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High School Student Trips
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Create Your Students' Rite of Passage.
Can a high school student trip abroad be a defining moment in a young person's life? We've seen it many times. It is often when students are taken out of their comfort zone and their country and presented with new challenges that they grow and transform. That's why we offer authentic experiences on student trips tours that go beyond classroom learning and into real life.
Life-Changing Educational Programs.
Our student tours are not bus trips. Instead, students learn from modern-day cowboys on how they make a living. Or harvest veggies in a permaculture garden created by local high school students. Or paddle rapids for the first time as a team. Or see first-hand the effects of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef while earning a SCUBA certification. They begin to understand cultural differences from an affable guide, and understand from aboriginals what it means to be Australian. And in the process, they begin to see themselves and the world in a different light.
Our Guides Stop For Ice Cream.
But that's not the only fun thing they do. Our guides are enthusiastic, responsible, creative, and knowledgeable people who love working with high school students. They have experience leading groups of young people, and know the area intimately. They are certified in CPR and Senior First Aid and their first aid kit is always within arm's reach. They can run the show, or simply support your leaders. Best of all, they also know how to create fun. Can they lead a game of charades? Check. Know the best swimming holes? Check. And stop for double-fudge chocolate cones? You bet.
We can design your educational trip around the following themes:
Community Service, Great Barrier Reef Marine Ecology, Team-Building and Leadership SkillsDevelopment, Aboriginal Culture, Australian Culture Through Homestay Program and More.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Ecology
Learn The Great Barrier Reef’s main plant and animal groups, how to identify its fish, and even how to find "Nemo". Spend time sailing to the reef for snorkeling and interacting with its abundance of life. Do an Introductory SCUBA dive or take 4 days to earn a SCUBA diving certification. Learn about the Crown of Thorns, coral bleaching and other Great Barrier Reef threats and earn a Great Barrier Reef Advanced Course certificate.
Aboriginal Culture
Meet with and talk to members of Australia's lastremaining rainforest cultures.Understand the significance of the boomerang and the didgeridoo from gentle aboriginal guides and then learn how to use them. Learn how aboriginal people in this area found their food, made medicine and even soap from what the rainforest had to offer. Hand-craft a didgeridoo under the instuction of an indigenous family and then listen to their creation stories around a bonfire.
Team-building and Leadership SkillsDevelopment
Combine adventure activities with group challenges that promote personal growth in 
a non-competitiveenvironment. Participate in team-building games and initiatives that teach cooperation, integrity, and trust. Learn tools for win-win conflict management, and help individuals feel thesatisfaction of contributing to a group accomplishment.
Community Service Projects
Community service projects engage students with their destination while making a useful contribution. Join local high school students in their student-created permaculture garden - plant or harvest fruits and vegetables and then enjoy making new friends at the school. Learn about native rainforest trees that flourish in this area, and then plant trees with a grassroots community group. Collect data at a 'marine debris hotspot' and report your findings to the ocean care society. Visit a seed 
nursery and help "baby" seeds regenerate the rainforest. Projects can last from a few hours to a few days, and students receive a certificate for the hours they worked.
Homestay Program
In groups of two, be welcomed for a day or two into the home of an Aussie family. Watch a rugby game, learn to make pavlova (a traditional Aussie dessert) or have a quintessential backyard BBQ. When staying with a family, students live as the locals do and are treated as part of the family.
Show Your Students You're Environmentally & Socially Conscious.
We are proud to say that we are a carbon-neutral company--rare in the travel industry, but most certainly appreciated by your students. Small World Journeys pays to offset the carbon emissions that result from all of our office activities and our trips. Through Sustainable Travel International (STI), our emissions are calculated and offset by our financial support of sustainability projects around the world, all of which are in the myclimate™ portfolio. We also make financial and in-kind donations to local conservation and indigenous community groups. For more information on our responsible tourism practices, see Why We're Eco
Questions welcome, even the silly ones.
We realise you are, in most cases, responsible for a large groups of young people, and therefore subject to a host of parent questions and worries. No worries, we're used to this. We will patiently answer all of your questions (even if you think they're silly ones!) and endeavour to put your mind--and parents minds--at ease. Call or email to see what we can offer your group in Cairns, Australia!
Pricing your trip
Prices vary depending on the size of a group, level of accommodation, type of activities, and how many of our guides you need on your trip.
Specify a budget you're comfortable with.
You can tell us a per day amount you'd like to work within, or a total trip budget. We will then create an itinerary quote based on what you'd like to do, and we'll tell your options within that budget.
Accommodation Choices.
Choices for accommodation include budget options (hostels, camping and basic hotels), mid-range (hotels, holiday units and B&B's) and higher end (upscale hotels and lodges). Just Email us with your request.
No trip too short and no budget too small.
We have arranged 3 day trips as well as month-long journeys. We have also catered to groups who are on a very tight budget as well as those looking for more creature comforts.
Pick your dates. Visit anytime.
Cairns is a tropical destination and therefore outdoor activities can be enjoyed year round. We can arrange your trip on any dates you wish. In our winter (June-August), days are mild with little rainfall and nights are cool. In our summer (December-February), days are hot and nights are warm. This is the best season for waterfalls and wildlife viewing.