"TRAVEL &
SCHOOL EXCURSIONS

Ask some questions before
sending Johnny on a trip

WITH SPRING break approaching, hundreds of kids will
be taking off on various exchanges and cultural tours with
their school groups. Many will be travelling alone for the
first time and that’s enough to give any parent the shakes.

Naturally, the parents are in-
cluded in the planning stages if for
no other reason to be urged to see
that Johnny has enough socks and
underwear to last for the duration.

Piease don't take everything you

are handed by way of instructions
as a page from the Bible. If
anything seems unclear, unusual or
downright odd — ask questions.

Get to know the tour leaders and
find out what their attitudes are
with regaid to supervision and
safety.

Have they made plans for
unusual happenings such as losing
a kid? What is their approach to
alcohol? If you get the idea that
their attitude includes, ‘‘boys will
be boys’ you might want to
rethink the whele deal.

Vd sleep a lot better at nights if I
knew that at least one of tie lead-
ers had some travel experience with
this kind of group.

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So, Johany is signed up for the
tour. Now what?

The first item of business is
assembling the proper wardrobe.

Be sure to check the weather
forecast at his destination. The
clothing list may mention,
“jacket”? but what kind? Will he
need a rain jacket, a windbreaker
ora

After you've got all his gear
together, don’t pack it for him.
This is strictly his responsibility or
he'll leave a trail of belongings
across the country.

Make sure that his packing has
some kind of general order ta it so
that he can find things in a hurry.

Don’t cram-pack his case.
Repacking inevitably requires more
room than the first packing.

Pin a list of everything in the
case somewhere inside. That way,
he just might come back with most
of what he started with.

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Name tags are a waste of time
unless each kid is wearing mat-
ching T-shirts or uniforms.

Provide several large zip-loc

bags for dirty laundry.

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wise
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Assemble all his beauty aids in a
heavy duty, waterproof zippered
case.

Don’t let him pack aerosol cans
in there — I did it, once.

Shampoo in a tube is preferable
to liquid. If you must pack any
bottles of liquids such as
mouthwash, don’t pack absolutely
full ones — “decant a bit off.

A money and document pouch
to be worn under a shirt is a good
investment for any traveller, but
expecially for kids

Boys, particularly, have few
places to carry stuff and girls regu-
larly lose purses.

Don’t pack anything such as
medications in his suitcase.
Anything he can’t live without,
even contact lens solution must be
carried on his person.

If he wears glasses or lenses,
make sure he has a copy of his
prescription with him.

Money. How much? There
should be some guidelines given
for this and if not, ask.

How to carry it degends on the
amount. Cash in the money pouch
for small amounts, traveller’s che-
ques for larger.

If a fairly large amount is ne :es-
sary it is sometimes better if the
leaders carry it (in cheques) and
dole it out as needed.

Don’t give him more than the
other kids.

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Tell hira that he is welcome to
call home collet should any
emergency arise or if he’s just
plain homesick.

That’s a word we often used but
unless you’ve ever suffered a bout
of it, you'll never know the heart-
break some kids go through when
separated from their families.

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Impress upon him to stay with
the group. If he must wander off,
say to a washroom, he must teil
the leader.

I endorse the. “buddy system’’
used by many experienced leaders.

Pairing kids up and making
them responsible for each other
adds an element of safety. Besides,
it’s better to lose two kids than
one.

Caution him that should
anything go wrong he should rely
only on people he should be able
to trust such as police, security
guards and uniformed airline
employees.

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