The document summarizes a field trip taken by Level 6 and 7 students from Camphill School to Kasane, Botswana from October 18th-29th, 2015. The trip involved educational activities like visiting the Kasane airport, a crocodile farm, boat cruise, wildlife sanctuary, nature reserve, primary school, and game drive. Accommodations were provided in Francistown and at the Kasane Education Center. Meals and welfare of students and staff were well taken care of. The only challenges were miscommunication during one activity and lack of a promised trailer for luggage. Overall, the trip was deemed a complete success in providing hands-on, engaging learning experiences for the students.

1. Kasane Field Trip
Orchestrated by: Level 6 Teacher Mpho Makutu
Dates: October 18th- 29st 2015
Introduction
The purpose of this trip was to take our level 6 and level 7 students to Kasane
as a learning field trip. The children are currently learning a curriculum which
educates them on what they will be exposed to during our trip. From their visit to
Kasane they will be exposed to a variety of tourist destinations with proper tour
guides to educate the children on what their curriculum has previously taught them,
including geography, animals, wild life, flora and fauna.
This trip combined different learning styles such as in-classroom-education
for those who learn by text, along side, real life exposure for those who learn by
visual aids. By combining these different learning techniques this will reinforce the
students understanding of what they have been taught in the classroom.
This trip consisted of Level 6 and Level 7 students with a head count of 14
learners in total. Five teachers + one Peace Corps volunteer, and one of Camphills
cooks attended as chaperones, alongside one biological sister of one of the learners.
We stayed one night in Francistown on the way to Kasane, and one night on
the way back. Two whole weeks were spent in Kasane for the children to learn
about the wildlife and experience Northern Botswana.
Attached are specific daily details and a debrief of the trip. Below are the
learners who attended:
Level 6
Amogelang Polo
Elizabeth segole
Kewiso Gaoratwe
Tebago Shalobane
Peter Matlalekhumo
Tumisang Matshitse
Edwin Mothupi
Maatla Loso
Level 7
Neo Keatlaretse
Ontlametse Ramo
Gofenyamang Samati
Tao Gaesemodimo
Atlarelang Moloi
Tshepang Kgengwenyane
Transport
We received transport by the South East Dictrict Counsil for free. The bus sat
24 people, and we had 21 + the driver. The bus was a good size, but an extremely
tight fit, we were promised a trailer for the luggage and cooking needs, but no trailer
was provided, thus forcing us to leave luggage behind and tightly fit all of the
belongings into the bus alongside the passengers. The driver, whom the children
ended up calling “Uncle”, was extremely patient and friendly with the children. He
was well versed in working with the demographic of peoples with disabilities. The

2. driver was patient with us the entire trip, and we arrived on time, and even early for
many of our planned events scheduled during our trip. He was extremely flexible
and accommodating to all of our trips needs: grocery shopping, emergencies, events
scheduled.
Accommodation
Francis Town: On our way to our final destination, Kasane, we stayed in
Francistown on the night 18th, and upon our return to Otse, on the night of the 28th.
We stayed at the Aerodrome Primary School within their Special Education
department. We were allocated 2 classrooms but they generously added bathrooms
for both female and males, and a kitchen for cooking and paid p200 accumulatively
for both nights of stay. Upon arrival we were forced to wait for the classrooms to be
opened for us. We slept on the classroom floors with blankets.
Kasane: We arrived in Kasane the afternoon of the 19th. We stayed at the
Kasane Education Center. We were allocated 9 rooms with two twin size beds each.
There were 1-2 learners per adult for each room. There was security on the
premise of the education, thus making the van, and our children extremely safe.
There was air-conditioning in the room and in the debrief it was agreed that the
accommodation was 5 Star. The bathrooms had 3 working showers with hot water
at all times, and two toilettes. We were able to do our laundry and hang out laundry
to dry. A kitchen was previously booked for another group staying, so we were
unable to use their kitchen, in result we cooked outside with the gas stove and gas
tank we had brought from Otse. We were prepared ahead of time for this situation,
and it was agreed that it was not a problem what so ever.
Meals
All children and chaperones ate breakfast, tea time, snacks accordingly, lunch
and dinner. All the meals were healthy and there was always a perfecta amount for
allt he students and adults. The meals were cooked timely and snacks allotted at a
timely matter depending on the schedule of each day. Water was always available at
all times for the children and adults. For breakfast we made oats’, porridge,
cornflakes, eggs and Russians, and bread available. Tea-time everyday, or snacks
depending on our schedule of that day. Snacks included oranges, nuts, apples,
bananas, chips and juice. Lunch daily included salad and chicken with rice, dumping
and veggies, beef and pop, or other combinations of the listed. Dinner daily included
porridge, bread, chips or different combinations of the lunch platters.

