The ratio of staff to students is approximately 1:10. All staff members are responsible for supervision. This is a school program and students will be required to follow the same rules that apply on all school trips. The Blyth Academy Code of Conduct will be enforced. This is a “no drinking, no drugs” program. 

Although the schedule will vary by day and location, days will largely follow the pattern of breakfast and dinner as a group with free time for lunch. Classes will take place for approximately half the day with organized activities for the remainder of the day. Students will have a strictly enforced curfew each night, students will be personally checked into their room by a staff member. 

The program will allow students to participate in “experiential learning” of the best type. Classes may happen at the hotel, at a local historical site, a park or on an excursion. We will cover all of the required components of the Ontario curriculum which will be tailored to the travel experience. For example, in English the novels and plays studied will relate to the cities we travel to. Imagine studying Julius Caesar while in Rome! Or Equity and Social Justice in Costa Rica on a tour lead by our local guide. 

In order to be sure that all of the curriculum is covered and that students are able to fully experience the travel component of the program, virtual, synchronous classes will be held the week prior to departure. 

The records and reporting structure of this program will be identical to a summer school course taken at one of our Academies. Report Cards will be sent to the student’s home school upon completion of the course.