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Contents Important Notes on What to Bring to Camp .............................................................. 2

Suggested Packing List ............................................................................................. 3

Key Contact Info: ...................................................................................................... 4

Camp Key Data Sheets ............................................................................................. 5

Go Camp and International Camp (for under 10s) ...................................................... 5

Family Camp Juniors and Seniors and International Camp - 10 year olds and above . 6

Little Village ............................................................................................................. 7

Gredos-Madrid ........................................................................................................... 8

Magic Village ............................................................................................................. 9

Tecs College ............................................................................................................ 10

Arrivals and Departure Day Information ................................................................. 11

Transfers ................................................................................................................. 11

Some Information on Camp Groups ........................................................................ 12

Camp Rules ............................................................................................................ 12

Welfare System ....................................................................................................... 13

We recommend that parents and children read this circular together.

Whilst the information put into this document is correct at the time of the last edit, we do ask parents to understand that due to nature of summer camp, an ever changing environment, that there will always exist the possibility of small modifications in camp timetables etc.. due to logistical necessities that come up. If any doubts, don’t hesitate to contact us at Spark before camp and our parners at TECS during camp. See key contact info page for contact details.

If you child is attending DAY camp (Full or Half) or the Family programme, please refer to the Day

Camp circular. This one is for residential campers and those doing Homestay and Camp.

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Important Notes on What to Bring to Camp

Camper’s name/Nombre del campista:

Age/Edad:

CLOTHES: There is a clothes list attached below. We recommend to bring a light, rather than hard and heavy, suitcase as this is easier for the camper to carry and also easier for storage once on camp. We recommend the following:

- Fill in the packing sheet and place it on top of the suitcase. Please don’t place it the envelope with the important documents as the idea is the sheet comes out at the time of unpacking.

- Please do fill in the quantity of things the camper is taking, as with younger children, Rangers and Sophomore and younger Juniors, the monitor will do their best to check this list and confirm everything is there on departure. Please do note this task is very complicated to do with so many children so whilst we will try to do it, we can’t promise it is done perfectly in all cases.

- Add any extra things the camper will be bringing that are not on the list, either on an additional paper or on the back. - Important to place the child’s name on all items of clothing. Laundry is done per room or cabin and whilst the same clothes bag is

returned to each room there is still possibility of some things being mixed up, as is natural with any mass laundry system. Also children can misplace clothing during activities so name tags help a lot to return the clothing to the right camper.

- We do recommend at least one warm item of clothing, as although it is very warm during the day, it can at times get chilly at night, especially in the mountain camps.

- If a child has glasses, we would recommend a cord to keep them attached during sports activities and to minimalise chance of losing them.

- Laundry is done once a week in all camps. VALUABLE OBJECTS: We recommend avoiding bringing objects of high value to all camps, as whilst the loss or damage of objects is extremely rare it is still possible, as it is in any children’s envioronment. We especially recommend children bring the most basic mobile phones possible, as their usage in all camps is kept just to phone calls to parents, so high tech phones don’t serve any purpose and aren’t needed during the campers time on camp. Excluding TECS College, it is not possible to bring computers. In all camps it is not permitted to bring tablets or games consoles. Other items that we do not recommend bringing are the following: music systems, valuabe digitial cameras and very expensive clothing. Whilst we do our utmost to make sure all camper property is safe and clothing returned, we do inform parents that in all cases of camper’s property the camp can not take responsibility for their loss or damage, unless the damage or loss was deemed to be a result of camp’s direct action or negligence. MOBILE PHONES: In all camps, mobile phones are taken from campers on arrival. This is to avoid disruption to the activities and language immersion and to ensure the usage of mobile phones takes place only in designated phone call moments (see information on phone calls below). This is also important to allow younger campers to integrate and adapt to camp as talking to their parents too often does make this adaption harder. In all cases (essential with younger campers) we recommend the following: - To place a sticker on the mobile phone and charger with the name of the camper. Also on the phone we suggest you include, for

younger children, the parental contact numbers and the pin for the phone. Please note most younger campers will not remember these.

- Place mobile phone and charger in a clear plastic bag (ideally also labelled with child’s name) and place in the suitcase. Please do not leave them in the essential document envelope (point below). Children on transfers naturally may keep their phone with them during the journey but we recommend you explain to them to place them in their suitcase on arrival to camp.

- It’s essential to make sure the phone is fully charged. We will charge them once at the weekend and individual phones when needed but not bringing them to camp charged could mean the child misses a calling slot.

MEDICINES/MEDICAL INFO: If the camper needs any medicine or has any health issues, it is essential to inform camp ahead of time, either on the enrollment form, or, if not possible, on a paper stored with the other important documents that the camper brings to camp (see “essential documents” point). The parent should make sure to store the medicine in the “essential document’s envelope” and make sure to provide a full description in English or Spanish that can be understood by the medical responsible of each camp. ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS: On arrival to camp, all important documents will be taken off the campers and kept in a safe place. To make the process easier, we ask that parents place all the following important documents in a secure envelope, or similar, in order that the camper can pass them all over in one go on arrival to camp. The envelope must include – (please note any * is ESSENTIAL for all campers to bring): - * Identity Card and/or Passport. Please note for exursions to Gibraltar campers must bring either their passport (all foreign nationals)

or if a Spanish national their DNI (Spanish identity) card AND “autorización oficial de menores de su Comisaría de policía local o Guardia Civil.” IMPORTANT: for parents to check whether a separate visa is needed to enter Gibrlatar as being part of the UK a separate visa for some nationals may be required. Also all campers learning English and 14 year olds and over in Family Camp (International Camp for English learners) must have an official document to identity themselves for sitting the Trinity exams (this is a Trinity requirement). Usually this would be a passport or national I.D. card and must include a photo. It isn’t needed for campers learning Spanish nor for campers in other camps.

