DESCRIPTIONS FOR 2013 PROJECT WEEK!
Two have been taken out, for travelling purposes of where they are going.
I hope to go to Paris to work on my French!
Alpine Ski
Course
This
year the course will run in Montgenèvre in the French Alps. Like last year the
project will give priority to beginners but that does not exclude others from
taking part. In order to run at the price shown we need to take 32 students.
The cost of the project includes all travel by coach, all food and includes 6
days of ski tuition (4 hours a day). It also includes the hire of skis, poles,
boots & helmet, lift pass and some evening activities. Several second year
students came with us last year and a video of last year’s trip can be seen at
Resources → Project Week → AC SkiTrip 2012
Cost
£630
Brecon
Footpath Project 2013
Come and join a working party for 5 days in the Brecon Beacons to
learn how to repair and install footpaths.
The project lead by a National Park warden, will be located in
Waterfall Country near Pontneddfechan, Vale of
Neath, Powys.
The work will include:
- Carrying
materials (timber and gravel) to site by hand
- Repairing
and installing new boardwalks
-
Re-surfacing paths with aggregate
- Installing
new timber steps
- Clearing
ditches and drains
As we will stay in the area and walk to the worksite each day,
costs will be about £85 for the local accommodation.
Fitness, Health & Nutrition
A chance to try a number of activities and training opportunities
- to think about how you approach fitness and to learn more about
nutrition.
We will be working with experts in their field from outside of the
College.
Open to Female and Male students.
Max number: 10 students
Cost: Precise details yet to be obtained. Allow £80 per person
maximum
Dates: Wednesday 27th February - Monday 4th March inclusive
Accommodation: Campus based for accommodation so no costs here
Ireland Project
5
days (precise dates tbc).
£200
(tbc) which includes all transport, accommodation, educational programmes and
visits, and basic food costs.
20
students (Ideally. I suppose we could stretch to 24 max.)
Description:
Ireland Project 2013 will take students to various parts of Ireland
on a lively trip that will explore the life and culture of this island, with a
special focus on the history of conflict in Ireland and the current peace
process that hopes to ensure a more stable future.
Paris
Cultural Project
Duration: 5 days
Depart AC during afternoon of
Thursday 28th February
Return to AC during the
evening of Tuesday 5th March
Stay at a student hostel in
Monmatre
Numbers: 2 staff +
30 students
Cost: £350
Itinerary:
Monmatre and Sacre Coeur
Latin Quarter
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame
Louvre Museum
Musee D'Orsay
Pompidou Centre
Day trip to Versailles and
maybe Chartres or Fontainebleau
Pembrokeshire
water Adventure
This is an opportunity to spend some quality time
in glorious Pembrokeshire, developing skills in surfing, kayaking and coast-steering.
We will be staying in cottages fifty metres from
the nearest beach, and each cottage will be responsible for cooking for
themselves - after a hard day in the water – you need to replenish your energy
reserves!!
This project is open to anyone and is not the
reserve of those of you in the Outdoor Faculty. It’s a fun week where
everyone will learn something new, develop skills and certainly bond as a
group.
Cost: approximately £130.
Krakow-Auschwitz
Project March 2013
Max:
20 students
Priority
given to History students
Programme: after an early morning flight from Bristol airport to
Krakow, we will settle in the hostel, have lunch and go for a guided walk of
the town centre to learn about Medieval Krakow. On the second day we will spend
3-4 hours in Kazimierz, the Jewish district of the town and later visit
Schindler’s factory, which is a museum now (throughout the day we will be able
to recognise numerous places from the film Schindler’s
List). On the third day we will visit Auschwitz- Birkenau concentration
camp. The fourth day will be spent visiting the Wieliczka Salt Mines (World
Heritage). On the last day there is time to do some shopping or just relax.
Every day you will have some free time.
Cost: around £220 (includes coach to and from Bristol, flight,
accommodation, all entrance tickets and guide fees and all meals).
Walking in
Spain
Camino de Santiago or Way of Saint James.
