The JBS Ski Trip - Easter 2014


Update - 26/02/13
As of today there are 4 places availble on next years trip. Please collect a letter from Mr Ferguson in the main PE office ASAP if you wish to attend




 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to take 40 students to
Update - 7th Feb 2013

Roughly 18 places have gone out of 40 for this trip - please collect a letter from the main PE office if you would like to attend this trip




Matrei in Austria. Matrei is an up and coming resort in Tyrol and has a variety of Beginner, Intermediate and Expert runs.  Matrei is part of
The Hohe Tauern National Park which is an area of great natural beauty. The area is dominated by the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain

 

Why choose this trip?

·         Staggered payment scheme – pay as little or as much as you like, as long as your balance of £720 is clear by the end of January 2014.

·         We offer exceptional value for money – we negotiate tirelessly with our Ski Company to get the best deal for our pupils. Some local schools charge nearly £950 for a similar resort in the same week and country.

·         Exceptional progress – Your child will make exceptional progress regardless of their initial ski ability. On our Easter 2011 and Christmas 2011 trips, most pupils skied between 5 – 7 hours per day which meant our beginners mastered parallel turns and our experts, black runs in less than two days

·         Positive group dynamics – we actively encourage all pupils to mix and set our groups accordingly. Your son or daughter will have the ideal opportunity to meet new people

·         Appropriately trained staff – we will have two specially trained John Bentley Staff on the trip who will work 1:1 with your son or daughter on the slopes. Our combined experience now totals twenty years!

·         This is a wonderful opportunity for your son or daughter to gain some independence and could maybe be the first time away from home. Again we actively encourage all pupils to take responsibility for their learning on the slopes and the management of their equipment as well as looking after their rooms and feeding themselves!

 

The price of £720 includes:-

·         All transfers from JBS to Matrei

·         Full board accommodation in a three star hotel

·         Three evening activities which could include a  floodlit night ski, fancy dress, ski race, bowling and swimming

·         Five day lift pass

·         5 X 5 hours ski tuition by qualified local instructors

·         6 - 10 hours of ski supervision by qualified JBS staff (average per student)

·         5 days hire of skis, boots and poles

·         Comprehensive insurance cover including redundancy payment protection for parents.

·         Hired Ski helmet (compulsory for all pupils 16 and under)

·         A personalised John Bentley School Ski Team hoodie (Pupils choose their name, number and size)

                                                                                

We believe that we now offer the best, most comprehensive and easiest way for your son or daughter to experience skiing and can now offer snowboarding as an alternative, although there will be an extra cost due to instructor/ pupil ratios and the difference between hiring ski equipment to snowboarding equipment which is £42 per student

 

We have tried to keep the cost of this year’s ski trip to a minimum, to allow as many students as possible to participate. If you have difficulties in meeting the costs of the trip please write in confidence to the Head Teacher, who may be able to offer assistance from the trip aid fund at your earliest possible convenience.

 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at school via email or through reception

 

Yours Sincerely

 

Mr Scott Ferguson                                                                                                              

Ski Course Co-ordinator                                                                        

sf@johnbentley.wilts.sch.uk

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