My Residential School Trip Facilitator’s Guide: How to Help Children Build Bravery for the Best Time

This book offers guidance notes and prompts to help the facilitator bring out the best experience for the child using My Residential School Trip Activity Book. It includes key points to consider, examples of what to say, and explains the theory behind the activities, as well as offering practical extension ideas.

Every page in My Residential School Trip Activity Book has a corresponding page in this volume for the user to refer to when delivering the material, each of which features:

● A page rationale which touches on the theory behind the activity.

● A visual of the corresponding page in the activity book.

● Materials needed.

● How to set the scene.

● How to complete the activity.

● Facilitator’s top tips.

● How to close the activity.

● Possible extension activities.

Inspired by research and the author’s extensive experience, this guide will help teachers, parents/guardians, school counsellors, and therapists support trip-goers to have the best time on their upcoming trip.

Claire Holmes is a school counsellor, her approach is trauma-informed and strength-based, empowering others to access their inner wisdom and knowing. As a mindfulness teacher, she weaves meditation into her work, alongside expressive therapies, and solution-focused interventions. She delights in spending time in the great outdoors and is a Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. She’s passionate about the positive impact of school trips, having lived and worked in Singapore for over two decades, she has accompanied countless overseas and local expeditions. She is the author of the Moving On series, the Staying Well series and is delighted to add the My Residential School Trip books to her collection.