1. Preparation of the outing:

1. Ensure that all the necessary administrative papers have been filled in and proper authorisation been granted before informing students and parents.
2. Secure the agreement of the colleagues that teach the students on that particular date. Make  sure you have enough accompanying adults ( legal provision). Request in advance the number of cold lunches to be prepared for boarders and semi-boarders.
3. Draft all the necessary documents for communication and organisation.
4. Ask for parental authorisation and have the documents before the outing. Check that the students are fully insured for such an outing.
5. Give the appropriate service or person the parents’ autorisation documents and list of students’names.
6. Make sure that you take the list of students’names with their emergency phone numbers with you on the outing.

2. The outing:

• Bathing is forbidden.
• In case of an accident or sickness, the teacher must:
  • First ensure that the student(s) get the necessary medical care as qucikly as possible:
    • Fireman: Tel: ..................                 
    • Police: Tel: ..................                    
    • Emergency centre: Tel: ..................               
    • Hospital .................. Tel: ..................

• Inform the head of the school: Tel: .................. 
• Submit an official report to the Head of School detailing the accident circumstances and two testimonies within 24 hours

• In case you return later than planned, telephone the school so that families are notified and reassured.

3. What to do in case  of a snake bite:

The best prevention: have the students wear long socks and high boots.

• What to do immediately:
  • Calm, reassure, and have the victim lie down in a quiet place ;
  • Make sure the victim has been bitten by carefully examining the affected area  - if bitten, the Area will be red and painful, with two small punctures
  • Call the local emergency number and give the victim’s age, location, time of the bite, and access (for helicopter or 4x4 truck)

• While waiting for rescue:
  • If the bite is on a limb, carefully position the victim to prevent or slow down blood rushing to the heart
  • Wash the wound profusely with an antiseptic solution
  • Apply and regularly renew a cold compress on the bite to slow down the course of the venom and reduce its toxicity.
  • Keep the victim warm, reassure and DO NOT give any drinks (certainly NOT alcohol)