Parents & safety
Sending a child to another country is a decision built on specifics. This page explains how we approach supervision, safety, and communication with families, and the practical information families receive for their session.
Before camp, accepted families receive an email introducing the team for their session, with each person's role, the languages they speak, and their relevant experience, along with who to contact with questions.
Students are with program staff throughout the day and staff are resident at the base overnight. Students move as a group on excursions and are counted at each departure point. Staffing for each session is planned around the size of the group and the venue.
The program is delivered in English, Japanese, and Portuguese. Instructions, safety briefings, and group agreements are provided in these languages so no student is guessing at what was said.
The group sets written agreements on the first day covering respect, participation, personal boundaries, and how to raise a problem. Families receive the same expectations in writing before departure.
Exclusion, mockery of a student's language ability, and bullying of any kind are treated as program matters, not as something for students to sort out alone. Staff intervene, and families are told when something affects their child.
Mountain weather changes fast. Every outdoor day has an indoor or lower-altitude alternative, and staff change the plan rather than push a group through poor conditions.
Families receive pre-departure information, a named contact for the session, and updates during camp. Device and phone rules are agreed with families before arrival.
The practical details below depend on the venue and group for each session, so they are shared privately with accepted families before camp. If any of them could affect whether your child can attend, please contact us before applying.
Enrolled families receive a parent handbook covering the daily rhythm, packing list, device and phone rules, meeting instructions, named session contacts, and the emergency contact chain. Parent information sessions are offered before each program so families can ask questions directly. Applying families are invited to those sessions first.
Applications are open for the next session.
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