Year10EOTCTrip2017Date:30thOctober-3rdNovember2017Venue:Lin’an(ZhejiangProvince)TourOperator:Indier(OutdoorEducationandServiceLearning)Lin’an

LocatedtothewestofHangzhoucityinNorthernZhejiang,Lin’anisamongthefirstecologicalmodelcitiesinChina,surroundedbyforestedhillsidesandbeautifulruralscenery.TheregionisalsothehomeofChina'sbamboo,traditionalpaintingandChinesewalnut.Therearetwostaterunnaturalreservesinthearea–TianmushanMountainandQingliangPeak,ofwhichTianmushanislistedunderthehumanandecologicalnetworksetupbytheUnitedNations.Historically,thebeautifullandscapeattractedmanycelebritiesandwritersvisitinghere,andtheyhadlefttheirfootprintsandliteraryworks,whichcontributedmuchinenrichingLin'an'sculture.BuddhismhasbeenrooteddeeplyinLin'ansincetheHanDynastyabout2,000yearsago.Lin’anisaprogramsitefullofnaturalbeautyandculturalattractionsforstudents.

MapofLin’an

KeyProgramHighlightsLeadership&Teambuilding

LeadershipandTeambuildingisseriesofgames,activities,andchallengespurposefullydesignedtobreakdownbarriersamongparticipantsandencouragecreativethought,communication,problemsolvingandconfidence.Itissequencedovermultiplesessionsstartingwithicebreakersandde-inhibitizersbeforeprogressingthroughtrust,teambuilding,andproblemsolvingexercises.Everysessionwillincludebriefsanddebriefstomaximizetheimpactonthestudents.BambooForestHike

Locatedinthebeautifulmountainsbehindtheresort,thishikewillchallengestudents

withitsupsanddownsasitsnakesitswaythroughapicturesquebambooforest.

Studentstesttheirskillsasexplorersastheylearnthefundamentalsofnavigationand

map&compass.Thehikealsopresentsagreatopportunitytolearnabouttheresiliency

ofbambooandthesustainablepracticeofbambooharvestingthatispracticedinthe

region.

WildCooking

AllcookingequipmentandingredientswillbeprovidedbyIndier.Studentswillbedividedintocookgroupsandwillberesponsibleforcookingtheirownmealasagroup.Instructionswillincludecookingsafety,techniques,andconsiderationsfortheoutdoorswithnutritionalneeds.OrganicFarmingandSustainabilityProject

SnowLionResortisuniqueinthattheysourcealargeportionoftheirlocalproducefromtheirownorganicgarden.Studentswilllearnabouttheimportanceoflocalfoodandthe

Yew Cheung International School Shanghai - 30th Oct - 3rd Nov 2017

LIN'AN ADVENTURE TRIP ITINERARY DAY 1

Breakfast N/AAM Bus to Lin'an from YCIS GubeiLunch Lunch on ArrivalPM Introductions and Teambuilding gamesDinner Hotel RestaurantEvening Program Briefing & Goal SettingNight Changhua Hotel

DAY 2Breakfast Hotel BreakfastAM I.A. Bronze HikingLunch Packed Lunch PM I.A. Bronze HikingDinner Camp CookingEvening Camp Set-up & Camp CraftsNight Camping

DAY 3Breakfast Camp BreakfastAM I.A. Bronze HikingLunch Packed LunchPM I.A. Hiking & Bus to Hotel Dinner Hotel RestaurantEvening Leave No trace ActivityNight Snow Lion Hotel

DAY 4Breakfast Hotel BreakfastAM Scavenger Hunt/High RopesLunch Hotel RestaurantPM High Ropes/Scavenger HuntDinner Hotel RestaurantEvening Night GamesNight Snow Lion Hotel

DAY 5Breakfast Camp BreakfastAM Dragon Boat RacingLunch PizzaPM Bus to YCIS Gubei

www.theindier.com.cn - +86(755) 8382 9601 – nihao@theindier.com.cn

TripLeader:BenjaminWright

Group1 Teacher:ReneeBrossmanMOHDJIM,NurFatinFatihah(Fatin)10B HAN,Bangze(Peter) 10BNG,NicoleChyiShien 10A LIN,Han(Aaron) 10B

LIN,LiangHsun 10B LI,EdouardEdouard 10BWENG,Jisi 10B TURE,Raphael(Raphael)Sacha 10A

PANG,CheukLing 10BMENON,RheaRanjit 10C

Group2 Teacher:ClaireVincentJIANG,Jie(Annie) 10B MAU,Kelvin 10BTSENG,Yu-En(Kerry) 10A TSAI,Cheng-Hsuan(Ryan) 10C

SEO,Boryeong(Julie) 10A NAMAI,Kaiyo 10APARK,WonHyung 10C KO,PakYang(YangYang)Alistair 10B

