YEAR 10 WIDER LIVING WEEK 2010
NATURE AND PURPOSE
Massey High School’s Wider Living Week, at the end of the year (6th-10th December), consists of a variety of activities, not directly connected with class-work, undertaken by the Year 10 students at the end of the school year when senior students have left to sit external examinations.
The aim is to afford opportunities for students to explore worlds often entirely different from those that they are used to, to learn new skills, see new places, make new friends and generally learn how to co-operate with others in a variety of often unfamiliar situations.
All activities are expertly supervised by staff (with professional guides where necessary) and centre on particular areas of interest. Some involve living (usually camping) away from home somewhere, while others operate daily from the school.
Students and their parents/guardians are asked to read carefully ALL the descriptions in this booklet.
Students will be asked to register their choices (using the form provided). In reaching a decision, the following two factors should be considered:
- Whether the choice will indeed afford the student the opportunity to “live more widely”, or will it merely take him/her into experiences with which he/she is already familiar.
- Whether the cost is affordable.
PAYMENTS
Because of the heavy demand on some activities and the need for a definite commitment to a group for booking and costing, a non-refundable deposit must be paid within THREE weeks of notification of which activity is allocated. The balance may then be paid in instalments over Terms Two and Three. Some of the costs are only approximate. Every effort will be made to keep to the estimated price and where possible any surplus may be refunded.
We appreciate the fact that many people are facing extremely difficult times economically. Progressive payments throughout the year are encouraged. Even the higher priced activities offer excellent value for money and the costs are substantially less than the normal commercial cost. Hence they represent an opportunity for students to take part in activities that would normally be way beyond their means and which parents could not provide.