EOTC Trip to Yangshuo Year 9

Who is leading the trip? Edward Leaf – Trip Leader – Lisa Shen – Trip Leader – Luke Watson – Accompanying Teacher Karin Zijlmans – Accompanying Teacher

Overview The EOTC trip to Yangshuo is run by experienced teachers from YCIS in partnership with INSIGHT Adventures who provide us with the Itinerary in your booklet. 37 students (23 girls and 14 boys) – 4 staff This booklet contains a lot of the information in the presentation but in more detail. E.g. School medical insurance policy

Getting Ready Check you have all the items you need on the packing list. Check your passport, identity cards and visas are in date. BRING IN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE FOR TRAVEL –Passports –Visa Cards –HK Identity Cards etc

Packing List INSIGHT Adventures will you the list when you register online. It is also in your booklet! Students need no more than 500RMB for the whole trip. Between 200 and 250 would be fine.

INSIGHT Adventures Database Please note that user names and passwords are case sensitive Student website: rwelcome.php Student Username: YCIS9YS Student Password: Climbing rwelcome.php Parents need to supervise this as there is a section for them too.

Visas and Passports BRING ALL DOCUMENTS TO MR.LEAF BETWEEN MONDAY 30 TH MAY AND THURSDAY 2 ND JULY. THEY MUST BE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS NOT PHOTOCOPIES AND VALID FOR THE DATES OF TRAVEL.

Electrical Equipment Students are not required to bring any electrical equipment. Phones – If they are seen by a teacher they will be taken from the student and returned at the end of the trip. MP3, iPods, Music Players – May be used on the plane and long bus journeys (there are 2 of these) iPads,Gaming Devices, PSPs, Gameboys – Not allowed at all. Will be immediately confiscated.

Why? Safety – There will be a number of important instructions given to students on this trip. We cannot afford for a distraction to be caused by any of the previous items. Contact from/to home – If a parent needs to contact their child you can ring me or Mr. Watson who will have our phones on us at all times. and Website – There will be regular communication from the teachers via and published on

Departure Our flights are On Monday 6 th June please arrive at school by 7.30am at the latest. Students should bring some money to get food at airport.

Arrival We are scheduled to arrive at Guilin airport at 12.20pm on Monday. We then board a bus for around 2 hours to Yangshuo. Once we have arrived in Yangshuo and I have internet access, I will send an to parents informing of our safe arrival.

Communication 1st – Phone (Me) or (Mr. Watson) 2 nd HOTEL rd CHINA CLIMB and

Accommodation 1 st Night – Tulip Hotel 2 nd Night – Camping 3 rd Night – Tulip Hotel 4 th Night – Tulip Hotel

Buddy Groups and Room Sharing

Travel Groups

Activity Groups

Students need to know Who their Buddy is. Who their Travel Teacher is. Who their Activity Teacher is.

Itinerary – Day 1

Itinerary – Day 2

Itinerary – Day 3

Itinerary – Day 4

Itinerary – Day 5

Journal Students will receive Booklet 3 just before the trip which contains activities for them to do in “quiet time”. Just before going to sleep would be an ideal time for students to complete this.

Returning home Our flight leaves Guilin Airport at 5.55pm and is scheduled to arrive at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport at 8.10pm. We should arrive back at YCIS Gubei Campus at approximately 9.15pm. Please make arrangements for your child to return safely home from school. They will be very tired! (And so will the teachers!)

Any questions? A copy of this PowerPoint is now available on