PEAK Presentation Grade 8 20082009

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PEAK Presentation Grade 8 2008-2009

• Parent Information Session
• August 25th, 2008

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Overview for the meeting

• PEAK program in MS
• General trip information
• Trip outlines
• Pre-PEAK information
• Questions?

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What is PEAK?
The Middle School has provided for over 20 years,
a Program of Extended Activities for Kids
...experiential learning designed to
fundamentally change our students understanding
of themselves and the world around them
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PEAK Goals
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Grade Level Focus...
Grade 7 trip focus Chinese Culture Charac
ter Development
Contribution to Society
Grade 8 trip focus Chinese Culture Charac
ter Development Contributing to Society Se
lf-motivated learning, challenge and adventure
Grade 6 trip focus Chinese Culture Charac
ter Development
...all activities centered in China, Macau,
Taiwan, or Hong Kong
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Universal trip elements...

• Trips managed by professional experiential
  learning providers.
  
• Asia Pacific Adventures Grade 8
• International Cyclist to Asia Grade 7
• Wild China Grade 6
• Ground support by professional ground handlers.
  Includes
  
• vehicle support
• local area professional adventure guides
• Adult to student ratios of
• 18 for G6/G7
• 110 for G8
• Medical support - e.g. nurse, Wilderness 1st Aide
  personnel, SOS
  
• Hong Kong (Chinese speaker) doctor on 24/7
  retainer during the duration of PEAK
  
• Each trip equipped with medical 1st aid kits

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Universal trip elements...

• Identified locations of major medical facilities
  in all locations
  
• All participants have access to medical
  emergency evacuation services.
  
• HKIS PEAK leaders have multiple entry visas for
  emergency departure and returns
  
• Required student/teacher/parent behavioral
  guidelines
  
• Required documented safety/mechanical clearance
  for all inland buses
  
• American consulate/embassy notified of our
  itineraries and whereabouts
  
• No contact with poultry/fowl or livestock for all
  trips
  
• No peanut, shell fish rule and no MSG
• All hotels notified of our no-peanut practice

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Flights...

• Flights will be booked on flights offering the
  best combination of
  
• safety record
• timing
• costs
• accommodation
• Possibilities include
• Hong Kong Express
• Dragon Air
• China Southern
• China Eastern
• HK International Airport/Shenzhen Airport

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Trip Cost

• Includes
• - all land transportation to and from HKIS
• - travel and medical insurance
• - APA program costs
• - ground support personnel
• accommodation and all food
• PEAK preparation activities
• HKIS PEAK shirt/sweatshirt
• Excludes
• - China VISA
• - Souvenir money

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Trip Costs

• YANGSHOU HK10, 900
• MOGANSHAN HK10, 300
• FUSHING HK11, 100
• HONG KONG HK5, 400
• LIJIANG HK15, 500
• NOTE Price may be adjusted based on increased
  fuel charges

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Pre-PEAK Activities for Kids

• Aug. 26th Students receive PEAK information
• Sept. 19th PEAK community time
• Oct. 10th - 1st Pre-PEAK activity half day
• Oct. 24th 2nd Pre-PEAK activity half day
• Nov. 6th PEAK community time

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Pre-PEAK Activities

• Activities may include
• Team building/experiences in small groups
• Planning for community service component
• More details about individual trip
• Packing explanation
• Water safety activity
• Answering questions

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Required PEAK Forms...

• PEAK Registration Form
• with FOUR (4) Copies of Travel Document and
• With FOUR (4) copies of HKID Card
• With FOUR (4) copies of Hue Heung Jin OR Tai Bao
  Zheng (if applicable)
  
• APA Youth Enrolment Form
• Behavioral Guidelines signed by parents and
  students
  
• Due Date Wednesday, September 3rd
• Hand into PCG teacher
• NOTE China VISA copies (2) due to
• trip leader October 10th

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Important Parent Dates...

• August 27th Grade 8 PEAK forms given to
  students by PCG teachers
  
• September 3rd - Grade 8 PEAK forms due to PCG
  teachers
  
• September 10th Students notified of PEAK trip
  (myDragonNet)
  
• September 25th Parent tea to meet small group
  leaders 330PM
  
• September 17th PEAK billing
• September 30th PEAK payment due
• Nov. 24th After school PEAK Parent Tea

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Questions. You may be wondering

• How will students be assigned trips?
• Is my child expected to participate in PEAK?
• Can parents come on PEAK with their child?
• May my child bring along a mobile phone?
• If my child has special food requirements or
  medical needs, how will they be handled?
  
• Who on the trip is trained in first aid?

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