1. World Challenge Launch 2018/19

2. What is World Challenge
18 month program – Fundraising, planning and expedition
4 weeks overseas – November – December 2019
Students control all aspects of the trip from budgeting to booking transport.
Fundraising, Training Camps and walks, World Challenge Outdoors subject, Amazing Race

3. Challenges Camps and camping skills Camping or living in
hostels for a month
Packing
Being away from home
for a month
No internet or phone
Being responsible for
yourself and others

4. What do you do ? Acclimatisation Community Engagement phase
Each expedition includes four areas –
Acclimatisation
Community
Engagement phase
Challenge phase
Rest and Relaxation

5. Acclimatisation
Get used to new cultures and environments. Learn about your new team and start running your own trip.

6. Community Engagement Phase
Teams spend five days working and often living with a community. Here they will work on either a construction, conservation or teaching style of project.

7. Challenge phase
Teams embark on a five day trek, often through remote areas of rainforest or countryside.
The group will carry their packs, cook over fires and sleep under the stars.

8. Rest and Relaxation
Enjoy some well earned down time to finish your trip. Some of the activities you may choose are White Water Rafting, Elephant safaris or tours to places such as the Floating Markets.

9. So where to in 2017?
Cambodia and Vietnam
Vietnam – North to South

10. Possible highlights Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City Halong Bay Cu Chi Tunnels
Angkor Wat

11. Costs Includes – All Transport, Food, Accommodation Flights
Safety back up – Ops Room
Some park entrance fees and
pre arranged activities
Training – Camps and meetings
Discounts and global connections

12. What is not included – Personal Kit Vaccinations Personal Insurance
Spending Money
Rest and relaxation activities i.e. Elephant trekking

13. How can we help?
The school has the following equipment which can be borrowed –
65 L Backpacks
Jackets
MacPac offers 20% off on purchases for World Challenge Team members.
Network of past challengers who can assist with equipment
A percentage of Group fundraising is divided amongst the Challengers to assist with costs (2017 Challengers each received $440)

14. World Challenge webpage Check out all the South East Asian destinations

15. Blackwood High School World Challenge
Look us up on for updates and photos of
past expeditions
Blackwood High School World Challenge

16. Interview process
Adventure anyone?
To be accepted into the program you must complete an interview with staff and ex World Challenge challengers
Register your interest and collect an application sheet TODAY
Parent meeting –
Thursday 10/5, 7pm, PAC Interested students/parents must attend or your interest to Mr Smith by Wednesday afternoon
3. Confirm your interview time by the Wednesday of week 3 (16/5) .

17. Applications
1. Start preparing! You may choose to prepare a presentation to support your interview application.
2. All interviews will be conducted on Monday Week 4,Term 2
3. Application forms can also be found on the school website –
“Students” Student opportunities” ”World Challenge”
3. Any concerns please speak to Mr Smith