Safety is a huge aspect of the expedition; we ensure that students learn in a safe and secure environment whilst still being on an adventure.
Our expeditions are project focused and team members participate in worthwhile and rewarding community and/or conservation ventures. Each project is carefully assessed to ensure that it is sustainable and viable. Sense Earth continues to monitor and support these projects into the future.
We ensure that the expedition is personalised for each school keeping the school’s ethos, visions and ethics embedded into each unique expedition itinerary.
Throughout the planning and when on expedition parents are kept up to date every step of the way. We include everyone in this life changing journey.
Make a difference to yourself and to others.
Make a difference with Educational Expeditions
…to a community initiative
…to a conservation project
…& to yourself
This is an ideal and safe opportunity for students to challenge boundaries, explore capabilities, and to realise potential through our Educational Expeditions. It is a time to learn and enhance skills such as resilience, leadership and decision making, all of which are applicable now and in later life.
the benefits of Educational Expeditions
Students can develop many attributes and skills whilst on on expedition and a safe and secure environment.
Building an Old Peoples Home in Eswatini
• Leadership techniques to use in school and later life.
• How to work efficiently and effectively as a team.
• How to motivate people and yourself.
• How to understand team members strengths.
• To have assisted in a worthwhile project.
• To have built vital and transferable skills.
• To spend time in the Africa Wilderness.
• To experience life in a developing country.
• To gain a sense of achievement and fulfilment.
• To learn about social, economic and environmental issues.
• To exchange information between cultures.
• To experience something completely different outside of school.
Educational Expeditions and Blogs
Mbita Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the new kitchen at Mbita Primary, Eswatini, can only be described as a truly different experience and very memorable.
UK’s SHSK school pupils support Mhlumeni
A group of about 16 pupils from St Helen and St Katharine High School (UK) have shone the proverbial light for hundreds of emaSwati children.
Building an Old Age Home – Team Ndlovu
In a week, an isolated square of building foundations in a remote Emaswati community became a small 2-bedroom bungalow ready for inhabiting.
UK’s Abbey Gate College volunteer in Eswatini
14 pupils from UK’s Abbey Gate college donates E51000 and assist in the construction of a new kitchen at Mbita primary school in Eswatini.
The price
The price per student to Eswatini is £3,475 for a team of 12 – 16 team members. Other destinations may vary.
Price includes:
- Economy return flights from London
- A qualified and experienced Sense Earth expedition leader
- All transfers, transport in country and park fees
- Food, accommodation and activities in their personalised expedition
- Airport and departure taxes
- Expedition training before departure
- Detailed information pack
Of the total expedition cost, each student donates £200 to their project and these transactions are transparent. The project funds go towards purchasing supplies and employing a workforce.
Participation
Students have the responsibility of organising their expedition from the onset; creating their itinerary, choosing a project, choosing accommodation and even organising the date of the opening ceremony. This gives the students ownership of their expedition from the very start.
When on expedition each team member will take it in turns to be leader of the group, taking full responsibility of the day’s running. Collectively, team members will account for expenditure, liaise with locals and transport and manage the project progress.
The students need to organise themselves to achieve all their goals and to get the most out of the experience. Guidance is given to team members to ensure a practical and feasible expedition which benefits local communities, conservation programs and all those that participate.
Budgeting and purchasing of food is also managed by the students. This is often a massive learning curve – help is always at hand. Sense Earth is not responsible for mismanagement of budgets!
Safety on Educational Expeditions
We have put into place measures to make schools and parents feel comfortable and secure in the knowledge that their students are in safe hands on our Educational Expeditions;
- Our company insurance is with Tasker Insurance, the leading travel insurance company.
- Medical insurance and insurance to work on a building project is included for each student.
- We have a 24hr backup system which can be accessed by school and parents.
- There is a backup vehicle (where possible) with the expedition at all times.
- Transfers are arranged in advance by Sense Earth with a private company. Transport is the highest expedition risk and Sense Earth takes the responsibility of organising this.
- Security guards are provided at each camp.
- Thorough risk assessments and meticulous planning before the expedition ensure that students have a trouble free, safe, yet exciting expedition.
Sense Earth ensures that every precaution is taken so that the expedition is safe and memorable. We understand that schools and parents will be concerned about students travelling overseas.
Sense Earth keeps in regular contact with school and parents through daily updates via various social media channels. We feel that parents and teachers should be part of the journey.
Educational Expeditions – School Itineraries
