THE FINAL

COUNTDOWN

Pre departure session

Thursday, May 11 2017

Parents and Travellers!

19 MORE SLEEPS!Departure time: 6.00am sharp!

From QEO car park

Families to arrive from 5.40am

onwards for loading

FLIGHT DETAILS

Leaving Australia

Air China Airlines

DEPART China…

Friday June 9- Depart Shanghai at 7:15pm arrive

Melbourne at 8:05am the next day, Saturday June 10

Pick up from International arrivals

DATE FLT.NO FROM DEPART TO ARRIVE

01JUN CA178 MELBOURNE 10:35 SHANGHAI 19:15

DATE FLT.NO FROM DEPART TO ARRIVE

09JUN CA177 SHANGHAI 19:15 MELBOURNE 0805+1 10JUN

TRACK OUR FLIGHT

Two handy apps!

AIRPORT REQUIREMENTS

Plastic bag containing carry on liquids- no more

than 100 ml

Carry on bag- small/ medium back pack or similar

which will be used everyday-up to 7kgs

Comfortable to carry

PLANE TRAVEL

Snacks to eat

Something to chew for landing in particular- ear

popping difficulties

Water/drinks for journey- will need to be

purchased after being cleared through customs and

immigration

CLOTHING LIST

Pack light!

Good pair of walking shoes is essential-20-25km a day in Shanghai!

Team China Uniform and school uniform are key!

Please name these clearly!

Case should have plenty of

space remaining!

DOCUMENTATION & SPENDING MONEY

Passports- schools will hold on to after receiving back from visa application process

Spending Money (up to $350 maximum)- by Monday, May 22

Additional medical permissions

Log of any medications

Copy to parent on return

SPENDING MONEY STRATEGYSchools will be changing A$ to Chinese Y for

families to ensure consistency of amounts.

To school by Monday, May 22

Staff member to distribute

Booklet to record amounts

Student to sign for their spending money

Money left over can be converted back into A$

at the airport if you want this sorted quickly

GIFTSSmall Aussie gifts for your children to give to

Chinese buddies they already know and new

buddies they will meet

Suggest- inexpensive items/ key rings/ pencils/

mini koalas/ minties/ snakes/ caramello koalas/

Furry Friend Choc blocks/ etc

Say around 10- 15 small items each

Families involved in overnight or evening stay to

provide a small gift/s to family

Each Primary School will have a small gift to

present to their Sister School

OVERNIGHT & EVENING STAYS IN CHINAAdditional permissions are required for any student involved

in a overnight stay and/or evening visit while in Suzhou.

These will be finalised soon.

Regular communication between Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP)

Bureau in the organisation of this

Contact details of lead teacher & Chinese teacher Chen,

home stay expectations, child medical alerts and emergency

procedures provided to Chinese host families (in Mandarin)

in the event of illness, emergency or any other issue.

Lead teacher will have contact details of Chinese home stay

families and Sister School emergency contact.

OVERNIGHT & EVENING STAYS IN CHINA

Arrangements for students to be picked up from

Grand Metropark Hotel in Suzhou by Chinese host

family at 2:00pm in vehicle fitted with seat belt

Lead teacher will phone student in home stay

accommodation in the evening to confirm

everything is okay.

Some staff members will accompany any student

who visits their Chinese host family for the evening

only.

Home stay student to be returned to SIP Sister

School the following morning

COMMUNICATIONKey school contact for 24/7 access

BLOG

Email, We Chat & Skype - set up addresses and

skype account as appropriate.

Be aware that communication with families may

not be possible everyday

Communication sessions will generally be in the

evening

Communication sessions will be supervised by staff

There is a 2 hour time difference- 9.00pm in China

is 11 pm here!

It is planned that here will be an email or SMS

provided to the school contact each day

BLOGGING UPDATES

Each school will add to the BLOG

The BLOG will record the experiences

Search facility to find student entries

Information recorded will be used by

students on their return

Leah Daley from Kennington PS has led

the staff training and will manage the

Team China BLOG.

EXPECTATIONS ON RETURNAll students will be expected to contribute to a BLOG to enable them to produce a report about their experiences and their learning

Reports will be presented to:

School staff/Community

School Council

Bendigo City Council

It is anticipated that each student will take a lead role in promoting Asian literacy and developing intercultural understandings in their school community and have a key role in supporting further programs including the Immersion Program in October(if you haven’t already done so)

ARRIVAL INFORMATION

Parent pick up from the airport

Inside the terminal

Arrivals section

Parking at the airport is expensive- beware!

Flight arrival times will be clearly communicated to

each school contact to ensure families have

accurate information

PARENT CHECKLIST

A key reference in school

Small gifts for your child to take with

them

Families will be given a package of

information that includes the parent

checklist, itinerary, clothing list, etc.

SCHOOL TEAMS…

Travel Groups, First Aid & Contingency Plan 2017

Leader: Andrew Schaeche (WHPS)

Team Pearl

Leader: Kim Saddlier (KFPS)

Team Puxi

Leader: Craig Burnett (HPS)

Team Pudong

Leaders: Leah Daley (KPS) & Shane

Freer (GSPS)

Team Bund

#Zhao Chen (Chinese teacher)-Rotate through each group throughout the Shanghai component of the trip

Teacher Team:

1. Andrew Schaeche (WHPS)

2. Craig Harrop (QHPS)

3. Siobhan Walkden (MGPS)

Teacher Team:

1. Kim Saddlier (KFPS)

2. Jake Delaney (ENPS)

Teacher Team:

1. Craig Burnett (HPS)

2. Mathew Riordan (MPS)

3. Andrew King (CHPS)

4. Tilby Hayward (EPS)

Teacher Team:

1. Leah Daley (KPS)

2. Shane Freer (GSPS)

3. Antionette Dole (BHPS)

First Aid Staff:

Craig Harrop (QHPS)

First Aid Staff:

Jake Delaney (ENPS)

First Aid Staff:

Mathew Riordan (MPS)

First Aid Staff:

Shane Freer (GSPS)

School Teams School Teams School Teams School Teams

Quarry Hill (5) Kangaroo Flat (4) Epsom (3) Kennington (4)

White Hills (5) Eaglehawk North (3) Camp Hill (5) Golden Square (4)

Maiden Gully (3) Spring Gully (1) Huntly (5) Big Hill (3)

Marong (1)

Total Staff: 3

Total Students: 13

Total Staff: 2

Total Students: 8

Total Staff: 4

Total Students: 14

Total Staff: 3

Total Students: 11

Responsibilities: Teacher Teams have immediate responsibility for their student group and managing their safety on a daily basis. The Team Leaders have overall

responsibility for their travel group, leading daily travel and overseeing any contingencies and or emergencies.

UNIFORMS

Team and school Shirts- please

be sure to name these clearly!

QUESTIONS NOT ANSWERED TONIGHT FROM

BLOG?

BON VOYAGE!