The
Challenge Experience
An
Overseas Challenge Trip can be an incredibly rewarding and
life building experience for your students, and one which
is playing an increasingly important part of many schools'
extra-curricular programmes. Although there is no pre-defined
structure to an Overseas Challenge trip, the four key components
are the Adventure, the Community Project, the Social and Cultural
experience, and finally the Recreational time at the end of
it.
Casterbridge Challenges and
Adventures will work with you, your school and your students
to create a tailor-made Challenge Programme incorporating
some or all of these components according to your precise
requirements.
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The Four Components
of a Challenge
Physical Adventure
The main component of any Challenge is
going to be the Adventure. This could be anything from Hiking
or Jungle Travel to Mountain Biking or even Whitewater Rafting.
The aim is to take the students out of their 'comfort zone'
and make them face challenges which they may previously
not have encountered, to test their resources and ingenuity.
The Adventure component can be a fully supported programme
with guides and support staff, or it can be adapted so that
the students actually take responsibility for the planning
and operation of their tour.
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Community Project
Many of the countries in which we operate
are in the developing world and students will be brought
into contact with communities who are much less fortunate
than themselves. Part of any Challenge programme in the
developing world should be a relevant community project.
This could vary in duration from a single day to a week
or more. Some schools may already have contacts in the destination
country, and a project can be built around this. Otherwise
we will suggest and organise for you a suitable project
according to your requirements and timeframe.
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Cultural Experience
Our Challenge tours will normally include
a cultural component. In the developed world this part of
the programme would typically be in a major town or capital
city where sight-seeing can be combined with anything from
a museum visit, to an excursion to the theatre or a music
concert. In the developing world, the cultural element of
the Challenge can be more diverse. For example it could
be an evening spent with the local tribes people with traditional
singing and dancing or it could be a homestay programme
learning about how the local communities live.
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Recreational Time
Normally at the end of the Challenge your
students will want to have a day or two relaxing and enjoying
some free time. In Africa we could visit a Game Reserve
for wildlife viewing. In South-East Asia a few days at a
beach might be more appropriate. Or it could be an exciting
city stopover in Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai, New York - where
ever fits your itinerary. This recreation component is entirely
optional and may obviously depend on your timeframe and
budget. As always, Casterbridge Challenges & Adventures
will work with you to design a programme that meets your
requirements.
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