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Study Tour Groups
Study Tour Groups
JPIC Study Tours are tailored one to three-week programs aimed at exposing international students to everything Australian. Classroom-based activities are hands-on and complement excursions and incursions. JPIC Study Tours are best split into different themes that provide students with the context for their learning and their goals. Each theme has a JPIC Character Strength that teachers aim to develop during learning. These Character Strengths are designed to develop students into discerning and knowledgeable global students. Whilst every tour can be tailored to students’ needs and abilities, the thematic recommendations below suggest appropriate student English levels and themes. Depending on the length of the tour, several themes can be included with associated excursions.
Study Tour Themes
Theme 1: The Wildlife of Australia
Students will:
- explore Australia’s land-based and marine animals,
- visit a wildlife sanctuary to experience these unique animals first hand (excursion),
- discover the marine life that surrounds Australia, and
- interact with marine life first-hand (incursion).
The goal of this theme is to make students aware of different types of animals in Australia and how humans need to protect wildlife. The Character Strength for this theme is ‘Curiosity’.
Recommended minimum English level: Beginner
Recommended excursions: Lone Pine Wildlife Sanctuary, Sea World,
see more excursions here.
Recommended duration for this theme: 4 days +
Theme 2: What makes Australia Unique – History, Geography and Beach Life
Students will
- get a snapshot of Australia’s 40,000 + year history,
- appreciate Australia’s diverse landscapes and landforms,
- discover the great Australia beach, and
- take a trip to a museum, beach, Brisbane City or visit them all (excursion).
The goal of this theme is to make students appreciate Australia’s rich past and its current beauty. The Character Strength for this theme is ‘Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence’.
Recommended minimum English level: Beginner
Recommended excursions: Lone Pine Wildlife Sanctuary, Sea World,
see more excursions here.
Recommended duration for this theme: 3 days +
Theme 3: The Art and Culture of Australia’s First Peoples
Students will
- discover the music, food, weapons and language of Australia’s first peoples,
- recreate Indigenous artwork using paints and other materials, and
- experience Indigenous customs first hand (incursion).
The goal of this theme is to broaden students’ ways of looking at life. The Character Strength of this theme is ‘Perspective’.
Recommended minimum English level: Beginner
Recommended duration for this theme: 1 - 2 days
Theme 4: Aussie Sports and Games
Students will
- learn the rules of different Australian sports,
- play as teams to develop teamwork, and
- enjoy playing Australia’s famous sports such as touch rugby and backyard cricket.
The goal of this theme is to get moving! The Character Strength of this theme is ‘Teamwork’.
Recommended minimum English level: Beginner
Recommended excursions: Daisy Hill Forest for a sausage sizzle and a game of backyard cricket
see more excursions here.
Recommended duration for this theme: 1 - 2 days
Theme 5: Australia’s Fabulous Food
Students will
- taste some of Australia’s unique food,
- cook some traditional Australian food, and
- have an Aussie sausage sizzle in the bush (excursion).
This theme is quite fun as students experiment with Australian food. Therefore, the Character Strength of this theme is ‘Humour’.
Recommended minimum English level: Beginner
Recommended duration for this theme: 1 - 2 days
Theme 6: JPIC Leadership Programme – The Great Outdoors
This theme is the premier option for Study Tours, involving a camp at a JPIC partner camp. The camps can be 1-3 nights.
Students will
- have fun doing something new and outdoors,
- discover their own strengths and weaknesses, and
- develop skills in leadership and teamwork.
The goal of this theme is to develop students holistically. As a result, this theme has several Character Strengths: Humility, Leadership, Teamwork, Zest, Perseverance and Bravery.
Recommended minimum English level: Beginner with intermediate listening skills
Recommended duration for this theme: 1-4 days
