The Orchid School

Baner, Pune

Circular No. TOS/FRO/CIR/SS/11-12/26

Date: 

Subject- Exchange Program- River Side School – Ahmedabad

Dear Parents,

This is to take you on board regarding the exchange program to Riverside School, Ahmedabad. Students have been given the name and email ids of the hosts. We hope that you the communications have begun from your end.

Program for 24th, 25th and 26th is as follows:

24th Thursday: Host students receive guests at the station and take them home, freshen up and spend the day interacting with students at Riverside school.

25th Friday: Discovering Ahmedabad with host families .Calico museum,Gandhi Ashram, Adalaj step well, Sanskar Bhavan, NID, Tribal museum and Hutheesinh Temple, and Vishala museum are some of the places they visit on this day .

26th Saturday: Science City in the morning and shopping in the afternoon. Evening Orchid Children board the train for Pune.

Travel Details:

Departure

Arrival

Things to Carry :

1. Jeans , House T- Shirt and Sports Shoes, ID Card
2. Comfortable clothes and Sweater/Jacket for the stay
3. For the train journey- Bedsheet, pillow if required, shawl/rug/quilt
4. Toiletries
5. Basic Medicines
6. Dinner for the Departure Journey, a small snack, and water
7. Pocket money not more than Rs. 500/-
8. Some gifts as token of appreciation for the host families – not very expensive and not too bulky.
9. Luggage – ideal will be a sack or a trolley, small bag with the night dinner, water, napkin and toilet bag. The baggage should not be too bulky as the child will have to carry everything.
10. Carrying any expensive/ valuable item like mobile, camera, ornament will be at your own risk.

 Orientation for parents will be on 18^th November – 2011 at 3.15pm in the classroom 4^th floor.

Jainita Batra                                                                                                        Shilpa Solanki

Secondary Unit Head                                                                                             Principal