HUANG,Qian-Rou 10ATING,OnNi(Annie)

Group3 Teacher:LilyChenCHI,Cheng-Rui(DorisChi)Doris10A SHI,Fengrui(George) 10BFUNG,Julia(Julia)Yintong 10A WILLIAMS,Romir(Romir) 10C

JIN,ZhiYing 10C LIN,Gene 10CTAKIKAWA,Riko 10C LUO,Andy 10C

LIM,Heidi(Heidi)Shijie 10AFOO,AnnabelleYingTing(Annabelle)10B

Group4 Teacher:MarkMontgomeryLEE,HoYiuAnson 10A YARON,Adi 10BHA,TinYu(Tiffany) 10C HUI,HenmanTszYin 10C

WING,ChiIJoyce 10C JIANG,JonathanYunQing 10APENG,Linda(Linda) 10C CHEN,HaoLinAlexander 10C

FOUN,MingHim(OscarFoun) 10ACHAO,Kuan-Hua 10B

Grup5 Teacher:EdCreighton/HeatherBERGERET,Verlaine(Verlaine)KantoAmbre10A UENO,Ken(Ken)KEN 10BKIM,Yeongseo(Zeta) 10C WENG,Guangyi 10C

ZHU,Annie 10B PARK,Joonha 10CHONG,Yuan 10A OH,JuneSeob(Cory) 10B

LEE,Junyong 10ASEO,JinHyuk 10A

Group6 Teacher:GeoffSladeSIDDIQUI,HafsaZubair 10B YUEN,ChoKit(Forest) 10CPARK,Minjung 10A SOENARIO,Joshua(Joshua) 10C

