France Summer School 2007 (Opal Coast, Ardres, Calais)
We have confirmed the places on the summer school to be held at the Acorn Adventure site at Calais in France. To make the most of the trip we are setting off at 11 pm on Thursday the 19th July 2007.

We will cross the English channel Dover-Calais at 7 am on the 20th July and will then do a little shopping and have some time to do our own thing before reaching the site in the afternoon. We are due to leave the site on 23rd July and have yet to get a firm arrival time at Thrybergh Comprehensive.

What to Pack
Acorn Adventure provides all specialist equipment for activities. Regulatory equipment, such as buoyancy aids and helmets, MUST be worn when supplied by the instructor. This applies to everyone, regardless of their level of experience.

Important - To guard against injury, closed shoes i.e. trainers, must be worn for all activities, including those that are water-based. Everyone will need to bring two pairs of footwear; one for wet and one for dry activities. An old pair of trainers is recommended for the water sports and walking boots or trainers for land based activities. Flip-flops are totally unsuitable. As a general rule Acorn Adventure does not provide cagoules or boots for land-based activities.
Denim clothes, including jeans, may not be worn for water-based activities.

Jewellery may cause injury and must therefore NOT be worn during activity sessions. Please limit luggage to one medium-sized suitcase, sleeping bag and one piece of hand luggage per person. We recommend that hand luggage be taken in a small bag that can then be used for carrying a spare jumper, etc. on activities.

DO NOT BRING EXPENSIVE ITEMS SUCH AS IPODS, CAMERAS, PSPS, MOBILE PHONES OR JEWELLERY - AS THESE MAY NOT BE INSURED.

Kit List

• Passport
• Health Insurance Cards
• Sleeping Bag
• Pillow with pillow case
• Wash bag and 2 towels
• Night clothes
• Several changes of underwear
• Casual wear for travel and evenings including a warm sweater
• Watersports Kit—shorts, swimming costume, long sleeved cotton shirt
• Sun hat, canvas/plastic shoes for wadding
• Shorts
• At least two pairs of old trousers (one for activities and one for evenings)
• Several t-shirts
• Socks (several pairs)g
• At least 2 pairs of trainers (including one for wet activities)
• Warm Jacket/waterproof jacket
• Labelled strong plastic bags (for wet clothing)
• Plastic bottle for drinks
• Torch and batteries
• High Factor waterproof suntan lotion
• Toiletries/insect repellent

France Transition Residential (Hauteville sur Mer 2006)

This years transition residential organisation by the Action Zone was held in one of Acorn Adventures longest established centre at the seaside town of Hauteville-sur-Mer offers an excellently balanced and wide range of activities.

60 year 6 students and 23 year 7 students experienced a wide range of activities in their tented village. Activities included Climbing, Abseiling, Fencing, Canoeing, Raft Building, Orienteering, Archery, Mission Impossible and the High Rope Challenge. All pupils worked together in groups of 15 with year 7 mentors helping the year 6 students in preparation for seeing them again when they start Thrybergh Comprehensive School in September,

The programme here is ideally suited as an introduction to the delights of a multi-activity adventure. Just a five minute walk brings you to a long sandy beach where our tremendous water based activities provide plenty of excitement and challenge. There is a lot to do for all levels of ability,which is why many of our groups come back here year after year.This is a well developed centre with good facilities,a secure environment, and an atmosphere charged with fun!