- Flight departure information or tickets if relevant. - Description of any medicial info or medicine which has not already been supplied on the enrollment form. - “Camper Ficha”, if this has not been supplied to you before arrival to camp, don’t worry as it would be given to you on arrival. - Pocket Money that the camper is bringing to camp (campers are not permitted to keep their own money for security reasons). - Medicine the camper is bringing (this would be given to the medicial responsible of the camper). If it is a medicine a camper must keep

themselves, please confirm they have your permission to do so and are of suitable maturity. - * Evidence of health coverage for their time in the country. If a Spanish national this can be a “Seguridad Social” card, if an EU national

this could be European Health Card and for other nationals it must be health insurance contracted specially for their time in Spain. Camp has its own emergency coverage but this covers emergencies only and not other issues and all students must contract their own insurance for other issues or be covered by national health service in Spain.

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Suggested Packing List

Ropa y Equipo Recomendado TODOS LOS PROGRAMAS Reccommended clothes and equipment for all Camps

PUT

QUANTITY

Lleva X Back X

2x jerseys de abrigo (especilmente: Little V /Magic V/FC Gredos)/ 2 jumpers for the cold at night, especially for the mountain camps.

8x camisetas de verano / 8 summer t-shirts

4x pantalones cortos/4 pairs of shorts

2x pantalones largos /2 pairs of trousers/track suit bottoms

1x zapatillas deportivas / 1 pair of trainers (note these are required for sport activities)

1x calzado cómodo/1 pair of comfortable shoes

1x chanclas (solo usar en piscina y playa)/ 1 pair of sandals or flip flops (for pool and beach)

5px calcetines no deportivos / 5 pairs of normal socks

8px calcetines deportivos / 8 pairs of sport socks

2x bañadores / 2 swimming costumes

8 x calzonzillos/braguitas – 8 pairs of underwear

5 x sujetadores (según necesidad) - 5 bras (as needed)

2x pijamas verano / 2 summer pyjamas

1x cantimplora / 1 water flask

1x toalla playa y 1 toalla de baño/ 1bath towel and 1 beach towel

Neceser con útiles de aseo/ wash bag (toothbrush, shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste etc..)

Crema solar alta protección / high factor sun cream (note camp cannot supply this for normal usage, although does have some for times when campers lose or forget it).

Crema para después del sol / after sun cream

Gorra/sombrero para el sol (obligatorio) / hat to protect from the sun

Repelente de mosquitos/ insect repelent

1x Saco de dormir (recommendado) /sleeping bag (recommended if attending LV, MV or FCG. Required if in tents FC or GC)

1x Mochila pequeña y riñonera /small rucksack or bag and bum bag

1 x Linterna / a torch

1x Camiseta vieja para actividades manuales/1 old t-shirt for Arts & Crafts

1x Camiseta vieja blanca para actividad de tie dye/1 old white t-shirt for tie dye

1x Teléfono Móvil y cargador del móvil/ mobile phone + charger (we recommend NOT to bring expensive mobiles if possible)

PROGRAMA NÁUTICO y SUPERCOOL /Water Sports: Zapatillas suela de goma /Rubber-soled shoes

PROGRAMA DE PÁDEL: raqueta (esencial)/ Padel Raquet (essential)

PROGRAMA DE EQUITACION: /Horse riding:

Botas (no imprescindibles) /Riding boots (not essential)

Pantalones de Montar y Guantes (Opcional) / Riding trousers & gloves (optional)

Pantalón largo (esencial) / Long trousers (essential)

Zapato cerrado (esencial) / Sport shoes (essential)

Casco (Imprescindible) Riding Helmet (essential)

PROGRAMA DE TENIS /Tennis Activity (not essential, but advisable) Raqueta/ Tennis raquet (essential)

PROGRAMA DE ARSENAL CLUB DE FÚTBOL /Arsenal Football Programme 2x pantalones cortos y 2x camisetas / 2 shorts & 2 t-shirts Botas de fútbol multitaco (muy recomendable)/ football boots (strongly reccommended) Espinilleras (imprescindible) / shin guards (essential)

TECS COLLEGE: Imprescindible ordenador portátil y cargador. Recomendable funda./ Laptop computer with charger and case. NOTE ONLY for TECS College.

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Key Contact Info The summer camp is run by our sister company TECS. This means Spark will continue to do all coordination with you up until camp starts but once camp starts, TECS will be the direct point of contact for any issue, as they run camp and care for the children. Of course at Spark we would also be here in case of need but as said TECS would be able to provide the quickest and best answers. So the contact numbers below are those of TECS. All times below are in Spanish time (CET). Who to contact during camp in case of need?

Contact no. for general issues > 902 350 356 (10.00-20.30 WEEK Days - Spanish time)

VERY very important issues (OUT OF OFFICE HOURS) or Emergency Contact no. > FAMILY, GO, DAY AND INTERNATIONAL CAMP: 637 70 44 20 // LITTLE VILLAGE: 607 70 58 87 // MAGIC VILLAGE: 607 70 58 37// FAMILY CAMP-GREDOS: 607 70 58 12 / / // TECS COLLEGE: 667 53 75 19

o We ask parents to please be responsible with what they judge as “very important” bearing in mind this number goes directly to the director or head welfare who could be responsible for organizing or coordinating important activities in that moment. This is especially true at the weekend when excursions are being run. Please note in some camps and on some excursions it is possible for the director to be in area which doesn’t have coverage 100% of the time.

Reserve Contact no. for emergencies > 607 705 832 (ONLY in case of an emergency and the out of office hours number above not answering).

How can I contact my child whilst they are on camp?

In all camps the campers have a designated moment per week day when they can contact their parents. Please refer to the camp fact sheet for the camp your child is attending for this timetable.

