1. Lagganlia

2. Why a transition camp?
Meet, work with and form new friendships with people who will be in their high school year group.
Team Building
The possibility of letting to know staff from Craigmount High School.
Demonstrating skills that are not always seen in a classroom setting.
Less anxiety for the transition from Primary to High School.

3. What are the benefits of Outdoor Education?
Education in outdoor places
Safe adventurous activities
Expert instruction
Personal challenge and self-reliance
Teamwork, shared experiences and friendship
A journey of discovery both “inwards and outwards”

4. When do we go?
Leaving from school on Monday 23rd October 2017 (Inservice Day)
Returning to school on Friday 27th October 2017
Attending with East Craigs PS this year
Staff who will accompany the children on the trip
will be decided nearer the time. This will be
communicated to parents whenever a decision has
been made

5. Accommodation The Centre is owned by the City of Edinburgh
There are 125 beds on site. Main building/lodges
4 -6 bedded rooms, ensuite

6. Daily Routine? 7:00 – Wake Up and get dressed
8:00-9:00 – Breakfast rota
9:10-12:30 – Groups meet with instructors
- Morning Activities
12:30-1:30 – Lunch time depends on day and activity
1:30-:4.30 – Afternoon activities
4:30-5:00 – Reflect on activities with instructor
5:00-6:00 – Free Time
6:00-7:00 – Dinner
7:00-8:30 – Evening Activity
8:30-9:30 – Supper/Back to lodges/Bedtime

7. Activities Hill walking Canoeing Gorge walking Sailing Abseiling
Mountain biking
Skiing
Archery
Orienteering

8. Evening Activities? Monday – night line activity
Tuesday – problem solving
Wednesday – night walk
Thursday - disco

9. Food At Camp? All food is served in the dining room
Breakfast: cereal, toast, cooked breakfast
Lunch: Packed lunch – children select their own items
to make their lunch after breakfast
Dinner: Children select from two options on a nightly
basis
Supper: Small cake provided
Allergies and food requirements are catered for

10. Clothing required
Whatever the weather, a lot of time will be spent outdoors so
warm, old clothing is essential. Layers are good just in case the
sun shines!
Please label everything so that we are able to reunite the children
with any lost items
New clothes are not required for their time away as their clothes will
get wet and dirty whilst having lots of fun carrying out the
various activities
Lagganlia provides waterproof clothing, however, it does not
provide warm outerwear
There is also a drying room for pupils to hang up their wet clothing
Pupils should have a clean change of clothes for the evening
A suitable party outfit can be brought if they wish as there will be
a disco on the Thursday evening.

11. Clothing required 1 warm, waterproof jacket (essential)
2 pairs of sturdy shoes/boots/trainers (for walking activities)
3 warm jumpers/sweatshirts/fleeces
3 pairs of warm, old, comfortable trousers/joggers/tracksuit bottoms
(not jeans)
2 pair of trousers/jeans
T-shirts/tops (no football tops)
Underwear
Nightwear
Gloves and a warm hat
Slippers/indoor shoes
Swimming costume
Socks- at least 3 thick pairs, woollen if possible
2 towels/soap/toothbrush etc
Insect repellent/suntan lotion
A bottle for juice/water (essential)
Plastic bag for taking home things that are wet/dirty

12. Valuables/Spending Money
Electronic games, MP3 players, mobile phones, ipads or other
items of value should not be brought to Lagganlia.
Cameras are permitted, but should be marked with your child’s
name.
Cameras can be given to school staff when not being used to keep
them safe.
There is a shop at Lagganlia where the pupils may wish to buy
something to remember their stay at Lagganlia.
Pupils will be responsible for their own money and should bring no
more than £10 pocket money.
It would be very helpful if their £10 could be in change as
opposed to large notes and if it could be stored within a
wallet/purse within their luggage to keep it as safe as possible.

13. Medicines/Needs Medicines will be administered by school staff
Children should not keep medicine themselves – all handed in week before (if possible) or on morning of departure
Medication that is needed throughout the day will be with the member of staff allocated to the child’s group
Details of medication needed in a group will be included in a pack given to the staff member
Each pack will be individual to that activity group.

14. Keeping in Touch
If there is a situation where you need to get in touch with your child please contact Lagganlia who will pass on the message to our staff
If we need to get in touch with you we will do this using the emergency contact given or via the school office
We will update our Twitter feed as often as possible, to keep you up to date with what is going on at camp! We will also send out a few
parentmails over the course of the week to keep
you updated

18. Any questions?