CULTURE
& SELF-
IN MOROCCO (5 DAYS)
WORLD DIFFERENTLY! SEE THE
MOROCCO ALGERIA
We believe in the power of experiential learning. Our curriculum adventures allow us to see ourselves, others and the world differently, and develop our critical thinking and cultural understanding.
5 DAY CURRICULUM ADVENTURE MOROCCO
Step outside the classroom and join us on an actionpacked adventure in Morocco. Immerse yourself in a different way of life when you live alongside a Berber community, explore the Atlas Mountains and put your problem-solving skills and creativity to the test on a life skills discovery quest through Marrakech. When you embrace learning, there’s no limit to life’s possibilities.
STARTHERE
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MARRAKECH
Sleep: Hotel
Travel: Transfer 45mins to Marrakech
Highlights: Icebreaker and goal setting
Touch down in the imperial city of Marrakech. Welcome to Morocco – a land of exotic culture, breathtaking peaks and the biggest hot desert in the world.
We’ll head to our hotel and get stuck into an icebreaker session – this is your opportunity to set personal and group goals, discuss expectations and prepare for the adventure ahead.
You’re about to experience the places you’ve been dreaming about. This is a country of ancient medinas, Berber villages and the mighty Atlas Mountains. It’s time to get involved.
DAY 2
LIFE SKILLS DISCOVERY QUEST
Sleep: Hotel
Highlights: Life skills discovery quest in Marrakech
You’ll need to bring your A game today as you take on a life skills discovery quest through Marrakech. In teams, you’ll race through the city, using clues to solve puzzles along the way.
Get set, go! You’re off through ‘the Red City’ with its pinky-red buildings. Seek out special landmarks, like Djemaa El Fna Square, home to storytellers, musicians and medicine men.
Navigate the labyrinth of souks together and find the next checkpoint, asking locals for help along the way. The city’s streets are a feast for the senses, with palaces, mosques, mopeds and donkey carts.
To finish the race, you’ll need to draw on your skills and ideas. This is an opportunity to develop your ability to think outside the box, work collaboratively and get immersed in local culture. There are prizes to win!
TRAVELLING RESPONSIBLY
REMEMBER, YOU’RE MORE THAN A TOURIST IN THIS PLACE. YOU’RE PART OF A TEAM OF GLOBAL CITIZENS, EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND COMMITTED TO LIFELONG LEARNING.
STAY OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES, CONTRIBUTE WHERE YOU CAN, AND CONNECT WITH THE MANY PEOPLE YOU MEET ALONG THE ROAD.
Celebrate your success over a traditional Moroccan lunch. As you tuck into tasty tagines and couscous, reflect on what you and your team achieved. Discuss how you worked together and where you could improve.
DREAM
TEAM
WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM ON YOUR LIFE SKILLS DISCOVERY QUEST. POOL YOUR PROBLEMSOLVING SKILLS AND STRATEGIC THINKING TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THIS CHALLENGE.
DAY 3
BERBER CULTURE IMMERSION & GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP CHALLENGE
Sleep: Guesthouse
Travel: Transfer 2.5hrs to Imlil
Highlights: Immersive village walk, Berber lunch, global citizenship challenge
We’re heading south to the village of Imlil in the High Atlas Mountains. It’s time to get immersed in local life. When you arrive, notice how the air feels thinner – you’re now in North Africa’s highest mountains!
Meet your local guide and walk through terraced fields, fruit orchards and walnut groves to Aroumd village. We’ll spend the rest of the day with a Berber community, and sleep in traditional mud-brick gites (guesthouses).
Few tourists experience this side of Morocco. Rural life can be tough, and you’ll have to adapt – but it’s a rare chance to connect with the locals and learn about their lives.
DAY 4
EXPLORE THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS
Sleep: Hostel
Travel: Transfer 2.5hrs to Marrakech
Highlights: Community walk, cookery class, personal growth reflection
Strap on your daypack – we’re about to spend the morning exploring more of the High Atlas Mountains on foot. It’s an epic landscape of wide valleys, thick forests and rugged peaks.
We’ll meet our guide at Aroumd and set off through the foothills, past mountain springs, pine woods and Berber villages. Support each other on the steady climb up a steep trail to the Tamaterte Pass. Just look at those views!
When we arrive back at Aroumd, we’ll join a cooking class. Learn how to create your favourite Moroccan dishes – then tuck in!
We’ll walk back to Imlil and return to Marrakech for our final night in Morocco. At dinner, try using your Arabic to order!
Dive into Berber culture when we share lunch with the community. You can also join village activities and swap stories from home.
In the evening, delve into a global citizenship challenge based on what you’ve experienced in the village so far. You’ll need to draw on your ethical decision making, creativity, teamwork and problem solving to come up with a solution.
MEET THE BERBERS
MOROCCO’S BERBER PEOPLE ARE ETHNIC MOUNTAIN PEOPLE, INDIGENOUS TO NORTH AFRICA. THEIR LANGUAGE AND TRADITIONS DATE BACK TO PREHISTORIC TIMES.
As our trip wraps up, reflect on your growth journey. Notice how your confidence has grown, and set your friendships in stone. This trip has broadened your horizons. The memories will stay with you forever.
LEARN THE LINGO
LEARN A FEW WORDS OF ARABIC TO CONNECT WITH THE LOCALS. ‘SHUKRAN’ MEANS THANK YOU AND ‘AFAK’ MEANS PLEASE.
DAY 5 TRAVEL HOME FROM
MARRAKECH INCLUSIONS
After the best five days of your life, it’s time to travel home. Cram everything into your bag and head to the airport.
Check in, sit back and let it all sink in. You’ve just experienced something incredible. Morocco has opened your eyes and taught you so much more than any textbook ever could.
You’ve been immersed in Berber culture and explored the incredible landscape
they call home. You’ve used teamwork and problem solving to find a solution for a global citizenship challenge, and have developed your personal skills on a life skills discovery quest.
These experiences will shape who you are and put you on the path to becoming a true global citizen. Prepare to return home forever changed.
3 nights accommodation in Hotel Ali, Marrakech (or similar) and 1 night in a local gite in Aroumd
• Breakfast every day, lunch on days 2-4 and dinner on days 1-4
• Flights to Marrakech
• Airport transfers on arrival and departure in Marrakech
Local guide throughout the trip
• Additional guide support for the life skills discovery quest
Guided cultural activities in Aroumd
EXCLUSIONS
Meals not mentioned • Drinks and snacks
Comprehensive logistical notes to enable smooth running of your trip
• Facilitation notes for running student development exercises – life skills discovery quest, global citizenship challenge, icebreaker, personal growth reflection
• 24/7 Operational support whilst travelling
Comprehensive pre-departure support from a dedicated School Relationship Manager
• Comprehensive medical insurance
• Tips and gratuities • Visa fees (not required for UK passport holders) • Transport to and from the UK departure airport • Insurance for students’ personal money and belongings • Tourism taxes
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.
Students will be immersed in Moroccan culture, developing a greater awareness of diverse global perspectives, and improving their ability to communicate beyond barriers and adapt to cultural differences.
By spending time away from home students will learn to adapt to new and different environments, creating a sense of independence and building confidence to travel further, and for longer, in the future.
Students will complete a life skills discovery quest, collaborating with their peers, and engaging creative problem-solving skills, to achieve their goals.
Through guided activity and reflection, students will explore their emotions together with their peers, building empathy for one another and fostering the skills needed to build strong relationships in the future.
By completing a global citizenship challenge, students will learn to think creatively with consideration of ethics, to propose hypothetical solutions to global challenges.
CURRICULUM LEARNING
