West Hill School. Ski Holiday. Panorama (Calgary, Canada) (Easter 2019: 7 th - 14 th April 2019) Pupil/Parent Information Booklet

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1 West Hill School Ski Holiday Panorama (Calgary, Canada) (Easter 2019: 7 th - 14 th April 2019) Pupil/Parent Information Booklet 1

2 Introduction The 8-day skiing holiday to the Panorma resort near Calgary, Canada will soon be upon us and this information booklet has been put together to outline all the necessary information and details relating to this up coming trip. Staff Pupils Mr R J Cookson (S) Mr I Battarbee (B) Mr S Wells (S) Miss A Whitehead (S) NAME Skier/ Boarder 2 NAME Skier/ Boarder 1 S 17 B 2 S 18 S 3 S 19 S 4 S 20 S 5 S 21 S 6 S 22 B 7 S 23 B 8 S 24 S 9 S 25 S 10 B 26 S 11 B 27 S 12 S 28 S 13 S 29 S 14 S 30 S 15 S 31 B 16 S Boarders x 6 Skiers x 25

3 Travel Groups For ease of travelling each pupil will be assigned a travelling group with a member of staff:- Group 1 Group 2 Mr R J Cookson Mr I Battarbee Group 3 Group 4 Mr S Wells Miss A Whitehead 3

4 Travel arrangements Departure: 7 th April 2019 Return: 14 th April 2019 Resort: Panorama, British Columbia (near Calgary), Canada Travel DETAILS 7 th April 2019 (OUTWARD) Meet-up: Participants make their own way to Manchester Airport for 04:00am Depart (Flight 1 T3): Manchester Airport at 05:55 Arrival: Amsterdam 08:20 Carrier: KLM Flight: KL1070 Depart (Flight 2): Amsterdam at 12:25 Arrival: Calgary at 13:20 Carrier: KLM Flight: KL677 Resort Accommodation (7 th 13 th April): Pine Inn Hotel 2040 Summit Drive Panorama British Columbia V0A 1T0 Canada Tel: (250) TRAVEL DETAILS 13 th /14 th April 2019 (RETURN) Depart (Flight 1): Calgary 15:10 Arrive: Amsterdam 08:05 (14 th April 19) Carrier: KLM Flight: KL678 Depart (Flight 2): Amsterdam 10:05 Arrive (T3): Manchester 10:25 Carrier: KLM Flight: KL1073 Pick-up: 11:30 approx. at Manchester Airport TRAVEL COMPANY Visions in Education Ltd. UK Bolney Place Cowfold Road Bolney Haywards Heath RH17 5QT Tel: Emergency Contact Numbers During school hours, you can contact school on the normal number: DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSPORT 4

5 Outside of normal school hours, members of the Senior Leadership Team are scheduled on rota to have the following mobile phone numbers with them. Not all of them will be on all of the time, so it is worth trying each one if required. These are to be rang in case of serious emergencies only:- Note: There will also be a 24 hour mobile number held by one of the staff at all times whilst we are away. This number will be provided nearer the time of departure. Baggage Allowances One piece of check-in luggage, which must not weigh more than 23kgs. Size limit: L + W + H max. 158 cm. If you have additional bags, boots, ski's etc. there will be an additional cost paid at the time of check directly to the airline. Hand Luggage: one piece - one small holdall, briefcase or back pack. Maximum weight is 12Kgs. The piece of hand baggage can measure max (cm). 40 x 30 x 15 5

6 Hotel details In the Panorama resort (7 th 13 th April), we are staying at the Pine Inn hotel. Pine Inn Hotel 2040 Summit Drive Panorama V0A1T0 Canada Tel. No. (250) Rooming arrangements Rooms in North American hotels consist of two queen sized beds. Groups of four pupils will share each room. The actual rooming groups are to be confirmed 6

7 Panorama Resort information Panorama is a ski resort in British Columbia, Canada. Panorama is well set up for all abilities of skier and boarder and with a whole range of trails and terrain parks, there is something to suit everyone. Also the Pine Inn Hotel is right next to the slope lifts, so we will be able to ski in, ski out from the hotel. Trail map Outdoor hot pool Within Panorama, there is an outdoor hot springs pool. As part of the trip, we will have access to this and will spend some sessions in there. 7

8 Itinerary Please note these are subject to change but are being considered to be within the schedule at present Day Morning Lunch Afternoon Dinner Evening (TBC) Sunday 7 th April Depart & travel to Calgary Airline Travel & arrive in Calgary. Coach to Panorama via Outlet Mall (Crossiron Mills - 2 hours shopping) En-route Ski/Board Fit Free time to unpack & acclimatise in Pine Inn Hotel Monday 8 th April Breakfast 7:45am 09:30 12:00 Skiing/Boarding Mountain 013:00 15:30 Skiing/Boarding Welcome Meet Pine Inn Hot Springs water park Tuesday 9 th April Breakfast 8:00am 09:30 12:00 Skiing/Boarding Mountain 013:00 15:30 Skiing/Boarding Relax hot tub time! Pine Inn Movie night Wednesday 10 th April Breakfast 8:00am 09:30 12:00 Skiing/Boarding Mountain 013:00 15:30 Skiing/Boarding Relax hot tub time! Pine Inn Curling/Night skiing / Quiz (possibility) Thursday 11 th April Breakfast 8:00am 09:30 12:00 Skiing/Boarding Mountain 013:00 15:30 Skiing/Boarding Relax hot tub time! Pine Inn Bowling/ Tubing (possibility)/ Hot Springs water park Friday 12 th April Breakfast 7:00am 09:30 12:00 Skiing/Boarding Mountain 013:00 15:30 Skiing/Boarding Relax hot tub time! En-route Relax evening Pack for leaving Saturday 13 th April Breakfast 7:30am Coach travel to Calgary Calgary Tour/sightseeing in Calgary Airline Flight to UK Sunday 14 th April Arrive Manchester 8