How calls work is the camper phones home and the parent phones back but the camper phones first as the time when they have the phone can vary a little from day to day.

Please note the campers only have apx 5mins for the call as the daily camp timetable is jam packed.

Please also note for all campers, especially younger ones, it is relatively normal the camper is a little emotional during the first days of phones calls. A monitor will always be supervising the calls, so if you are especially concerned at any moment please do ask to speak to them and either they will speak to you in that moment or if not possible will call back at a later time.

***Important to make sure the mobile is activated for international calls.***

Special points per camp: o Family Camp, Magic Village, International Camp, Family Camp Gredos and Go Camp can contact their parents

also on Saturday after the excursion (time depends on excursion that day but is apx 20.30). o Little Village: because of the language exposure rule, there is only one phone call during camp, which is on the

first Friday of camp. o TECS College: has no phone calls during the 2 weeks due to the nature of the programme.

Please note phones will be turned off at all other moments. If you wish to leave your child a message, for them to receive once they turn their phone on, we suggest you do it by text message rather than voice message.

We ask for parents understanding that some camps, especially the mountain ones, can at times have issues with coverage with certain networks and this is not something we have in our hands to control perfectly, although we do try to take the campers to the best network spots when possible.

Mainline in Family Camp Juniors, Go Camp and International Camp (under 13s ONLY): In these camps there is a period when calls can be made to our mainline, see camp information. We ask parents to only use this when contact has been impossible in other moments or in the rare case the child has not come with a mobile. This service is not available for the Seniors or the children in Intenational Camp who are in that age group.

No camps have calls on the last Friday of camp due to packing their bags for departure. Communication by Email

Contact emails for camp can also be found on the camp page. Please note you should use Spark emails for any pre-camp information and TECS ones for thereafter. Any general issues during camp should be sent to tecs@tecs.es but any message for the camper should be sent via the camp specific email on the camp page.

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Camp Key Data Sheets

Go Camp and International Camp (for under 10s)

AN AVERAGE DAY ON GO CAMP/International Camp (6-9years)

TIME ACTIVITY

08.45 GETTING UP

09.00 MORNING WASH ETC…

09.15 MORNING ACTIVITIES

09.30 BREAKFAST

10.00 ENGLISH OR SPANISH CLASS

13.00 LUNCH

13.40 GAMES, RELAX + PHONE CALLS

14.20 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT PREPARATION

14.50 ARTS AND CRAFTS

16.00 SPORTS: MULTI-ACTIVITY OR SELECTED EXTRA ACTIVITY

17.00 SNACK

17.30 SPORTS: MULTI-ACTIVITY OR SELECTED EXTRA ACTIVITY

19.30 SHOWERS

20.15 DINNER

20.45 BONDING GAMES WITH MONITOR AND TEACHER

21.15 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

22.10 CHILL OUT TIME BEFORE BED

22.20 GETTING READY FOR BED

22.30 BEDTIME

Arrival Day, parents bringing their child must arrive between 16:00 and 17:30. Departure Day, parents picking up their child must do so between: 10.30 and 12.00. Later or earlier arrivals or departures may be possible but must be pre-arranged and we ask parents only to request it when there’s no choice. Please note we are aware transfers may arrive later or earlier. Please see transfer page for more info.

How to get here from Seville: 1. From Seville take the A-4 direction Cádiz. 2. Take 84: Jerez Sur-Medina Sidonia—Take the right (A-381) at 1,5 km 3. Take a left at the 1st roundabout 1ª (CA-9023) direction El Portal / El Puerto de Santa María. Continue for 11 km driving through El Portal. 4. Take a left at the 1st roundabout. Direction: El Puerto de Santa María / Cádiz. Continue for 0,5 km. 5. Take a right at the 3rd roundabout direction: Rota-El Puerto Oeste (A491). Continue for more or less 2 km. 6. Take exit 24. Direction: El Puerto Oeste. Continue 0,5 km. 7. At the second roundabout you will see the school “El Centro Inglés”. Enter at designated time via the green back gate.

From Malaga 1.– Take the A7, exit 110 (A·381) Direction Jerez de La Fra. 2.- Pass crossing at highway Sevilla– Cádiz y continue until 1,5km. 3. Take a left at the 1st roundabout 1ª (CA-9023) direction El Portal / El Puerto de Santa María. Continue for 11 km driving through El Portal. 4. Take a left at the 1st roundabout. Direction: El Puerto de Santa María / Cádiz. Continue for 0,5 km. 5. Take a right at the 3rd roundabout direction: Rota-El Puerto Oeste (A491). Continue for more or less 2 km. 6. Take exit 24. Direction: El Puerto Oeste. Continue 0,5 km. 7. At the second roundabout you will see the school “El Centro Inglés”. Enter at designated time via the green back gate.

CAMP ADDRESS:Colegio El Centro Inglés. Carretera de Fuentebravía s/n

11500, El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz)

TELEPHONE TIMETABLE

AGE GROUP TIME MAINLINE 902350356

Rangers 13:45 a 14:15 14:45 a 15:10

On SATURDAYS there is a special calling time from 20:30 to 21:00. Please note that the time may vary a little due to the excursion timetable. There is NO CALLING on the last Friday of camp.

GPS COORDINATES

Latitud 36.60056 Longitud -6.24498

EXCURSIONS GO CAMP JULY EXCURSIONS

Saturday 9th July Spice of Andalucia (Jerez Zoo, Isla Mágica) Sunday 10th July Waterworld (wáter park and tour of El

Puerto) 16th & 17th July Weekend in the mountains (4 weekers)

Saturday 23th July

Water Adventure (Water sport activities and beach in Sanct Petri)

Sunday 24th July Waterworld (wáter park and tour of El Puerto)

AUGUST EXCURSIONS Saturday 06th

August Touch of Britain (Tour of Gibraltar and shopping)

Sunday 07th August

Magic Adventure (Zahara de la Sierra)

13th & 14th August

Weekend in the mountains (4 weekers)*

Saturday 20th August

Spice of Andalucia (Jerez Zoo, Isla Mágica)

Sunday 21st August

Magic Adventure (adventure activities in the Sierra de Grazalema)

* Min 5 students required to take place. If not 5 students, activities done on site with monitor supervision throughout.

