Guidelines for Participants of Young Musicians of the Gulf 2015 (2)

7/17/2019 Guidelines for Participants of Young Musicians of the Gulf 2015 (2)

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Guidelines for participants of Young Musicians of the Gulf 2015

We are delighted that your child has been chosen to represent JESSin this year’s Young Musicians of the Gulf o!petition" #t is a highlyprestigious honour and students should ta$e pride in the fact that

they are to be a!bassadors for our school"

%&er the years' this e&ent has attracted !any of the !ost talentedyoung !usicians fro! the (hole region and lifelong friendships areoften forged bet(een li$e!inded !usicians fro! di)erent parts ofthe Gulf"

*s a for!er organi+er of this co!petition' # can assure you that yourchild (ill be (ell loo$ed after by our host St hristopher’s Schooland the e,perience fro! this e&ent (ill be !e!orable andeducational"

-o(e&er' to ensure the s!ooth running of this trip' # ha&e ta$en theliberty to include a fe( guidelines that all our students !ust follo("

General onduct

.he safety and (ell/being of your child is of para!ount i!portanceto us" #t is therefore essential that they co!ply (ith all instructionsgi&en by our adult trip leaders throughout the &isit (ithout uestion"ailure to do so (ill lead to i!!ediate notication to parents and

!ay 3eopardies opportunities to participate in future school e&ents"

Students should consider the!sel&es as being 4at school duringthis trip and the codes of conduct of our school (ill apply throughoutthis trip" .his includes their appearance and general beha&iourduring the entire trip"

*ll e,cursions 6 trips during this e&ent (ill be prearranged andstudents (ill be acco!panied at all ti!es by our .rip 7eaders" .here(ill be no unauthori+ed trips for safety reasons and unacco!paniede,cursions are not per!itted" .he use of hotel a!enities (ill be at

the discretion of the trip leaders"

.he possession or consu!ption of alcoholic and tobacco products isstrictly forbidden at all ti!es for our students"

8arents

So!e parents !ay (ish to support their child by attending theco!petition itself" We certainly (elco!e this" -o(e&er' as (e&alue the e&ent as an opportunity for our students to e,ercise their

o(n independence' and de&elop (ithin a peer group dyna!ic' (estrongly discourage parents fro! ta$ing their children a(ay fro!



the group during the (ee$" #n addition' students (ill learn a greatdeal fro! attending all the perfor!ances ta$ing place during this(ee$ and !ay be reuired for i!pro!ptu rehearsals" .herefore' it(ould be !ost inappropriate for students to be absent fro! thegroup during the (hole of the trip"

What to ta$e

Whilst it is uite co!!on for students to (ish to tra&el (ithelectronic gadgets such as phones and ipads etc" these days' JESScannot ta$e responsibility for any loss or da!age during this trip"8lease consider (hether or not such euip!ent is essential on yourpac$ing list' bearing in !ind that the itinerary for this co!petition(ill be &ery &ery full"

8lease be a(are that 9ahrain is a little less liberal than :ubai andthere (ill be co!petitors fro! !ore conser&ati&e corners of the Gulf region" .herefore' the choice of causal (ear for !eal ti!es shouldta$e into consideration the local and cultural sensiti&ities" 7o( cuttops or those e,posing shoulders are not per!itted for ladies" .hisalso applies to s$irts and shorts that e,pose too !uch ;esh" We as$that parents pay particular attention to this during the pac$ingprocess to pre&ent any unhappiness during the trip itself" Students (ill be perfor!ing in School <nifor! during preli!inaryrounds and it is therefore ad&ised that spare sets are included in the

pac$ing" 8lease also re!e!ber that the school unifor! rules (illapply at all ti!es and that ladies are not per!itted to (eare,cessi&e !a$eup and long hair (ould ha&e to be tied up inaccordance (ith school rules"

St hristopher’s School !ay organi+e an e,cursion to a historicalsite in 9ahrain =full itinerary to be conr!ed>" .herefore' pleasebring appropriate casual clothing and co!fortable shoes for suche&entuality"