9 Kit List It is recommended that your son brings with him, the following items:- General Clothing/Items- Underpants/boxers Jeans/tracksuit bottoms T Shirts Sweatshirts/jumpers Socks Comfortable second pair of shoes (eg : trainers) Boots/stronger pair of outdoor shoes Toilet bag containing toiletries - toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, shampoo/shower gel, comb etc. Towel Swimwear/swim goggles Nightwear (eg: pyjamas) Zipped wallet for money Any regular medication (please advise on the YELLOW Parent/Carer Consent form 1 ) Ski/Boarding clothing/items - Ski jacket Salopettes (ski pants) Ski hat (+ balaclava, face mask, neck ruff etc.) Ski goggles & ski sunglasses Ski gloves (+ wrist guards if boarding) Ski socks Long sleeve roll/polo neck Skiing sun cream & lip salve Thermal underclothes (t-shirts/long johns) Note: your son will be provided with the following kit as part of the trip: Skis & poles/snowboard, ski/snowboard boots, helmet. Remember, it could get very cold and it is all about layers of clothing 9

10 Additional information Money For reasons of security and convenience, we would prefer all pupils get a pre-loaded Canadian dollar currency card. All places in the resort accept them and there are several ATMs where the boys can withdraw money. We are recommending the Caxton FX card so that all pupils have the same one. We want the pupils to have two cards if possible. We will keep one as a spare for any emergencies. Also we will require the card PIN number so we can keep a note of it if your son forgets it! We also recommend your son takes some $ cash for the beginning of the holiday (say $30 - $50) so he has money on him for incidentals before we get to Panorama, as well as some Euros for incidentals in Amsterdam airport. Don t forget that shopping will be done before we get to Panorama but he will be able to use his pre-loaded dollar card there. Drop-off & Pick-up The meeting and collection point for this trip is Manchester airport (NOT school). DROP OFF - You need to ensure that your son is dropped off at Manchester Airport at 04.00am on Sunday 7 th April PICK UP You will need to pick your son up, again from Manchester Airport at approximately 11.30am on Sunday 14 th April Pupil Mobile Phones/Gadgets Obviously for a trip of this nature, your son will also be able to take his own mobile phone to contact you as well as any other digital device he wishes to take with him. Please just make sure your son s mobile phone operates in Canada. However, it must be noted that the security of any of these devices lies with your son. If your son wishes to phone home via a normal pay-phone we suggest he buys a local pre-paid phone card as it is much cheaper than phoning directly using the hotel phone or his mobile phone. Also a travel plug adaptor will be needed. Telephone code for the UK from Canada is followed by the home number e.g Free WiFi is available in the hotel so he will be able to contact you free via WhatsApp/Facetime etc. as well. Insurance Insurance for all pupils on this trip is covered by the school s travel insurance policy. 10

11 Food For the majority of the holiday, breakfast and an evening meal are included each day. The one main exception is lunch and it will be up to the boys to buy their own in the numerous restaurants, fast food outlets and cafeterias in the various locations at Panorama. Budget around $15-$20 per day. Miscellaneous Time difference Please note - the time difference between Panorama and the UK is -7 hours. Shopping On arrival in Calgary on the Sunday afternoon/early evening on the way to Panorama we will be visiting an outlet shopping mall Crossirons Outlet. Here the boys will have around two hours to shop so they must bring enough money to do so if they so wish. The shops on site can be seen on their website:- Sightseeing in Calgary A coach sightseeing trip around Calgary has been arranged for the last day before we fly home. We will endeavour to go round as much of the touristy parts of Calgary as possible to see some of the main attractions. Note there will be no opportunity to shop within Calgary itself and pupils will be accompanied on the tour at all times. 11

12 Canadian eta Travel code & Passport All passengers travelling to Canada must have an eta approval code. I would be grateful if you could apply for this and provide me with the approval code and bring it to the information meeting. If you do not have the code by then, it is vital that this individual code for ALL students is ed to me by Monday 28 th January 2019 at the following address: cookson@westhillschool.co.uk You can obtain this code by logging onto the website below and following the step-by-step instructions: The eta costs $7. Be careful that you only use the above official website as there are many on the Internet that pertains to be the official one and charge extra for the application. A guidance document can be found at the link below: Your son must have his own passport and it must have six months to run from the date of our return. If your son requires a new passport, please allow plenty of time for his application to be processed and notify us immediately of the new number and start and expiry dates. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSPORT 12

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