700 per student
 
Leadership
Each student will get the task of being ‘Leader of the day’ at least once within the trip. This will give them the opportunity to decide what the group does for the day (within guide lines given by the instructors). They will be responsible for organising the group and giving briefings for activities or tasks, being ready on time and leading as a good role model.
 
Food
We will always have a good selection of fresh fruit and vegetables where our trip allows. All food requirements are easily catered for. Please let us know well ahead of time if there are any special dietary requirements on the Enrolment Form, so we can make sure we have a good selection of food available. The students will all be involved with cooking and cleaning duties. They will also be required to be involved with the food shopping and menu planning.

Supervision
Students will be accompanied and instructed in all outdoor activities by experienced instructors. The instructors will be on call at all times and monitoring the safety of the students. There will be no more than 10 students in a group.
There will be some unaccompanied time in small towns such as Reefton, Hanmer Springs and Kaikoura, but instructors will be on hand and nearby in case of any problems.

Journal
Each student will receive a Journal for the trip. They will be able to keep track of their experiences and thoughts whilst they are taking part in all of the tasks and activities. They will have time during the day to complete this and then will take away some wonderful memories with them at the end of the Journey.
We will strive to have some ‘down time’ each day. The way the students spend their time is up to them. They can choose between reading, relaxing, sunbathing, snoozing, and listening to music, cards or any other relaxing activity.
 
 
THE SMALL PRINT

Code of practice for the pastoral care of international students – The course complies with the requirements of this code. The Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre provides many courses for school students and all staff are used to working with young people in the outdoors delivering educational programmes. All Boyle staff are Police vetted before employment.
 
Insurance – All students accepted on the course must have appropriate travel, accident & medical insurance.
 
English language proficiency – students need a basic conversational level of English in order to understand important safety information and to join in the conversation of other students.
 
Accommodation – this will vary on the Journey and includes: Backpackers, tenting, Lodge, Shearer’s quarters. At some places there may be an opportunity to upgrade for an extra cost, but this cannot be guaranteed.
 
Outdoor Equipment – safety equipment provided for activities is of current industry standard and regularly checked.

Transport - is in a minibus & trailer and is provided from, and returning to, the meeting point in Christchurch
 
Payment - Payment is due when booking places on the course. Payment can be made by direct credit into the North Canterbury Alpine Trust account. The details are on the invoice. If a student withdraws from the course within 14 days of the start date, or is sent home once it has commenced, the full cost is payable plus the cost of the journey home. Places cannot be cancelled within 14 days of the start of the course. The student will be invoiced to recover any costs incurred. There are minimum numbers required for this course.
 
Clothing & Equipment - A ‘Gear List’ of required clothing and equipment is provided with the ‘Enrolment Form’. It is important for safety that the students either have their own appropriate clothing for the outdoors or borrow it from the Boyle. Boyle gear must be ordered on the Enrolment Form. This is included in the cost.
 
Emergency Contacts - The emergency contact person at the Boyle will be the Manager 03 315 7082.
An emergency contact name and number at home must be provided for the student on the Enrolment Form.
 
Safety & Risk Disclosure - Because the Journey involves adventure in the outdoors, there is some risk associated with the environment and some activities. The risk provides for many positive outcomes, but there is also the possibility that some harm could befall a student. Examples might be twisted ankles, trips, falls from height, hypothermia. Managing risk is crucial to the quality of the Boyle experience and Boyle Staff are experienced in this. Students are expected to take part in the process of risk management and be actively involved and responsible for the safety of themselves and others. For the safety of the whole group any student not complying with the expectations of a normal school camp will be sent home. The Boyle Staff will implement the Boyle Safety Operation Plans and Risk Management systems during the course.
 
The Boyle has OutdoorsMark safety accreditation which is an independent safety audit process (See www.outdoorsnz.org.nz for further details)

There are minimum numbers required to run these Journeys. For more information or to book CONTACT US