Expedition Excel - Join Team Excel 08!

This is another amazing opportunity for children between 7 and 14 years to join ‘Team Excel’ by enjoying a challenging week learning new skills, building positive relationships, learning about the environment and wildlife, only this time, in the Perthshire Highlands, in a creative outdoor programme.

Take the challenge and enjoy rock climbing, abseiling, raft building, walking trails, mountain biking and kayaking during the day, and archery, ‘bush craft’ skills, shelter building, master map reading, navigation and orienteering during the evening. There will be lots to do and lots of new activities to engage in.  Develop your independence, and at the same time experience the value of working with your team!

Qualified instructors from the ‘Biggar Adventure’ will support children of different ages and ability in personal development and teambuilding during the week. Biggar Adventure is registered with the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority and all staff have relevant industry qualifications and first aid training.

Team Excel will have exclusive use of the four-star Farm House at Comrie Croft, Comrie, near Crieff. Healthy home cooked meals will cater for special diets and allergy sensitive requirements will meet the team’s hungry appetites.  

Team Excel will lead an action-packed week. From morning until night Excel’s experienced staff will keep children safe, supervised and entertained during the whole visit.

Book your summer holiday with Excel Sports Academy and make 2008 a year to remember!

Dates 14th – 18th July
Cost £490 price includes, travel, activities, full residential package (including tuition and equipment) & a team excel expedition log book and sweatshirt

Leaving 9am for 9.30am Monday morning and returning Friday 5pm approx. Travel will be via The Minibus Company.

Useful information for the Expedition
Team Excel must be signed in by 9am on the 14th July at St. George’s to say their farewells for 9.30am. The journey should take about one and a half hours. Having arrived at Comrie Croft, Team Excel will be welcomed by the Croft’s staff, and the Biggar Adventure instructors. Following a tour of the Farm house and the Croft’s facilities, the team will begin a warm up treasure hunt as the basis of a star orienteering course before lunch to familiarise themselves with their new environment. Team Excel will have three challenging and adventurous physical activities a day, morning, afternoon and evening. Following each evening activity there will be time to relax and unwind with hot chocolate and cake before bed. Team Excel will leave Comrie Croft after its final afternoon activity on Friday for the return journey back to St. George’s, Edinburgh. The team will be ready for collection any time between 5pm - 6pm.

Kitbag contents
A kitbag could be a rucksack or a large bag. Casual clothing, underclothes, socks, nightwear, waterproofs, comfortable footwear, swimwear, wash kit, extra towel, sun protection & glasses/hat and a very small amount of money for the small gift and tuck shop.

Being away from home and being immersed in a challenging and active programme can create a little anxiety. While Team Excel will have different age groups, the activity arrangements will suit the level of experience and ability of the groups. Accommodation will be single sex and the team divided up to share small comfortable rooms of similar ages. Excel’s staff members have been chosen because of their experience, good personal strengths and skills to make sure each team member gets the maximum from their experience on the expedition, and to ensure that everyone safely adheres to the expedition roles & responsibilities. 24 hour contact with Team Excel will be via Excel Sports Academy’s phone number and email address during the whole expedition. Should a team member wish to make a call home, this will be arranged via one of Comrie Croft’s public phones or via one the Excel’s mobile phones.

Expedition Roles and Responsibilities
Excel staff are responsible for the supervision of the team and but each team member will be encouraged to:
Listen to instruction given in the activities
Behave respectfully to each other and to the instructors
Respect property and equipment
Encourage and support each other, and to be honest
Stick to a sensible bedtime
Attend to personal hygiene
Refrain from swearing, drinking alcohol or smoking
Please note, a deposit of £100 is required to secure a place on the team


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