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Kilimanjaro CAS CampCAS 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 14th June - Sunday 22nd June 2008  Download the 2008 brochure in pdf format.The 2008 Programme
FeesThe basic fee for all participants and accompanying staff is US$800 per person to include: • on campus accommodation in shared student houses, • use of hot showers, bathrooms, common room, kitchen etc. • 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 meal at a local restaurant. • transport to and from Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro, • camping fees and use of full camping equipment, • National Park entry fee, • one day's guided safari around the park. If schools wished to arrive before Saturday, 14th June 2008 or extend their stay at ISM, a fee of $50 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. TransportKilimanjaro 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, 14th June 2008 and leave on Sunday 22nd June 2008. If travel plans necessitate arriving or leaving outside this period we can help schools plan their additional accommodation upon request. Health• It is important to guard against malaria. The most commonly taken prophylactics are a combination of Chloroquine (once a week) and Paludrine (daily), but visitors should seek their own advice on appropriate drugs before travelling. Long trousers and insect repellent are recommended for evenings. • 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 DressMoshi 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 FacilitiesAccommodationParticipants 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.MealsAll meals and snacks will be provided in the dining hall or, where students are off campus for these times, packed meals will be provided.MoneyThe school will offer money changing facilities for £ sterling or US$ on arrival, but thereafter participants will need to use such facilities available in town. ATM machines are available in town for VISA and Mastercard cards. NB Credit cards are rarely accepted in Tanzania for purchases except by certain tourist businesses.School ShopThe school shop or duka will be open in the late afternoons and evenings offering sodas, confectionery, toiletries, stationery and postage stamps.CommunicationSIM cards for mobile phones are very cheap and easily available from the school or in town. Most unlocked models of European phones work in Tanzania.SportsA variety of sports facilities are available and organised activities will be provided at times outside the project work. These facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, volleyball, indoor and outdoor soccer, indoor and outdoor basketball, badminton, weights room, table tennis, pool, darts etc.RulesWe do not wish to make the experience of participants any more restrictive than necessary and we fully recognise that many may be unfamiliar with the ethos of a boarding school, or come from such schools in a far more liberal setting. However, it is essential for us to maintain good relations with our local community and show respect for their values. For this, and other more pragmatic reasons, we do need to insist on certain rules of conduct throughout the CAS camp: • ISM is a non-smoking campus and no smoking is permitted for staff or students anywhere within the school grounds. • Students are not permitted to consume alcohol during the period of their stay with us. • For reasons of security, and out of consideration for other participants, students will be asked to observe a curfew for returning to the school grounds, and for being quiet within the student houses. • Again for reasons of security, students should only leave the school grounds in groups of at least three, and must inform their supervising teacher of their plans before leaving. NB Accompanying staff must undertake to supervise the students and ensure their compliance with these rules. CAS Camp 2008 Registration FormPlease type or write in block letters: School Name:_______________________________________ IB code:_________ Accompanying member of staff: Male ______ Female ______ First Name ___________________ Surname__________________ Students (NB International Baccalaureate students with min. age of 15 years only): Number of males ________ Number of females ________ We would like to bring ________ more students, if places became available. Travel plans: If you DO NOT plan to fly into Nairobi or Tanzanian airports please give details of your plans below, including dates and times of arrival and departure: Details._________________________________________________________________ Arrival Date ________Time ________ Depart Date ________ Time ________ If you DO plan to fly into Nairobi or Tanzanian airports please fill in details below: Airport of arrival/departure. _________________________________ Arrival Date ________ Time ________ Flight number ________ Departure Date ________ Time ________ Flight number ________ NB ISM will provide free transport to/from Kilimanjaro International Airport. Schools will need to arrange to travel by shuttle buses from more distant airports. If you plan to fly into non-local airports (eg Nairobi or Dar), please give further details below of how you intend to travel from there to Moshi, including estimated dates and times of arrival in, and departure from, Moshi: Details. __________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Arrival Date ________Time ________ Depart Date ________ Time ________ Registration FeesRegistration fee per person is $800. An extra night’s accommodation with meals is $50 per person.A $1000 deposit per group should accompany registration. This deposit is non-refundable once registration has been accepted. Registrations will be accepted in order of arrival. (If you have a party of less than 7 students, your registration may be considered, but priority will be given to schools offering a full party). Full balance of fees must be paid on arrival. Deposits and balance of fees may be paid by (i) Sterling cheque drawn on a UK account or (ii) USD cheque drawn on US account or (iii) Bank transfer to one of our accounts in UK, US or Tanzania (further details on request). We will make payments by cheque (Yes/No) ________ Bank transfer (Yes/No) ________ We request details of your account in (UK, US, Tanzania) _________________ Special Requirements: If any of your party have special requirements (eg dietary, medical etc), please give details below: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ • I have read all information regarding the CAS camp 2008 provided in this brochure. • I have ensured that all students in my party are familiar with, and understand, all the information provided in this brochure. • I undertake responsibility for supervising the students, and their compliance with the rules given earlier in this brochure. Signature: __________________________ Date: _________ International School Moshi PO Box 733 Moshi Kilimanjaro Tanzania or by email to Visiting Schools' Programmme Return to ISM Website home page |