.he hotel is euipped (ith a s(i!!ing pool and students are

ad&ised to bring s(i!(ear (ith the!" -o(e&er' the use of thisa!enity cannot be guaranteed' as students are not per!itted to gos(i!!ing (ithout super&ision or a lifeguard for ob&ious safetyreasons"

# ha&e attached a suggestion chec$list of things to ta$e o&erleaf"

.ra&el

*ll &isa applications should already ha&e been sub!itted by no("

8lease let us $no( if there are any proble!s (ith this as (e !ay beable to ad&ise you on this issue" 8lease chec$ again no( that tra&el



docu!ents are &alid and that the e,piry date is !ore than ? !onthsa(ay"

.he group (ill set out fro! the school at @@@@"" and on ourreturn' students (ill ha&e to be collected by parents and signed o)"

#f you intend for your child to be collected by an adult other thanyourself' a (ritten consent !ust be sent to the -ead of Music beforethe co!!ence!ent of this trip"



inancial Matters

So!e students !ay (ish to ta$e so!e !oney (ith the! foraddition food 6 snac$s and sou&enirs during this trip" .o a&oid our

students ha&ing to carry large su!s of !oney (ith the! all theti!e' (e are happy to loo$ after this !oney and ration it out on adaily basis" Students (ill sign a balance sheet each ti!e any !oneyis ta$en' so a full record (ill be $ept" .he re!aining balance (illnaturally be returned at the end of the trip"

Students are not per!itted to utili+e roo! ser&ice at the hotel as thetrip leaders and the school cannot be responsible for loo$ing afterany additional pay!ents at chec$ out ti!e"

Medical and :ietary issues

8lease ll in the Medical and :ietary uestionnaire i!!ediately andreturn this to the !usic oAce" #t is essential that (e ha&e the !ostaccurate and up/to/date infor!ation before (e depart"

8lease also note that all food ser&ed (ill be -alal"

ontact

* faceboo$ page has been set up and daily updates (ill be posted"

You !ay (ish to utili+e this facility to send !essages of good luc$ toour students" .he title of the group is 4JESS Y!og 2015" 8leasenote' this is a closed group and (ill be !oderated"

8lease ensure you ll in the E!ergency ontact for! i!!ediatelyand return this to the !usic oAce" #t is essential that (e ha&e the!ost accurate and up/to/date infor!ation before (e depart" #n case of e!ergencies' the .rip 7eaders (ill be carrying a !obilephone throughout the (ee$ and the nu!ber is @@@@"" -o(e&er'due to the nature of this e&ent' it is not al(ays possible to ans(er

calls i!!ediately" #n such instance' an SMS !essage !ay be leftand (e (ill see$ to reply as soon as possible"

8re/trip 8erfor!ance

We (ill also be holding a pre/trip perfor!ance =a"$"a" dressrehearsal> on .hursday 22nd January at Bp!' to allo( ourco!petitors the opportunity to perfor! their pieces in front of a li&eaudience before (e tra&el" We &ery !uch hope you (ill be able toattend" .his (ould also be a foru! for any uestions or concerns

you !ay ha&e regarding the trip"





What to ta$eC

8assport =chec$ed e,piry date>

Dalid DisaSpending Money, Music =solo part' piano acco!pani!entand full score (here appropriate>E,tra !usic in case of change of progra!!e

School <nifor!Spare School <nifor!oncert Wear =for solo nalists>School Shoes =polished and cleaned>asual Wear =for 5 days>o!fortable foot(ear<ndergar!ents =for 5F days>Soc$s =for 5F days>

Wash it =tooth brush etc>8ersonal Groo!ing it =hair brush' shoepolish etc>-air bands =ladies only>

* note boo$ 6 diary and a pen* boo$ in case of tra&el delays* tra&el ga!e in case of tra&el delays

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Student Medical 6 :ietary #nfor!ation

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E!ergency re!edies

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Emergency Contact

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Guidelines for Participants of Young Musicians of the Gulf 2015 (2)