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leader of educational group travel for UK schools, colleges and universities, being the first choice for our customers, an indispensable client for our suppliers and an employer of choice.

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Tour O Over erview ew

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23/1 1 0 /20 1 9 1 9.

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29/1 1 0 /20 1 9 1 9.

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Wh What We We Wil Will See & Do:

Day ay 2 2 : : S San an F Fran ancisco

In the morning , enjoy a guided tour of this wonderful city by private bus with the guide. This includes crossing the Golden Gate Bridge In the afternoon we will visit the California academy of Sciences, an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum— all under one living roof. www.adaptabletravel.co.uk

Wh What We We Wil Will See & Do:

Day 3: Found unding ng o

• f Silicon V

n Valley

A full day with coach & guide; includes student-led Stanford Uni tour , HP Garage drive-by,Computer history museum, Intel museum

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Wh What We We Wil Will See & Do:

Day 4 4 : : M Muirs Woods

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Monum nument nt, C Ca

Walk among old growth coast redwoods, cooling their roots in the freshwater of Redwood Creek and lifting their crowns to reach the sun and fog. Federally protected as a National Monument since 1 908. There is no cell phone signals at the park, knowing how to stay safe is stressed by the park authorities. A course will run in the summer term following the junior ranger programme. www.adaptabletravel.co.uk

Wh What We We Wil Will See & Do:

Day 5 : : S Sili licon Valle lley: A Apple le, Goog

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& NASA

A full day with coach & guide where we will visit the NASA Ames Research Center, Googleplex and Apple. In the afternoon : the Tech museum of innovation.

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Visa requirements

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Health insurance

George Abbot School carries a world wide , comprehensive travel insurance policy.

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50 years experience in Educational Travel combined

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2,000 school and college students travel with Adaptable each year

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50,000 total students travelled with Adaptable

• Over 90 destinations operated – everything from London to Tokyo
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5 Staff in Total

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Ma Mana naging ng D Director – Ian an Web ebb Chai airman an – Bru ruce H Hard rding Adap aptab able Trav avel S Staf aff at at Our E Educat ational al Event

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and learning, to combine travel with relevant vocational and academic

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education

• Growth of over 25% per year reported for last 5

years

• Some of the countries largest schools, colleges

and universities travel exclusively with Adaptable Travel

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Y1 241 . We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct, which has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading. ABT ABTA

• For air travel the Adaptable Travel Group is licensed by the Civil

Aviation Authority under ATOL 6870. As such we are fully bonded under the Atol rules and regulations.

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Safety of Your r Child is O Our r Pri riori rity

The Safety a and d Securit ity of

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safety a and d financial s security. SAFET ETY MANAGEM EMEN ENT S SYSTEM EM Our Safety Management System details Adaptable Travel Group’s ongoing commitment to the management of safety on all of our tours and defines the safety systems currently in place within our business.

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Le Lear arning Outside t the C Clas assroom (Lo Lotc)

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The Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge provides for the first time a national accreditation combining the essential elements of provision – learning and safety – into one easily recognisable and trusted Quality Badge for all types of Learning Outside the Classroom providers

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The School Travel Forum is a group of leading school tour

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school travel. All Assured Members of the STF adhere to a rigorous Code of Practice and Safety Management Standards and are externally verified each year by suitably qualified independent Health and Safety professionals. Choosing an STF Assured Member ensures teachers and schools are meeting the requirements of DfES and Scottish Executive guidelines and that they can delegate important tasks with confidence

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