1. Make a distinction between a trip and a holiday. That is best done by setting out aims and objectives early. Be precise, so that you know what you are doing and why. It avoids misunderstandings, and allows you to take decisions based on solid reasoning. It will also help fundraising.
You might be looking for some worthy educational objectives to put on a funding application. Or short, sharp purposes that will help extract money from local businesses and residents. Either way, the clearer you are the better.
2. Plan for a trip abroad as you would any other youth work event. Involve young people as part of their development. That process - including the mistakes that are made - is what provides the learning. Supplying an itinerary, a kit list, and holding briefing meetings for parents may be what schools do. But it ain't youth work. Work out together what you are doing and what you will need. Listen hard to young people and don't dismiss their anxieties. If spaces are limited and choices have to be made, work out a way of deciding who goes that young people think is fair.
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