Contact Number general issues > 902 350 356

Emergencies Only > 1st 637 70 44 20, 2

nd: 607 705 832

Emails normal issues DURING camp; tecs@tecs.es

Email msgs to camper: tecscampdirfc@tecs.es

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Family Camp Juniors and Seniors and International Camp - 10 year olds and above ***Notes Juniors are campers aged 10-13 years old and Seniors are aged 12-17 years old. The exact age divide of 12 or 13 for Seniors does depend on the number of campers during a particular fortnight as we strive always to make the groups approximately the same size.***

An average day in Family Camp + International Camp (10-17years)

Juniors Seniors TIME ACTIVITY TIME ACTIVITY

08.30 WAKE UP CALL 08.45 WAKE UP CALL 09.00 BREAKFAST 09.30 BREAKFAST 09.30 ENGLISH OR SPANISH CLASS

(break 11.00-11.30 apx) 10.00 ENGLISH OR SPANISH CLASS (break 11.00-11.30 apx)

13.30 LUNCH 14.00 LUNCH 14.10 CHILL OUT GAMES AND PHONE

CALLS (SEE TIMETABLE) 14.40 CREATIVE PROJECTS

14.50 ARTS AND CRAFTS 16.00 SPORTS OR EXTRA ACTIVITIES 16.00 SPORTS OR EXTRA ACTIVITIES 18.00 SNACK 17.30 SNACK 18.30 SPORTS OR EXTRA ACTIVITIES 18.00 SPORTS OR EXTRA ACTIVITIES 19.30 CHILL OUT + CALLS 20.00 SHOWERS 20.30 SHOWERS 20.45 DINNER 21.15 DINNER 21.15 GAMES 21.45 EVENING ENT PREP. + CHILL OUT

21.45 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT 22.15 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT 23.30 BEDTIME 00.00 BEDTIME

How to get here from Seville: 1. From Seville take the A-4 direction to Cádiz. 2. Take 84: Jerez Sur-Medina Sidonia—Take the right (A-381) at 1,5 km 3. Take a left at the 1st roundabout 1ª (CA-9023) direction El Portal / El Puerto de Santa María. Continue for 11 km driving through El Portal. 4. Take a left at the 1st roundabout. Direction: El Puerto de Santa María / Cádiz. Continue for 0.5 km. 5. Take a right at the 3rd roundabout direction: Rota-El Puerto Oeste (A491). Continue for more or less 2 km. 6. Take exit 24. Direction: El Puerto Oeste. Continue 0.5 km. 7. At the second roundabout you will see the school “El Centro Inglés”. Enter at designated time via the green back gate.

From Malaga 1.– Take the A7, exit 110 (A·381) Direction Jerez de La Fra. 2.- Pass crossing at highway Sevilla– Cádiz y continue until 1,5km. 3. Take a left at the 1st roundabout 1ª (CA-9023) direction El Portal / El Puerto de Santa María. Continue for 11 km driving through El Portal. 4. Take a left at the 1st roundabout. Direction: El Puerto de Santa María / Cádiz. Continue for 0,5 km. 5. Take a right at the 3rd roundabout direction: Rota-El Puerto Oeste (A491). Continue for more or less 2 km. 6. Take exit 24. Direction: El Puerto Oeste. Continue 0,5 km. 7. At the second roundabout you will see the school “El Centro Inglés”. Enter at designated time via the green back gate.

TELEPHONE CALLS TIMETABLE

GROUP Time Mainline 902350356

Juniors 14.10-14.50 15.10 a 15.35

Seniors 19.30 a 20.30 NO

On SATURDAYS there is a special calling time from 20.30 to 21.00. Please note that the time may vary a little due to the excursion timetable. There is NO CALLING on the last Friday of camp. There is NO mainline on Wednesdays.

GPS COORDINATES: Latitud 36.60056

Longitud -6.24498

ADDRESS: Colegio El Centro Inglés. Carretera de Fuentebravía s/n

11500, El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz)

FAMILY CAMP EXCURSIONS/International Camp 10years and above JULY EXCURSION /COMPETITION AUGUST Wednesday 06th July Cádiz trip Wednesday 03th August Cádiz trip Saturday 09th July Spice of Andalucia (Sevilla y Isla Mágica Attraction Park) Saturday 06th August Touch of Britain (Visit Gibraltar) Sunday 10th July Intercamp Competition (Sports and Academic

competition between camps) Sunday 07th August Waterworld (wáter park and tour of El

Puerto) Wednesday,13/27 July Puerto Beach (Valdelagrana) Wednesday,10/24 August Puerto Beach (Valdelagrana)

16th & 17th July Weekend in the mountains (4 weekers only) 13th & 14th August Weekend in the mountains (4 weekers only)* Wednesday 20th July Aqualand (trip to waterpark El Puerto) Wednesday 17th August Aqualand (trip to waterpark El Puerto)

Saturday 23rd July Water Adventure (water sports in Sancti Petri) Saturday 20th August Spice of Andalucia (Sevilla y Isla Mágica Attraction Park)

Sunday 24th July Intercamp Competition (Sports and Academic

competition between camps) Sundau 21st August Magic Adventure (adventure activities in the

Sierra de Grazalema) * Min 5 students required to take place. If not 5 students, activities done on site with monitor supervision throughout.