KOBAYASHI,Keiko 10B CANE,NiallYousef 10CKIM,Heesong 10A XU,BryanWeiting 10A

ZHANG,Haoyang(Steven) 10AGENG,Owen(Owen)Lee 10A

Boys GirlsRoomNo. Rooming Class RoomNo. Rooming Class

1 HAN,Bangze(Peter) 10B 16 MOHDJIM,NurFatinFatihah(Fatin) 10BLIN,Han(Aaron) 10B NG,NicoleChyiShien 10A

2 LI,EdouardEdouard 10B 17 LIN,LiangHsun 10BTURE,Raphael(Raphael)Sacha 10A WENG,Jisi 10B

3 ZHANG,Haoyang(Steven) 10A 18 PANG,CheukLing 10BGENG,Owen(Owen)Lee 10A MENON,RheaRanjit 10C

4 MAU,Kelvin 10B 19 JIANG,Jie(Annie) 10BTSAI,Cheng-Hsuan(Ryan) 10C TSENG,Yu-En(Kerry) 10A

5 CANE,NiallYousef 10C 20 SEO,Boryeong(Julie) 10AXU,BryanWeiting 10A PARK,WonHyung 10C

6 NAMAI,Kaiyo 10A 21 HUANG,Qian-Rou 10AKO,PakYang(YangYang)Alistair 10B TING,OnNi(Annie)

7 SHI,Fengrui(George) 10B 22 CHI,Cheng-Rui(DorisChi)Doris 10AWILLIAMS,Romir(Romir) 10C FUNG,Julia(Julia)Yintong 10A

8 LIN,Gene 10C 23 JIN,ZhiYing 10CLUO,Andy 10C TAKIKAWA,Riko 10C

9 YUEN,ChoKit(Forest) 10C 24 LIM,Heidi(Heidi)Shijie 10ASOENARIO,Joshua(Joshua) 10C FOO,AnnabelleYingTing(Annabelle)10B

10 YARON,Adi 10B 25 LEE,HoYiuAnson 10AHUI,HenmanTszYin 10C HA,TinYu(Tiffany) 10C

11 JIANG,JonathanYunQing 10A 26 WING,ChiIJoyce 10CCHEN,HaoLinAlexander 10C PENG,Linda(Linda) 10C

12 FOUN,MingHim(OscarFoun) 10A 27 KOBAYASHI,Keiko 10BCHAO,Kuan-Hua 10B KIM,Heesong 10A

13 UENO,Ken(Ken)KEN 10B 28 BERGERET,Verlaine(Verlaine)KantoAmbre10AWENG,Guangyi 10C KIM,Yeongseo(Zeta) 10C

14 PARK,Joonha 10C 29 ZHU,Annie 10BOH,JuneSeob(Cory) 10B HONG,Yuan 10A

15 LEE,Junyong 10A 30 SIDDIQUI,HafsaZubair 10BSEO,JinHyuk 10A PARK,Minjung 10A

INTERNATIONALAWARDPACKINGLISTThefollowingpackinglistisprovidedforyourinformation.Itisintendedasaguide.Youwillbepartofaprogramthathasacampingelement.Pleasebepreparedforalltypesofweatherandforregionalweatherinformationofprogramsite,pleasecheckatwww.wunderground.com.PACKINGYOURBAGYOURSELFISPARTOFTHEPROGRAMEXPERIENCE.Youshouldnotexpectanycommerciallaundriesontheprogramandrememberwhatyoubringyouwillneedtocarry.-Apairofcomfortableandsturdyclosed-toeshoesisaMUST-HAVEitemforprogramactivities.Jellyshoes,“Crocs”andClogsarenotpermitted.SandalsorFlipFlops(Slippers)mayONLYbewornintheshower.Ifyoupurchasenewshoespleasebreaktheminbeforetheprogram.Thiscanbedonebywearingthem5timesaroundthehousetwoweeksbeforetheprogram.DONOTwearyourshoesforthefirsttimeonprogram!!-Pleasepackallofyourgearintoabackpacksothatyouhaveyourhandsfreewhenyouarewalking.SinglestrappacksandspaghettistrapbackpacksareNOTSUITABLEforthisprogram.-Audioplayers,videoplayers,mobilephones,electronicgames,excessivecash,andexpensiveitemspleaseleaveathome.TeachersandIndierstaffwillbeabletocommunicatewithemergencyservices,schoolandparents.Clothing– o Shortsorpantsforeachday,(noshortshorts

please).Preferredquick-drymaterial.o Shirtsforeachday-plus1extra(nospaghetti

straps)o Quick-drylongpantsforhikingo Underwearforeachday-plus1extrao Socksforeachday-plus1extrao Raincoato Warmjumper o Apairofsturdyclosedtoeshoes/bootsyoucan

hikeino Campshoes(ifnotclosedtoethencanonlybe

allowedinbasecamp)o HatEquipment– o Headlamporflashlightwithextrabatterieso Appropriatesleepingbag–ratedto10Co Personalcookware.Smallbowl,spork

(fork/spoon)orchopsticks,cup.(PLEASENOTETHESEITEMSNEEDTOBESMALL&EASALYPACKED)

o Insectrepellentandsunscreen(non-breakablecontainer)

o 2*1literwaterbottleswithnameo Alargebackpackthatcanfiteverything(no

suitcasesorwheels)PersonalItems– o Personaltoiletries(toothbrush,smallcontainer

oftoothpaste,etc.NOEXCESSMAKEUP)o Eyecareneedso Extraglassesorcontactlenso HandsanitizerIt’sNicetoHave–o Journalo Camerao Sunglasseso SmallTowelo WatchDon’tForget–*Allmedicationinitsoriginalcontainerwithwrittenandsignedinstructionsshouldstayinthepossessionofanaccompanyingteacheratalltimes.

Note:Itisveryimportanttohaveenoughbutnottoomanyitemstobepackedinforprogram.AsyouaregoingonanOutdoorProgram,pleaseonlypackfunctionalgears,especiallyforhikingboots,watershoes,backpacksandheadlamp,etc.

Foodrecommendations:Thefollowingisasuggestionofwhatstudentsshouldbring.Followthesuggestionsofbackpackingmealsforthebestpossibleresultsonprogram.

1. Dry-Dryfoodsarelighterinweightandtheyavoideasyspoilageandspillageinyourpack

2. Easytocook-Cooksinone-potforthedinnermeal3. Cooksquickly-Thecookingtimeisunder30minutes4. Appealing-Themealshouldhavevisualappeal

Breakfast-(planoneatingwarmbreakfasts)o Oatmeal,raisins,sunflowerseeds,Brownsugaro BreakfastBarso Driedfruito Hotteaorhotdrinks

Lunch-(onmosttripluncheswillnotbecookedandeatenonthetrail)o Flourtortillaso Peanutbutter&jelly o Powerbars-proteinbars-energybars-snickerso Crackerso Driedfruito GORP-thisisamixtureofnuts,raisins,driedfruits,seeds,M&M’sorthelikeeatenasahigh-energysnack.Thisisall

mixedtogetherintoaZiplocbag.*PersonalfavoriteofIndierstaffDinner-(theseareallone-potmeals)

o Instantriceo Noodleswithspices o Spaghettinoodleswithredsauce

Spiceso Curryo Garlicpowdero Soysauce

Additionso Smallcanoftunaorchickeno Vegetables:thesewillneedtobefreezedriedandthenrehydratedpriortoeatingo Desert!Bringthefollowing:o Driedmeato Driedfruito GORP

o Noodleso Tortillasforsandwicheso Snickersorcandyequivalent

Donotbringthefollowing:o Freshfoods:eggs,meat&vegetableso Frozenfoodso Largecansoffood-donotbringover6ounces

o Itemsthathavealotofpackagingo Itemsthatareveryheavyandbulky(hardtopack)