AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Dear Parents,

Our Grade 8 teachers are very excited to offer a field trip to Cat Tien National Park (Dong Nai Province) as part of the Grade 8 curriculum.

What:

Students will participate in educational activities that highlight standards from many subjects including Language Arts, Social Studies, Life Sciences, Physical Education, Math, and Art. The activities will represent a substantial portion of the material covered for the quarter, so it is essential that all students attend. The activities will include a presentation of Cat Tien staff on Vietnam’s natural wildlife heritage, wilderness education through hiking, a cultural excursion to a minority village, team building activities at camp, a park clean-up highlighting ecology and sustainability, as well as many writing and drawing exercises.  The trip will be chaperoned by members of the AIS faculty. 

When:

From March 05 to March 08, 2013 (see the itinerary attached)

Where:

Cat Tien National Park, Nam Cat Tien Commune, Tan Phu District, Dong Nai Province

Accommodation: Hotel at the National Park

Cost:

This cost will include entrance tickets, food, accommodation, transportation, and curriculum related material. 

Buses will depart from AIS middle school at 08:30am on Tuesday, March 05, 2013; students should present at the school campus 15 minutes earlier. Buses will arrive at the school at 03:45pm on Friday, March 08, 2013; students will be required to arrange their own transport home. 

Note: In case that the number of students is less than 30, the trip can be cancelled. We will replace it with other learning activities accordingly.

Please sign and return this letter and the fee to Front Office by Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

Best regards,

Vickie Swann

Assistant Principal

ITINERARY 

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

• 08:30am       Depart from AIS middle school campus
• 12:00pm       Arrive at National Park and have lunch at the restaurant
• 02:00pm       Check in
• 03:00pm       Visit Bear Rescue Station
• 07:30pm       Introduction about National Park at the auditorium in 45 minutes
• 08.30pm        Rest at hotel

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

• 07:00am       Breakfast

Group 1 08:00am Go to Bau Sau - a lake where we can study a variety of plants, fish and crocodiles 12:30am Lunch 02:00pm Participate in environmental protection work followed by presentation about the ecology of Vietnam’s national parks

Group 2 08:00am Visit to Cay Tung and Cay Go, two ancient dipterocarpus trees and Ben Cu waterfall 11:30am Lunch 02:00pm Visit Ta Lai minority village where we can meet ethnic minority people to see how they live and learn about their culture

• 06:00pm       Dinner
• 07.00pm        Group 2 night safari for 45 minutes
• 08:00pm       Group 1 night safari for 45 minutes
• 09:00pm       Rest at hotel

Thursday, March 07, 2013

• 07:00am       Breakfast

Group 1 08:00am Visit Tien Island where students can see plants and enjoy sightseeing 11:30am Lunch 02:00pm Visit Ta Lai minority village where we can meet ethnic minority people to see how they live and learn about their culture

Group 2 08:00am Go to Bau Sau - a lake where we can study a variety of plants, fish and crocodiles 12:30am Lunch 02:00pm Participate in environmental protection work followed by presentation about the ecology of Vietnam’s national parks

• 06:00pm       Dinner
• 07:00pm       Team building games

Friday, March 8, 2013

• 07:00am       Breakfast

Group 1 08:00am Visit to Cay Tung and Cay Go, two ancient dipterocarpus trees and Ben Cu waterfall

Group 2 08:00am Visit Tien Island where students can see plants and enjoy sightseeing

• 11:00am       Lunch
• 12:00pm       Check out
• 03:45pm       Arrive at AIS Middle School campuss

IMPORTANT NOTES

Students are required to wear their school uniform to and from Cat Tien. Students should not wear jewelry, bring electronic games, iPods, or expensive cameras. AIS will not be responsible for the loss of any personal items.

In addition, we suggest that students pay attention to the following:

Essentials: sports shoes a warm jacket or sweater 1 pair of full length trousers a pen and a pencil sunscreen bug spray shampoo, soap & deodorant toothbrush & toothpaste 4 pairs of socks a hat a book to read flashlight

Cat Tien will provide you with: a towel bed sheets mosquito nets Banned list: computers/laptops

 

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