Arrival Day, parents bringing their child must arrive between 16.00 and 17.30. Departure Day, parents picking up their child must do so between 10.30 and 12.00. Later or earlier arrivals or departures may be possible but must be pre-arranged and we ask parents only to request

it when there’s no choice.

Please note we are aware transfers may arrive later or earlier. Please see transfer page for more info.

Contact Number general issues > 902 350 356

Emergencies Only > 1

st 637 70 44 20,

2nd

: 607 705 832 Emails normal issues

DURING camp; tecs@tecs.es

Email msgs to camper: tecscampdirfc@tecs.es

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Little Village

A DAY IN LITTLE VILLAGE

ANGLOS

TIME ACTIVITY

09.00 WAKE UP

09.30 BREAKFAST

10.15 CONVERSATION CLASS (TOPIC 1)

11.45 BREAK

12.15 CONVERSATION CLASS (TOPIC 2)

14.00 LUNCH

14.30 CHILL OUT + POCKET MONEY + CALLS (ONLY FIRST FRIDAY)

15.00 EDUCATIONAL PROJECT

17.00 1ST ACTIVITY BLOCK

18.00 SNACK

18.20 2ND ACTIVITY BLOCK

19.20 3RD ACTIVITY BLOCK

20.15 SHOWERS AND CHILL OUT IN CABINS

21.15 DINNER

21.45 POINTS COLLECTION FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS

22.15 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

23.30 CABIN TIME

00.15 BEDTIME

IN THIS CAMP AS YOU KNOW IT IS PROHIBITED TO SPEAK ANY OTHER LANGUAGE OTHER THAN

ENGLISH EXCEPT DURING THE ONE PHONE CALL DURING CAMP.

We ask for the parents understanding of this language rule as this 100% English only rule is strictly enforced on camp as we know from experience it is this rule that produces the amazing english level progress and personal development of the campers but it is also has challenges of course. We ask parents to make sure their child has this rule clear, understanding that staff will be monitoring them throughout the camp to ensure this rule is completely kept to.

LITTLE VILLAGE EXCURSIONS

DAY EXCURSION Wednesday, 6th,13th,20th and 27th July

Mini Cycling Adventure (Sierra de Grazalema)-

note campers get option to do this ONCE in fortnight Saturday 09th July Waterworld (water park in Algeciras, tour of Tarifa) Sunday 10th July Intercamp Competition (Sports and Academic

competition between camps) 16th and 17th July Weekend in the mountains (4 weekers) Saturday 23rd July

Water Adventure (water sport and beach time in

Sancti Petri)

Sunday 24th July Intercamp Competition (Sports and Academic

competition between camps)

Arrivals Day: Campers should arrive in Little Village between 16.00 and 17.30.

ADDRESS CORTIJO HUERTA DOROTEA

Ctra. Villamartín - Ubrique, km 12 11660, PRADO DEL REY (Cádiz)

GPS COORDINATES LATITUD: 36º 76´68.05” N LONGITUD: 5º 54´91.26” O

How to get to camp? From Sevilla, take the AP4, direction Cádiz and take exit 44 to Lebrija-Las Cabezas. After some metres, you will

see an exit to the road Villamartín and Arcos de la Frontera. Continue to Villamartín and once there, take the road between Villamartín y El Bosque. Enter Prado del Rey via the 2nd exit/entrance. When you do, you

will see a signpost to the right indicating the instaltion “huerta Dorotea”. Continue allow the road for 150 or so

metres. The total journey distance from Sevilla is apx 110kms.

Departure Day: At 10:15 we have the special Departure Day Show at Little Village. Parents that are able to, are invited to come and see this show where campers present what they have learnt during their educational projects. If children are staying for this show, the earliest they are able to leave is 12.45. In case of international flights, we fully understand it may not be possible to arrange a flight to fit with this but where possible we advise parents to arrange the flights for later in the day in order to allow your child to participate in the show. We recommend you check flight times with us.

CALLING TIME

Anglos: 14:45 to 15:30 (45min)- ONLY first Friday of camp.

We recommend to bring at least one warm layer of clothing as although it is hot during the day, due to the mountain location it can also be cool at night.

Contact Number general issues > 902 350 356, Emergencies Only > 1st

607 70 58 87, 2nd

: 607 705 832 Emails normal issues DURING camp; tecs@tecs.es. Email msgs to camper: tecscampdirlv@tecs.es

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Gredos-Madrid

HOW TO GET TO FAMILY CAMP GREDOS

From the North Take the M40 from Madrid, take the exit for San Jose de Valderas and take the M501 towards Plasencia.

After about 60 km, you’ll arrive at San Martin de Valdeiglesias and go towards Plasencia and go through

the following towns : Navahondilla , Santa Maria del Tietar, Sotillo de La Adrada and finally The ADRADA. Here, take the AV -930 road towards La Iglesuela for 4.5km, after crossing the bridge over the

river Tietar, and after about 100 meters, turn left at the Montelargo Urbanization. Take the main road to

the end and you reach La Espuela.

From the South

It would similar once near Madrid. However, first, if you take the A5 from Sevilla, you would reach Talavera de la Reina and then take the exit to the road CM 5005, towards Cervera de los Montes. You

would go through the following towns : Marrupe , Navamorcuende and La Iglesuela. Here, take the AV -

930 towards La Adrada, and about 8 km from La Iglesuela on the right hand side, you would see the

entrance to the Montelargo Urbanization. Take the main road to the end and you’ll reach La Espuela.

