Providing an opportunity for your students to take part in an international Camp programme certainly has several benefits – and not just for the students! Providing such opportunities raises your school / college profile within the community, directly to parents and even sometimes to the media.

We have also found that in many cases, sixth form students actually sought out the college due to these particular additional programmes being on offer.

There’s also nothing more satisfying than seeing the transformation of your students as they develop throughout the programme. The experience you have encouraged and enabled them to be involved in will stay with them for the rest of their lives!

Hey! You’ve probably found us after your son or daughter has run home asking to come on one of our amazing programmes that we’re helping to organise with their school. In which case, you may have some questions about who we are and what we do.

Camp.co.uk is part of Invasion Travel, who have been running amazing Camp programmes and holidays all over the world since 2008. We send thousands of young people all around the world every year from a range of different backgrounds, ensuring safety, community giving and jam packed itineraries!

We’re hoping your child is even more eager than we are to have them on one of our programmes, we hope this will be the fuel to their fire which starts off the incredible life experiences they will have through travel and seeing the world. We believe our programmes which give back to local communities, are the perfect way to develop skills far beyond the reach of the classroom. Travel can have its own set of challenges, we believe it’s these challenges that develop resilience, confidence, problem solving skills and gives kids the ability to cope with changes they’re not used to.

Here at Camp.co.uk, we know that money matters. That’s why we strive to ensure our programme’s are as affordable as possible. We do everything we can to ensure our trips offer best value on price without compromising on safety and fun. We help the school/college with fundraising projects either with individual or group targets to help lighten the load. We also recommend getting your child to fundraise for a percentage of the trip, this is not only easier for your own wallets but it also gives something for your child to work hard towards. As I’m sure you already know, kids are more than capable of finding ways to earn their own money. Once they start, they may not stop and could even end up paying for more than the percentage agreed with them. When your child takes some ownership of their trip they can develop skills to go out looking for a Sunday job, fundraising, managing their finances, building confidence and resilience through finding ways to generate money for themselves.

If you have any questions about your child’s trip that have not been answered, feel free to contact us anytime at info@camp.co.uk or 0161 222 3780.

WHERE ARE MY FEES GOING

It’s really important you know where your money is going! As well as the obvious things such as transport, accommodation, activities and our local guides – a large proportion goes to the community service programmes which your students will be participating in.

In Cambodia, for example, it may go towards the materials and construction equipment needed to build a water well to provide fresh drinking water for the locals. We also can’t forget our amazing local construction workers dedicated to helping our cause too! In Bali we have several amazing turtle conservation projects where the funds are used to protect and care for turtles who become injured through plastics in the ocean or boat propellers. Our team nurtures them back to health – this involves cleaning them, feeding them and providing weekly medical checks.

In lucky scenarios, you may also have the chance to release them back into the ocean! The funds help towards their care and towards education projects to help raise awareness about turtle conservation.

SAFETY & RISK ASSESSMENT

Here at Camp.co.uk, we ensure all students are fully supported throughout their programme of choice. We ensure the required staff to student ratios are met, including leaders from our own UK team at every Camp location, as well as trusted local project leaders who know the areas we travel to inside and out. All our on-ground reps are first aid trained too. We provide 24/7 support, safety management and have emergency procedures in place. Ensuring your pupils safety is our number one priority.

Before departure we can provide risk assessments for all locations and itineraries.