A School for thrill seekers

-The Jean Giono High School is

located in Turin, in Italy, near a
forest and not far from the Alps
mountains. Canyoning school trip
will take place at approximately at
70 km of the school with the
Crescendo escalade et Canyoning
-Guillestre, a French team.
 The school curriculum

In Jean Giono school the

curriculum is very varied. It
combines: study of the
outdoor environment,
outdoor activities such as
canyoning, rock climbing or
walking in the forest. But
students also study basic
subjects like maths or arts.
 The equipment and some rules
In order to go to these activities students must
take special equipment and respect some rules:

-To go canyoning they Rules:

must wear a life
-Students have to
jacket, a helmet, a
whistle in the event respect the
of an accident, a small environment
backpack, a wetsuit, -On the road, they
for the road they mustn’t disturb the
need hiking boots.
animals
But students need
climbing equipment -It is forbidden to
too, like ropes, a dumb anything in
harness, rock- the nature
climbing shoes and a -They have to wear
carabiner.
protective gear.
 Some testimonials from students of this school:
• Canyoning is more exciting than go hiking or go study environemental problems.
• For most students, doing outdoor activities is more interesting than studying in a simple classroom. 
• Outdoor activities are more motivating for students than indoor ones.
• Working oudoor is less boring than study in a normal classroom.
• It was an amazing experience!
• I learned to overcome my fears 
• We all had a good time with my friends and our teacher.

Some questions and answers of students

1/ Is it really safe ? Yeah sure, we will be with the French, PE teacher and the canyoning teacher.
 
2/ Can asthmatics go there ? Yes but they can't go on all the circuit.
 
3/ Will we go to the caves ? No ! Canyoning is always in the open air.
 
4/ When are we leaving? And when will we be back ? We will leave at 5 am and we will come back at 18 pm.
 
5/ How many students are there per team? We will be four teams of 15 students and you can choose your team.
Nassim Baaoui/Valentin
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