Kilimanjaro CAS Camp

CAS Camp

offered by
International School Moshi, Tanzania

An opportunity for International Baccalaureate students to spend one week on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, participating in CAS activities suitable for their diploma requirements, and exploring some of the beautiful Tanzanian landscape and wildlife.

The following schools have stayed with ISM in the last few years, either to take part in our CAS Camp, or on a separately arranged trip.
International School Geneva, Munich International School, International School Luxembourg, (news article), Soutbank International School, London, Skagerak International School, Norway, Amman Baccalaureate School, Jordan, Gordonstoun School, UK, Scotch College, Perth, Australia, International School Basel, Inter-Community School, Zurich, United Nations International School, New York, International School, Antwerp, St Julian's School, Portugal, Harare International School, Hammonds School, England, St Mary's School, Nairobi

Saturday 20th June - Monday 29th June 2009

Download the 2009 brochure in pdf format.

The 2009 Programme

Day 1	Arrival and Welcome
Day 2	Trip to local waterfall and cultural centre
Days 3 - 6	CAS Projects Each student will be involved in two sessions of community service CAS projects a day, one each morning and one each afternoon. One project will involve physical work such as digging foundations and preparing concrete blocks for the building of a new classroom for a local school. One project will be of a less strenuous nature often involving creative and intellectual skills such as preparing lessons and activities to present to a local children or painting classrooms. (The actual details of the projects will be confirmed at a later date, but will be similar to the above examples)
Days 7 - 9	Exploring local Tanzania Students will spend the next three days on safari. The first day of safari takes them to Lake Manyara National Park where they will enjoy African wildlife and scenery. They will camp overnight outside the park and get up early the next morning to descend into Ngorongoro Crater. In the afternoon they will visit a Ma'asai boma and once again camp outside the park at night. The next day's safari is to a Snake Perrk. The afternoon will be spent taking in the sights and sounds and doing some shopping at a local market. There will be a special meal in the evening.
Day 10	Departure

Fees

on campus accommodation in shared student houses,
use of hot showers, bathrooms, common room, kitchen,
evening activities (sports, swimming, etc),
visit to local cultural dance centre,
'meet and greet' and all local airport transfers,
all meals and snacks in school canteen,
special dinner at a local restaurant.
transport to and from the national parks,
camping fees and use of full camping equipment,
National Park entry fees,
guided safari around the parks.

If schools wished to arrive before Saturday, 20th June 2009 or extend their stay at ISM, a fee of $85 per person per night will be charged. Please contact ISM before booking flights to ensure that we will be able to offer accommodation for your group for your chosen dates.

Transport

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is 45km from the school and is served by KLM (daily), Ethiopian Airlines (several times a week), Tanzania Airways and Precision Air (scheduled and charter from Nairobi, Kampala, Dar etc). Moshi is 232km from Nairobi and 542km from Dar es Salaam on tarmac roads. Good shuttle buses can be booked from both, but direct flights to local airports are strongly recommended wherever possible. If arriving into Nairobi on a Kenya Airways or other flight it is usually possible to connect to Kilimanjaro International Airport on a Precision Air flight.

The school will provide meet and greet service at Kilimanjaro International Airport and can provide further details, on application, with regard to shuttle buses from either Dar or Nairobi.

Entry visas are required for most nationalities and may be available at the border, but are better obtained in advance. Please contact your travel agents for further details. We recommend you apply for tourist visas as guests of ISM.

Visitors are expected to arrive on Saturday, 20th June 2009 and leave on Monday 29th June 2009. If travel plans necessitate arriving or leaving outside this period we can help schools plan their additional accommodation upon request.

Health

Protection against sunburn will also be important. Visitors are advised to bring sun hats, sun screen and water bottles.
A school nurse will be available on the campus 24hrs a day. There is a private doctor (General Practitioner) at the bottom of the road who serves the school, and a teaching hospital opposite.
Water on campus comes from our own bore hole and is chlorinated for drinking purposes.
There is no dental care available.
All visitors should ensure they have appropriate medical/travel insurance.

Culture, Climate and Dress

Moshi is close to the equator and at an altitude of 950m. June is usually a relatively cool time of year, occasionally overcast, with temperatures ranging from approximately 28C during the day to 10C at night. Clothing should be chosen with this in mind.

Moshi is a small, quite traditional African town of mixed Muslim/Christian population and although they are used to influxes of tourists preparing to climb the mountain, dress needs to be modest to avoid offence. Off campus, shorts would be inappropriate, and tee shirts should cover shoulders and midriff. A kanga, kikoi or light wrap is useful for walking from the swimming pool and as a protection from dust when travelling in open vehicles. Public displays of affection will also give offence.

For the CAS project involving physical work, students would be advised to bring a shirt with a collar (to prevent sunburn), long light trousers with old trainers or walking boots.

Moshi is a quiet town with a very friendly population but it is in a poor country and petty theft is common, in market areas especially. The school campus itself has a team of watchmen to provide a relaxed, self-contained and secure environment. Facilities will be provided for the safekeeping of passports, tickets etc.

On-Campus Facilities

Accommodation

Participants will share rooms in student houses on campus. Each house, containing bathrooms, kitchen and common room facilities, will be shared by a school party with their accompanying staff. Staff will be given single rooms in the houses.

Meals

All meals and snacks will be provided in the dining hall or, where students are off campus for these times, packed meals will be provided.