3. Activities
Day 1 Kasane: October 20th
International Airport Kasane
We arrived at the Airport in Kasane to teach the children about the
airport and the airplanes. Upon arrival the Kasane Airport was prepared for
our tour. Our tour guide, Mpho Maruza, took the children through the
security scanner at the airport and stopped to tell the children how the metal
detector works and its purpose in the airport. He then guided us outside to
see the airplanes where we saw a few different private smaller and larger
airplanes land and take off. We were not allowed to get close to the airplanes
or go inside the airplanes because of security concerns and because the
airplanes were privately owned planes. From there our tour guide took us to
the part of the airfield where the meteorologist studies the weather for each
day for safety. Our tour guide and the meteorologist was extremely good
with the kids and simplified terms so the learners could easily understand.
Then we were taken to the airports fire station, and they learned that the fire
station was in case of emergencies. The tour at the airport was very
educational and engaging. It was unfortunate to not be able to get near any
of the airplanes or go on any of the airplanes, but they learners did learn
about all different types of airplanes and how they work.
Day 2 Kasane: October 21st
Crocodile Farm
The children were introduced to baby crocodiles and adult crocodiles.
Our English speaking tour guide gave Mpho adequate time to translate the
information abut the crocodiles to the children. The children were allowed to
touch the saved skulls of different crocodiles. The children learned about the
crocodiles diet, their life, their reproduction and different types of crocodiles
challenges. The children were introduced to Mandala, the oldest crocodile
the farm has, being somewhere around 100 years of age, and the children
were also introduced to the largest crocodile they have, named Might Mike,
who is 5 meters in size.
Boat Cruise By Dream Safari
We were taken on an hour ride boat cruise on the Chobe River. We
were allocated, graciously, the “Full House Boat” which typically seats 60
people. We had a boat driver + a tour guide. They drove us to the Namibian
Boarder and to see Sedudu Island. The guide educated us on different
Namibian and Botswana land contracts, and we learned about who owns
which land and why. Our tour guide was nice, and patient with us. They
allowed us to walk freely around the boat to see different perspectives and to
take photos of the children. We saw different wildlife which was pointed out
by the tour guide. The boat cruise was extremely relaxing and the children
enjoyed their first boat ride ever.

4. Day 3 Kasane: October 22nd
CARACAL: Center for Conservation of African Resources: Animals,
Communities and Land
CARACAL had many different rescued animals that were taken care of
at the conservation center. Animals included mongoose, aardvarks, different
kinds of snakes which reside in Botswana including different kinds of Puff
Adders, Pythons, Black Mamba. There were warthogs, ginny fowls, owls,
tortoise, and a rescued vulture. The children were allowed to handle the
mongoose, tortoise, and different kinds of “safe-to-human” snakes. Our
children were very brave and many held the snakes and took photos with
them, Tao was the first learner to adamantly want to hold the snake Our
tour guide was extremely passionate about all the animals, and seemed to
know them personally which made the tour extremely fun and engaging. The
entire center was filled with orphaned, saved animals, which were taken care
of by the workers at the center.
Day 4 Kasane: October 23rd
Lasoma Monument
There was a bit of miscommunication once arriving at the Lasoma
Monument. We arrived at 9 as our intended tour ahd been planned. This
made our tour for Lasoma later then expected, forcing us to reschedule and
push back our second event for that day with Saboba Nature Reservation.
But it was not communicated that we were to meet at the Kazengula Army
Base, to be taken with soldiers to the monument for our tour. We then drove
to the Army Base, and upon our arrival there the Soldiers seemed to be
confused, from lack of communication with the person who had planned our
tour that day. Once confusion was sorted, two soldiers acquainted us to the
monument. The soliders explained the important history of the 15 Soliders
lost during the battles of Lasoma involving Rhodesia and Rhodiesian soliders.
The Solider explained to the children very slowly and coherently for them to
understand the story which was quite a serious historical battle for
Botswana, in fact we learned it was Botswana’s most grave international
conflict.
Saboba Nature Reservation:
We were forced to push back our schedule appointment with Sabobo
due to the miscommunication with the soldiers at the army base during the
Lasoma Monument Event, but graciously they allowed us to still visit
immediately after. Saboba is a Nature and Cultural Reservation to conserve
tribal history and nature. The reservation was extremely relaxing and a
healthy hike for the learners. The learners learned about the history of
Chobe’s flora and fauna, and the different tribes historically in Kasane and
their lifestyle.
Day 5/6 Kasane: October 24th/25th
Saturday/ Sunday: Relaxation, and laundry days.

