School Courses

Gap Year Awareness Course

NO LONGER AVAILABLE AS FROM MONDAY 1st OCTOBER 2007

For the Upper sixth form (Year 13) we are currently running a two hour Gap Year Awareness Course at schools, which provides a comprehensive guide for students on how best to plan and prepare for their trip. The course programme is as follows:

  • Safety & security
  • Travelling alone
  • Money & insurance essentials
  • Pre-departure planning
  • Equipment demonstration
  • In-country travel
  • Medical awareness
  • Emergencies
  • AVOID MUGGING
  • AVOID KIDNAPP
  • VISAS
  • JABS
  • RUCKSACK
  • HAMMOCK
  • TAXIS
  • BUS
  • DENGUE FEVER
  • SNAKE BITES
  • YOUTH HOSTEL
  • COMING HOME

‘Travel is not without risk. The risk needs to be kept to a minimum acceptable level without eliminating the sense of fulfilment for individuals’