A DAY AT FAMILY CAMP GREDOS

TIME ACTIVITY 08.30 GETTING UP

09.00 BREAKFAST

09.30 CLASS

11.30 BREAK

11.50 CLASS

13.30 LUNCH

14.15 GAMES AND PHONE CALLS

14.45 CHILL OUT TIME/LAKE/COLOUR WAR

16.00 ACTIVITIES AND COMPETITIONS

16.30 SNACK

17.00 ACTIVITIES AND COMPETITIONS

19.30 SHOWERS

20.30 DINNER

21.15 PRE-EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

21.45 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

22.45 CHILL OUT TIME IN BEDROOMS

23.00 BEDTIME (23.15 for the older students)

FAMILY CAMP GREDOS EXCURSIONS

DAY EXCURSION

Saturday 9th July

Warner Bros Clash of the Colors + Gala Night

Sundy 10th

July Clash of the Colors + Gala Night

Departures Day Campers leave Family Camp Gredos between 10.30 and 12.00. .

Arrivals Day Campers should arrive to Famiy Camp between 16.00 and 17.30.

HORARIO DE TELÉFONO (Sólo FAMILY CAMP GREDOS)

GRUPO HORARIO

Pioneers 14.15-14.45

Juniors

Los sábados también habrá llamadas después de regresar de la excursión

de 21:00 a 21:45h

ADDRESS: LA ESPUELA

Carretera la Iglesuela, 05430 La Adrada,

Ávila, España

GPS COORDINATES:

Latitud 40.298740, Longitud -4.644709

FAMILY CAMP GREDOS: The TECS camp in the sierra of Gredos. This camp is perfect for all ages and levels, all in a very beautiful setting!

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Magic Village

A DAY AT MAGIC VILLAGE TIME ACTIVITY

08.50 BREAKFAST

09.30 ENGLISH IN ACTION: DYNAMIC ACTIVITIES TO LEARN ENGLISH

11.00 HOUSE COMPETITION AND EVENING ENTERTAINMENT PREPARATION

11.30 BREAK

11.45 ENGLISH SESSIONS THROUGH AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS AND GRAPHICS, MUSIC ACTIVITIES…

13.15 LUNCH

14.00 POOL TIME AND PHONE CALLS

15.30 CREATIVE PROJECTS

16.15 1st ACTIVITY SESSION

17.30 SNACK

18.00 2nd ACTIVITY SESSION

19.00 HOUSE COMPETITION

20.00 SHOWERS

20.45 DINNER

21.15 TECS ENGLISH STAR AWARD AND TEAMS FROM EACH HOUSE.

21.45 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

23.00 BEDTIME

Arrival Day, Campers should arrive at Magic Village between 16.00 and 17.30.

HOW TO GET TO MAGIC VILLAGE From Seville:

Take A-4 towards Cadiz and exit at 44 towards Lebrija-Las Cabezas. Continue on the A- 471 until you come to the exit A- 371 . Continue on it until it joins with the A- 384, direction Villamartín- El Bosque, Ubrique - Grazalema. Take the exit to El Bosque Ubrique Benaocaz on the A- 2302 . Before entering Ubrique take the turning to Benaocaz and follow the road uphill for about 5 km. You’ll then see a turning on the left hand side indicating CHOZOS. Follow this road to the camp.

From Málaga:

Take the AP -7 towards Marbella - Algeciras until exit 172 towards Ronda -San Pedro de Alcantara. Continue along the A- 397 to A- 376 / Carretera de Ronda and then on the A- 372, until it joins the A- 2302 (Ubrique road ). You’ll then see a turning on the left hand side indicating CHOZOS. Follow this road to the camp.

Departure Day, Magic Village campers should not leave before 13:00. See ‘Departures Day Event’.

MAGIC VILLAGE EXCURSIONS

DAY EXCURSIONS

Saturday 09th July Crocodile Park and Beach (Torremolinos)

Sunday 10th July Intercamp Competition

16th and 17th July Weekend in the mountains (for 4 week campers)

Saturday 23rd July Touch of Britain (Gibraltar) Sunday 24th July Intercamp Competition

ADDRESS Los Chozos.

Sendero Ojo del Moro, 11612, Benaocaz

(Cádiz)

GPS Coordinates 36.70831083106679, 5.4266586899757385

On arrival day in Magic Village, campers complete a level test which determines class groups, and for the “Be the Best” activity. These will also be the same groups for some afternoon activities and competing “Team challenges” for the House Competition. During some parts of the day, Magic Village’s natural immersion method is combined with Total English, meaning 100% conversation practice! For sporting activities and sleeping arrangements, campers are divided by age group. The program of activities of Magic Village’s programme is very varied, intended to be fun, enhance their sense of teamwork , etc ....This, along with with classes and outdoor activities means campers have lots of opportunities to put what they have learnt into practice.

TELEPHONE CALLS TIMETABLE

GROUP TIMETABLE

Mon-Fri from 15.35 to 16.10 (45 minutes)

Saturday from 21:15 to 21:45 (30 minutes)

Camp is split into groups for calling times:

Week 1

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday

Wizards Dragons Wizards Dragons ALL

Titans Titans

Week 2

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Wizards Dragons ALL ALL

Titans

Departures Day Show: On Departures day at 11.00, campers put on a ‘Departures Show’ for their parents. This is a very important part of Pre-Teen Total English programme, so we ask you to be punctual and to remind you that campers may not leave before 13.00. It is a great and very exciting event! It’s an essential part of Magic Village for the campers.

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Tecs College

A DAY AT TECS COLLEGE

TIME ACTIVITY 09:30 BREAKFAST

10.15 TIME TO WORK ON PORTFOLIO

10.45 INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES (CREATIVE WRITING, CV PREPARATION, CAREER GUIDANCE, PUBLIC SPEAKING)

13:15 LUNCH WITH YOU LEADER GROUP FROM MAGIC V

14:00 MINI ENGLISH CLASS

14:30 INDEPENDENT WORK

15:00 EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS - INDIVIDUAL AND TEAMS

17:00 MEETING WITH THE CAMP COUNCIL

17:30 SNACK

18:00 AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL, TUTORIALS AND TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL WORK

20:00 INDEPENDENT WORK

20:45 SHOWERS, REST AND FREE TIME IN BEDROOMS

21:15 DINNER

22:00 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

00.00 BEDTIME

THERE ARE NO TELEPHONE CALLS AT TECS COLLEGE There wil be e-mail communication in English during camp.

