SCHOOL CHALLENGES: OVERSEAS EXPEDITIONS 

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 Personal Development & Life Experience

The challenges faced overseas, and during the planning phase, will give students a unique opportunity to work together and solve problems.

Tackling unforeseen difficulties will test your students' abilities and personal skills, and the relationships within their team. Such problems will ultimately give each team a huge, well-deserved feeling of achievement and self-confidence.

A maximum group size of 15 allows every member of the team an important role - and therefore maximum development benefit. We are able to run concurrent groups for schools with higher numbers of interested pupils.

Advantages to Schools

• Promotes team-building and personal development among students

• Creates a school-year project relevant to a variety of cross-curricular and extra-curricular skills subjects

• Can involve whole school in planning and fundraising for the Overseas Expedition

• Links well with PSHE & World Citizenship requirements

• Can foster permanent links between your school and one in a developing country, creating considerable educational advantages

• Aids students’ self-confidence and sense of responsibility, boosting chances of exam success

• Adds further interest to University applications

Further information: School Expeditions | Pre-Expedition Planning | Our Support for Schools | Trip Safety | Expedition Taster Weekends | Citizenship Workshops