Little Canada

2015

Staffing 2015

88 Children 10 Adults

Mrs Collings

Mrs Pye

Miss Smith

Mrs Haydon

Mrs Hamorak

Ms Palmer

Mrs Webber

Mrs Hunter

Mr Smart

Mr Comlay

Mr Cross

Insurance and Regulations

All children and staff are covered by the P.C.C. scheme.

Hampshire off site regulations are strictly adhered to.

Little Canada is a Hampshire approved site.

It is a secure site.

All instructors have the relevant National Governing Body qualifications.

All centre staff have undertaken extensive training.

Coach transport is fully seat-belted.

Mobile phones and first-aid equipment are carried by staff.

Outbound travelMonday 21st September

09:15 Meet at the IOW car ferry terminal

10:30 Ferry leaves Portsmouth

11:15 Arrive Fishbourne - coach to Little Canada

11:30 Arrive at Little Canada

Please give your child travel medication before departure.

Inbound travel

Friday 25th September

14:15 Leave Little Canada

15:00 Ferry leaves Fishbourne

15:35 Arrive Portsmouth

Parents meet children at terminus.

If your child needs medication for travel, please ensure it is supplied and handed to their group leader on arrival at the ferry terminal to depart.

Luggage Pack all items into one

small/medium suitcase or holdall.

Mark all luggage with name and school.

Include a list of items!

Pack several plastic bags for dirty or wet clothes and shoes.

Send a packed lunch for the first day.

Up to £10 (max) for gifts and extras at the Little Canada gift shop.

Hand luggage for first day at Little Canada. (Packed lunch, plenty of water, sun cream, hat and a waterproof jacket)

Suggested Clothing

Waterproof coat

Shoes (water sports)

2 pairs trainers

Slippers

Plenty of socks & underwear.

Warm jumpers, sweatshirts

Shirts/ T- shirts

Disco wear

Old trousers for water sports (not jeans)

Nightwear

Toiletries

Swimming kit & towel

PE kit

Warm hat/ scarf/ gloves

Tissues

A Typical Day  Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Session 1

9:20—10:45

Challenge Course

Long sleeves and trousers 

Sensory Trail

Oldest, dirties

smelliest clothes 

 Canoe and Kayak

Swimwear & Wet Shoes

 Jacob’s Ladder

Long Sleeves and Trousers

Break Time

Session 2

11:00—12:30

 Orienteering  Dragon Boating

Trousers, waterproof

coat

 Canoe & Kayak

Swimwear and Wet Shoes

 Survivor

Long Sleeves and Trousers

Lunch Time

Session 3

14:20—15:45

 Aeroball

Long sleeves, trousers and

socks

 Tunnel Trail

Long sleeves and trousers

 Quad Biking

Long Sleeves and Trousers

 

Break time

Session 4

16:00—17:30

 Cat Walk

Long sleeves and Trousers

Zip Wire

Long sleeves 

 Abseiling

Long Sleeves and Trousers

 

Dinner Time

Evening

19:30—21:00

 Ambush!

Dark Clothes!!!

 Beach Fire

Warm Clothes

 Disco!!!

Disco Clothes!

 

Possible Activities

High ropes

Dragon boating

Water sports (kayaking/canoeing)

Outside climbing

Orienteering

Aeroball

Fencing

Swimming

Quad biking

Archery

Jacob’s ladder

Abseiling

Accommodation

Log cabin-style sleeping up to 8 people

All children have own bunk

All chalets have en-suite shower/bath room

No TVs or electrical appliances (hair dryers, straighteners, curling tongs etc.)

Children are responsible for their chalets.

Curfew - children not to be out of their chalet in morning before breakfast and not after 21:30 (emergencies excepted)

All children will be aware of the site code of conduct.

Adult chalets in amongst pupil chalets.

Food at Little Canada On Monday children

will need a packed lunch

3 hot meals a day (except Friday)

LOADS of choice

Special menus

NO EXTRA SNACKS ALLOWED IN SUITCASES!

Contacting your child

Children will not have access to a phone.

No mobiles or any electronic gadgets allowed.

In the case of an emergency please use the school mobile number.

Feel free to:

Send a letter, have a letter waiting for your child on arrival!

Include pre-stamped postcards for your child to send you.

Medical Children hand over

medication to their group leader on arrival at the ferry port.

Please label it clearly stating when it should be administered and the dosage, the best thing for this is the pharmacy label if there is one.

Provide travel tablets for return journey.

Asthmatics should keep their inhalers at all times but should still show their group leader on arrival.

Our own first aid kit will cover most minor problems.

There is an on-site first aider and a doctor on 24hr call out.

NO CHILD WILL BOARD THE FERRY WITHOUT HAVING HANDED IN OR SHOWN

THEIR MEDICATION!

Journals The children will be issued with a journal on arrival at Little Canada.

They will be expected to complete each day’s record and get it checked by their activity group leader.

Standards expected are high - this should be a great memento of their trip.

Have a worry-free week!