Expedition Groups for Schools
Leadership. Teamwork. Community Service.
"What I saw and experienced can’t be described. You need to experience it for yourself" - Amanda, Abbotsleigh, Botswana
Student Development
Antipodeans Abroad expeditions take school students to the four corners of the globe where you'll learn important life lessons.
We adopt a leadership model that encourages you to participate in your expedition. You'll develop a sense of leadership and teamwork that will benefit your school life, family life, and personal life.
You can join expeditioners from your own school or team up with one of our annual combined school groups - The Venturers - to experience life on an expedition.
By being part of an expedition team you'll gain self-confidence, learn self-reliance, decision making, and communication. You'll experience life beyond your boundaries, become more independent and gain a broader view of the world.
You'll work with teachers in a different way, learn to plan, set goals and manage money as part of a team on a journey. All this while being immersed in the rich culture of another land.
Sometimes the best lessons do take place outside the classroom.
Community Projects
A key part of your expedition is your involvement in a community project at village level. Antipodeans Abroad works with local grass-roots organisations to allow you to contribute to a sustainable community project. These may include teaching English, working with orphans, building and refurbishment of village schools, designing and building community facilities, conservation and community development work.
Focus on Safety Management
Antipodeans Abroad has developed TripSafe Risk Management, a program designed to provide the best possible safety management for all groups.
TripSafe requires trained and experienced Leaders, an extensive Training Course, numerous planning meetings with students, parents and teachers throughout the 15-months planning phase and a constant monitoring of day-to-day risk pre-departure and during an expedition.
We work with a network of in-country agents, travel with comprehensive insurance cover, undertake extensive pre-expedition medical consultation through the TMVC and carry extensive medical kits for each team.
Contact with Australian embassies in all countries visited ensures a safe expedition while Antipodeans Abroad staff in its Australian office is on 24-hour duty during the course of all
expeditions.
Training Course
All students take part in a three day training course with their Antipodeans leader prior to their expedition. The aim is to consolidate the team before departure and to prepare
physically and mentally for the expedition.
Australian Leaders
Professional Australian leaders help prepare the team in advance via training and preparation sessions. This helps foster the team spirit over a period of 6-8 months which is further strengthened while on Expedition.
Leaders are police-screened and have extensive experience in leading students in the outdoors. All have Wilderness First Aid qualifications. Our Leaders encourage experiential learning promoting the personal and social development of students both before and during the expedition.
Insurance
Antipodeans Abroad provides access to the most comprehensive travel and medical insurance cover available - designed specifically for our expeditions by Chubb Insurance.
This insurance is closely linked to travel advice offered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Personal negligence liability for all team members and casualty evacuation is also covered.
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
Antipodeans Abroad programs are designed to fulfil the Expedition phase of the Bronze award, Exploration phase of the Silver award, and the Residential Project and Expedition components of the Gold Award.
There's a host of reasons why you should get on board now. Give us a call, send us an email, fill out a request online and we'll send you some information.
"I am now a stronger person, no challenge is too hard as I have learnt to motivate myself in tough circumstances" - Kate, PLC Sydney, Vietnam
"What I saw and experienced can’t be described. You need to experience it for yourself" - Amanda, Abbotsleigh, Botswana
Student Development
Antipodeans Abroad expeditions take school students to the four corners of the globe where you'll learn important life lessons.
We adopt a leadership model that encourages you to participate in your expedition. You'll develop a sense of leadership and teamwork that will benefit your school life, family life, and personal life.
You can join expeditioners from your own school or team up with one of our annual combined school groups - The Venturers - to experience life on an expedition.
By being part of an expedition team you'll gain self-confidence, learn self-reliance, decision making, and communication. You'll experience life beyond your boundaries, become more independent and gain a broader view of the world.
You'll work with teachers in a different way, learn to plan, set goals and manage money as part of a team on a journey. All this while being immersed in the rich culture of another land.
Sometimes the best lessons do take place outside the classroom.
Community Projects
A key part of your expedition is your involvement in a community project at village level. Antipodeans Abroad works with local grass-roots organisations to allow you to contribute to a sustainable community project. These may include teaching English, working with orphans, building and refurbishment of village schools, designing and building community facilities, conservation and community development work.
Focus on Safety Management
Antipodeans Abroad has developed TripSafe Risk Management, a program designed to provide the best possible safety management for all groups.
TripSafe requires trained and experienced Leaders, an extensive Training Course, numerous planning meetings with students, parents and teachers throughout the 15-months planning phase and a constant monitoring of day-to-day risk pre-departure and during an expedition.
We work with a network of in-country agents, travel with comprehensive insurance cover, undertake extensive pre-expedition medical consultation through the TMVC and carry extensive medical kits for each team.
Contact with Australian embassies in all countries visited ensures a safe expedition while Antipodeans Abroad staff in its Australian office is on 24-hour duty during the course of all
expeditions.
Training Course
All students take part in a three day training course with their Antipodeans leader prior to their expedition. The aim is to consolidate the team before departure and to prepare
physically and mentally for the expedition.
Australian Leaders
Professional Australian leaders help prepare the team in advance via training and preparation sessions. This helps foster the team spirit over a period of 6-8 months which is further strengthened while on Expedition.
Leaders are police-screened and have extensive experience in leading students in the outdoors. All have Wilderness First Aid qualifications. Our Leaders encourage experiential learning promoting the personal and social development of students both before and during the expedition.
Insurance
Antipodeans Abroad provides access to the most comprehensive travel and medical insurance cover available - designed specifically for our expeditions by Chubb Insurance.
This insurance is closely linked to travel advice offered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Personal negligence liability for all team members and casualty evacuation is also covered.
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
Antipodeans Abroad programs are designed to fulfil the Expedition phase of the Bronze award, Exploration phase of the Silver award, and the Residential Project and Expedition components of the Gold Award.
There's a host of reasons why you should get on board now. Give us a call, send us an email, fill out a request online and we'll send you some information.
"I am now a stronger person, no challenge is too hard as I have learnt to motivate myself in tough circumstances" - Kate, PLC Sydney, Vietnam