5. Day 7 Kasane: October 26th
Kachikau Primary School: Special Education Department with Mr.
Modingo’s class.
Upon our arrival at the school we were introcued to both special
education classes. Upon our introduction they generously showed us the
housing units for the children within the special education classes. Mr.
Modingo and his students introduced different arts and crafts to us including
basket weaving, paper mache, and jewelry making. The children were
allowed to play with the schools toys and use the schools resources to make
different kinds of arts and crafts. The teachers later exchanged different
curriculum ideas and discussed the differences, pros’ and cons of their
curriculums. They shared with us that the special education department is
funded through different lodges in Kasane, primarily Chobe Marine Lodges.
We were highly welcomed and invited to visit again, and they promised us a
visit for next year. Upon our departure we were gifted reeds to take back to
Camphill to further teach the kids basket weaving and bracelet making. We
unfortunately learned during our visit some behavioral issues with our kids-
only concerning that they need further learning on sharing.
Day 8 Kasane: October 27th
Chobe Game Drive
The game drive was luckily approved near the ending of our trip, and
scheduled into our plans last minute. The game drive was amazing 1.5 hour
long ride along the Chobe River. We were allocated two vehicles for 21
people. Students who may be nervous were placed near the adults. Both
tour guides were extremely patient and informative, and answered all
questions that were inquired by the learners and adults. Each guide would
stop and turn the vehicle off so the children could listen and learn about each
animal we encountered, whilst the adults took photos. We same many
different kinds of birds, elephants, spring buck, kudu, impala, buffalo, and
giraffe.
Kazangula Ferry
The learners were taken to the boarder of Botswana and Zambia to
see the Kazangula Ferry. The learners watched the ferry board and unload
multiple different cars and semi-trucks. This event was not initially planned
but we were able to fit it in as an additional educational event after the game
drive. It was suggested that perhaps next time the children would be able to
board the boat, with proper identification and previous scheduling with
boarder patrol.
Welfare of Learners
The learners ate 3 meals a day plus additional snacks according to time, and
events, in between meals. Tebogo had a pre-existing health situation which was
taken care of in Otse, and a checkup proceeded upon our arrival in Kasane. Peter

6. was ill and taken to the hospital for check up. Both kids resulted in being fine for the
entire trip. Adults made sure all children ate, expeically those who are reluctant at
times to do so. The adults assisted children in bathing two times a day, once upon
waking at 6am, and before dinner which was typically around 7pm. Bedtime for
children was after dinner nearing 730pm. All children were taking prescribed
malaria medication, which started a week before leaving for Kasane, and will
proceed to take a week after our return in Otse.
Welfare of Staff
No one got hurt, adults nor learners. None of the adults fell sick. There was never a
shortage of food, everyone was always well fed every day. Spirits were high the
entire trip. Everyone enjoyed their time and all would partake again. It was agreed
that there was a perfecta mount of staff, we were allocated 9 rooms, 7 adults, 1-2
kids per room with adult + a room for our driver, which by the end of the trip, the
children were calling “Uncle”.
Challenges
It was hard during debrief to come up with honest challenges for the trip
considering how successfully executed the entire trip was. The communication
between the two bases in regards to the Lesoma Monument tour was a setback on
our time for the Seboba Nature Reserve, but we were still permitted to come and
tour the reserve, and also see the Lesoma Monument. A trailer was promised from
the S.E District along with the bus which they permitted us to use for free, but no
trailer was attached once we were picked up in Otse. Having a trailer would have
made things much easier, and so our comfort during travel was not 100%, and many
luggage was left behind in Otse due to lack of space.
Recommendations
It was suggested perhaps next time we take a driver from Camphill, or take a
Camphill minibus of our own. We certainly needed a trailer. Some people
mentioned overtime concerns.
Conclusion
The two week long trip including travel time was perfect for these children. The
children stayed engaged the entire trip. All events planned ahead of time were
successfully completed, even an additional event to the Kazengula Ferry was able to
be added on our final day. All the kids and staff were safe and healthy. The trip was
extremely educational for all participants. All events were hands-on and engaging.
The trip fell under the allotted budged for the trip. There were no emergencies. The
number of staff/adults for the trip was perfect the amount of students who attended
the trip. Overall the trip was completely 100% successful.
Acknowledgements
Botswana Tourism
Aerodrome Primary School
Kasane Education Center

7. South East District
Kasane International Airport
Kasane Crocodile Farm
Boat Cruise & Game Drive by Dreams Safari
CARACAL
Kasane Army Base
Saboba Nature Reservation
Kachikau Primary School
Chobe National Park