People remember for years afterwards the experiences of going away from home with a group their own age and exploring new experiences in a new environment. For the organisers, the experience can be unforgettable in a different way. Exhausting, frantic and leading to vows of "never again".
Reduce the chance of permanent mental scars with this helpful guide.
1 Include young people as part of the planning processes from the start.
It is their weekend, and will be better if they have thought through what they want and how to arrange things. This will also mean you can introduce them to legal requirements, the regulations of the venue and other non-negotiable rules and procedures. Keep parents well-informed.
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