Arrivals Day Campers should arrive at TECS College between 16.00 and las 17.30.

TECS COLLEGE EXCURSIONS

DAY EXCURSIONS

Saturday 23rd July Survival Day

Sunday 24th

July Tecs Banquet

You should bring your own laptop to TECS College, as you will use it for your individual and team projects during the programme. It will be an essential tool for you! Don’t forget to bring a charger and a case to protect it.

TECS College is an intensive program entirely in English that applies Total English Immersion Plus to help to develop useful skills for the future, in both their personal and professional lives. It teaches them to overcome challenges, personally and in a team, naturally and with responsibility. It will be fun , but you must also work hard! Here you'll discover that you're capable of many things !

GPS COORDINATES: Latitud 36.70831083106679

Longitud 5.4266586899757385

How to get here from Seville: Take A-4 towards Cadiz until exit 44 direction Lebrija -Las Cabezas. Continue on the A- 471 until the exit onto the A- 371. Continue along here until it joins the A- 384, direction Villamartín- El Bosque, Ubrique - Grazalema. Take the exit on to El Bosque Ubrique Benaocaz through the A- 2302. Before entering Ubrique you’ll see a turning on the left hand side indicating CHOZOS. Follow this road to the camp.

How to get here from Málaga:

Take the AP -7 towards Marbella - Algeciras until exit 172 towards Ronda -San Pedro de Alcantara. Continue along the A- 397 to A- 376 / Carretera de Ronda and then the A- 372, until it joins the A- 2302 (Ubrique road ) . You’ll then see a turning on the left hand side indicating CHOZOS. Follow this road to the camp.

ADDRESS: Los Chozos.

Sendero Ojo del Moro, 11612, Benaocaz (Cádiz)

Departures Day Show

At 11.00 on Departures Day, campers put on a ‘Departures Show’ for their parents. This is a very important part of the programme, so we ask you to be punctual and to remind you that campers may not leave before 14.00. It is a great and very exciting event for everyone!

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Arrivals and Departure Day Information

Event JULY AUGUST

Which Camp? (all Camps) (Only Family Camp, Go and International Camp)

Arrival Dates and Times when coming with parents

Camp 1 (and 4 weekers): Arrival Day: Sunday 3rd July: 16.00-17.30 Camp 2: Arrival Day: Sunday 17

th July: 16.00-

17.30

Camp 3 (and 4 weekers): Arrival Day: Sunday 31

st July: 16.00-17.30

Camp 4: Arrival Day: Sunday 14th

August: 16.00-17.30

Dates of Camp Camp 1.- 3rd to 16th July. Camp 2.- 17th July to 30

th July.

4 weekers: Camp 1+2: 3rd July to 30th

July.

Camp 3.- 31st

July to 13th August Camp 4.- 14th to 27th August 4 weekers: Camp 3+4: 31

st July to 27

th August

Departure from Camp when departing with parents

Camp 1: Saturday 16th of July 10.30-12.00. See note below for LV, MV, TC Camp 2 (and 4 weekers): Saturday the 30

th

July 10.30-12.00 In Little V, Magic V and T College see notes below on SHOW.

Camp 1: Saturday 13th August 10.30-12.00. Camp 2 + 4 weekers: Saturday the 27th of August 10.30-12.00

Departure Show In Little V, Magic V and T College ONLY there are departure shows. LV Show: 10.15-12.45, MV Show: 11.00-13.00, TC Show: 11.00-14.00 Where possible we invite parents to attend and for departure flights to be booked after the time for these events (giving time to get to airport).

ARRIVAL Transfer Information:

We do transfers from Jerez for free and from Sevilla for 60€ and Malaga for 90€ per journey. In Jerez and Sevilla it is possible to arrive at any time between 10-20.00, although where possible we strongly suggest arrival time between 12-15.00 if possible. Malaga arrivals need to be before 11.00 to fit with the pick up being done there. GROUPS 10+ can arrive private transfers.

DEPARTURE transfer information:

Options as above. Transfers are available between 07‐17.00 for Saturday departures. However we suggest a flight departure between 09.00‐13.00 if possible, although for LV and MV due to show it’s better for the flight to be after 15.00 if possible but we do understand that may not be possible. Malaga has one off drop off at 12.00, if the flight is later, children must wait at airport on their own so must be old and responsible enough to do this.

Transfers

- Please note transfers must have been communicated to Spark at the LATEST 2 weeks (Groups one month before) before the date of the transfer. Transfers after this date can not be guaranteed, although we would always do our utmost to do them if it were possible. If there are any doubts, we recommend checking the transfer arrival time with us before booking the flight.

- Campers should bring food with them to cover their journey. When they arrive at camp, food will be provided but if this is after a set meal time, this may just be packed lunch.

- Flight arrival times: pick ups are possible from Jerez (free) and Sevilla and Malaga on a paid basis. Please refer to notes above highlighted in yellow for transfer recommendation times.

- Please note it is possible that student transfers can have waiting times to await for later flights with other students on, so the journey from Seville or Jerez can be done in one go. A staff member, (excluding the Malaga transfer), would wait with the students throughout. It is also possible they may do the journey to or from their camp in two journeys i.e. may first go Sevilla to El Puerto before going from El Puerto to Little Village. Whilst we try to minimlise this as much as possible it will be needed at times with so many transfers to coordinate.

- Please note it is the responsibility of the PARENT to check whether or not they need to contract a “jacqueta roja” service for accompanying their children on the plane. This requirement varies per company but is usually required for under 14s but please check with your airline. Airports will NOT allow our staff member to pass through the security gates.