Number of students: 20-40
Cost: £ 350
Preferred dates of departure and return: From 28th February
March to 7th March
We will immerse ourselves in Spanish culture &
language while we follow in the footsteps of ancient pilgrims in the North of
Spain. The particular stretch that we shall follow will use the old roads
that cross forests, fields, villages, towns and historical cities and medieval
bridges. The way on the Camino de Santiago is made simple by
clear sign posting by the use of the symbol containing the arrow and the
scallop shell. Although sometimes physically demanding, it only requires a
reasonable level of fitness and a great amount of interest of nature, religion
and food which makes the region unique.
Distance: 125km
/ 75 miles walking
Duration: 7
Nights
Activity:
Walking +
Spanish Conversation +
Religion & Arts
Personal
Development through Meditation and Applying Ancient Knowledge to Modern Living.
Staff: Asbjørn
Damhus
Brief description of the project: Participants
will be expected to try to adopt a life style of early to bed early to rise, to
see if they benefit from it. They will be presented with tools for
personal development and spiritual growth and there will be collective
meditations early in the morning (around sunrise) and early evening. In
the middle of the day various optional movies and DVDs of
philosophical/scientific/spiritual/religious content will be shown which may
stimulate introspection and critical questioning of handed down dogmas and
personal views. The project can gainfully be combined with another
project, extensive revision, leisurely reading, physical exercise or other
personal preferences.
Geology
of the Glamorgan Coast "Walking the Outcrop"
The Glamorgan Heritage Coast is an internationally important
Geological location. It has example of some of the most significant
structures in understanding the history of the Earth. The best bit is
that they evidence is easy observe and understand for the newcomer to Geology,
as well as provoking interest and curiosity for those with more knowledge. You
will learn the fundamentals of Stratigraphy (reading the layers); Structural
Geology (the effects of movement of the Earth's crust): Palaeontology (study of
fossils) and Geomorphology (why the coast is the shape it is). You should
be surprised by how much you can see and be ready to amaze you friends with
your expertise at the end of five days.
We will walk on the beach for a few hours each of the 5 days and
cover nearly the length of the coast from Barry to Ogmore (but not all of it,
just the best bits).
Primary School
Work Experience
Project
Week proposal: One week work experience placement in a local Primary School (
in Barry and Llantwit Major)
Duration:
5 days –Monday 4th of March until Friday 8th March 2013.
Max
number: 14 students
Llananant
Farm environmental Project
Construction and Environmental Work at
Llananant Farm. This is a farm that was visited by the 2nd year
Environmental students in August 2012.
More details to follow.
Creative
Project
Art Peripatetic Teachers
A
full week long programme of creative projects including Ceramics, printmaking,
screen-printing and felt making. The week will also include a visit to
galleries & museums in Cardiff or Bristol. See Lucy for full details.
Discover UK
The project will include visitits to London
and Ironbridge (a heart of England base).
It will involve visits to museums,
theatres and places of cultural interest.
Principally aimed at English B students.
Cost £170 (approx.)
Number of students: 10
Mountain
Biking
You will explore
local mountain bike trails and SUSTRANS routes, and then move on to more
advanced Mountain Biking in the Neath Valley on designated mountain bike
trails.
You will learn and
develop mountain bike skills and bicycle maintenance. You will also learn basic
map reading and cycling safety.
Bikes will be
provided but if you have your own mountain bike, you are welcome to use it.
This is suitable for
novices and more experienced bike riders. You should have the basics of bike
riding skills.
Proposed itinerary
Day 1 –basic biking
prep to assess skills. Health and safety issues. This will be followed by a
local bike ride.
Day 2 – safe road
biking. Bicycle maintenance – 20 mile coastal bike
Day 3 – Sustrans
bike route from Margam to Tongdu.
Days 4 and 5 –
Mountain bike trails in the Afan Valley. These are world class mountain bike
trails for the exclusive use of cyclists located in a beautiful natural forest.
Routes vary from beginners to advanced
Number of students: 8 max
Cost
£50 (approx. but we
expect it to be less than this)
