WELL-BEING
ADVENTURES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM Cindy Adair, Assistant Principal, Extra Curricular Activities and Sport
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angkok Patana School offers a biannual Secondary Ski Trip to Verbier, Switzerland to give interested students the opportunity to experience the thrill of skiing or snowboarding in the European Alps. The week-long trip is supervised by our staff but hosted by Les Elfes, a company who specialise in hosting school ski trips. The group stay in a gorgeous, custom built chalet only minutes away from literally hundreds of ski runs. A typical day includes a hearty breakfast followed by a ski/snowboard lesson in the morning, lunch on the slopes and then more time to explore in the afternoon, before returning to the chalet for dinner and a range of après ski activities such as ice skating, swimming, quiz night and more. Students are assessed upon arrival and placed in ability-based groups to maximise their improvement over the course of the week. Whether your child has never seen snow before or is a seasoned expert keen to take on the black runs, they will be catered for. The students also have the chance to meet and mix with other school groups being hosted by Les Elfes. It’s not unusual to find yourself sharing a hot chocolate with an international student from South America or South Africa!
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