- We advise you to indicate to your child to remember to send you a text message once they arrive safely in Spain and then to camp. Our staff also remind the children to do this but it helps if they have been asked first by their parents to do so.

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Some Information on Camp Groups

Leader Group: is the main grouping on camp. This group is formed by a monitor and teacher who are

responsible for a couple of rooms, tents or cabins. Usually there are between 7-12 campers in this

group but in larger camps or age groups it may at times be up to 14 campers but in that case there would usually be additional staff member to help with the campers. This is the main grouping on

camp and the one that campers spend the most time in. The leader monitors and teachers are the

ones that act most like the surrogate parents of the children during their time on camp.

Class Group: this group is formed by students of the same language level and obviously in the case of

International/Family Camp by learners of the same language. Teachers are always native speakers

and qualified and experienced in their field. English class usually have apx 8-13 students, depending

on the camp and number of students in that level. Spanish classes in International Camp are usually much smaller with a normal class having 2-6 students. Also due to the smaller classes sizes, and fact

the teacher can give more personal attention, Spanish classes will usually have a bit more of a mix of

ages and levels than English classes.

Art & Craft / Project Group: this is a group the children go in for these activities. Younger children

will do a different arts and crafts activity each day whereas for older children, projects will be

specialized on one activity which will have an end product, for example learning and then performing a

dance project.

Sports Group: for children doing multi-activity this is usually the same group as their arts and crafts

group but for extra activities, naturally the children are grouped per extra activity they have chosen.

In extra activity groups children can include a mixture of age groups, depending on the number of

children doing the activity. Although the extra activities are run by partner companies, a camp

monitor will always accompany the children.

Colour or House Group: In all camps except Magic Village, the children are assigned a colour, blue or

white, on arrival to camp. This colour is the team the children will compete in throughout sports, arts

and crafts and language activities during their time on camp. Every 2 weeks one of the colours is the winner. In the case of Magic Village the only difference is the children are assigned one of three

house : titans, wizards or dragons.

Camp Rules

In order to run a safe camp to the best quality possible, we of course have a set of rules all campers

must adhere to. These are introduced to the children on arrival but below is a summary of the most

important ones.

Children are expected to be tolerant and understanding of their peers at all times. We sponsor an environment of comprehension and support and we expect our campers to play

their part in this.

Children are required to tidy up their own bedroom each day and dinning table after meals. We achieve this via a fun system of games and points for tidiest room but each child is required to participant and play their part in the tidying process as we see this as important

part of personal development.

Children are not permitted to leave the camp facilities at any time unless accompanied by a member of staff.

On trips off site, older children who have some free time, are required to return to set meeting points promptly.

We have zero tolerance with violence of any type and children who resort to violence as a means to resolve disputes risk being expelled from the camp if the issue was serious. We of

course have different policies to dealing with this issue with younger children, still learning right and wrong, than we do with older children.

No children, regardless whether over 16 and regardless or whether they smoke at home, are allowed to smoke during camp. Smoking is completely prohibited. We reserve the right

conviscate cigarettes and will do if found.

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We have a zero tolerance with alcohol. Campers found consuming alcohol risk being expelled from camp. If deemed needed, we reserve the right to check campers bags after shopping trips in order to ensure this rule is kept to.

In the case of Little Village and TECS College: the campers are required to speak 100% in English at all times. To achieve this result, camp does reserve the right to apply educational

punishments fo children not sticking to the rule.

Consuming any type of illegal substance will result in immediate explusion from camp.

In the case of breaking camp rules, we have the following discipline procedure for most cases. We call it the “three strike” system:

1. Stike I: On a basic level our monitors and teachers use a system of rewards and incentitives

and educational punhisments to motivate our campers to behave how is needed in a

communual camp environment. In 95% of cases this system works to avoid discipline cases

being taken to the next level. However in the 5% which do go to the next stage we follow the structure below.

2. Strike II: The monitor or teacher would ask for assistance from the camp coordinator (mid

manager) who would have a talk with the camper. The objective of the talk would be to

understand why the camper was misbehaving and make sure the camper understood the effect

their behavior was having on the other campers. Usually an educational punishment like

missing an activity and assisting a staff member with a task would also be applied. Depending on how serious the issue was the parents may also have been informed and asked to be

involved.

3. Strike III: If the bad bahaviour continued after strike II, or the issue was big enough to

warrant jumping to this level, the child would have a talk with the camp director. Also the

parents would be informed and asked to assist in the process of making sure the child learned from the experience. A more serious educational punishment, like missing a whole evening

activity, would be applied and child would be asked to reflect on what they learned from the

experience. Also from this point, the coordinator would check in on the camper daily to see

how they were progressing and the parents would also be involved as long as was possible.

Providing behavior improved and the child learned from the experience after a few days the

process would revert back to stage I.

Welfare System

On camp we take the happiness and health of our campers very seriously. To ensure this we have a

leader monitor and teacher assigned to each group of 8-13 children to make sure all their needs are

attended to. Also per age group, or camp, if a smaller camp, there is one staff member referred to as

the welfare coordinator whose primary job is to monitor happiness of children from a management

level and coordinate issues and communication with parents as needed. Also, at all camps there is a person who is medically qualified to deal with health issues. In: Family/Go/International Camp, FCG

and MV this person is a qualified Nurse (or one in their last years of university in medicine or

nursing). In LV and TC there is one person with first aid training and the camps share the nurse from

MV as the camps are located within 20 mins of each other. The welfare coordinators are also

responsible for supervising special diets and coordinating with the kitchens in all camps. The directors

in all camps place Health and Welfare as their top priorities and there is also a Central Office manager dedicated specifically just to these areas and to that of parental communication.