\n The trip, organised in partnership with Camps International, marks the first time in 12 years that students from 17 different Outwood secondary schools joined the same expedition.\n<\/p>\n
\n Students and staff spent four weeks in Cambodia, exploring Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.\n<\/p>\n
\n Students were involved in community initiatives(Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n The expedition offered a unique, hands-on learning experience, contributing to 10 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Outwood students participated in activities including environmental work, community initiatives, and even obtained an open water diving certification.\n<\/p>\n
\n This initiative provided a platform for personal growth, aiding the development of essential life skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, and cultural awareness.\n<\/p>\n
\n Students worked on local environmental projects.(Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n Glenn Hughes, a learning manager at Outwood Academy Normanby in Middlesbrough, was one of the chaperones on the trip.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “The experience in Cambodia was life-changing for many of our students.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Being able to experience a different culture and develop themselves in many different ways is invaluable.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The support and guidance from Camps International, as well as their enthusiasm and obvious love for the job, rubbed off on everyone.\n<\/p>\n
\n The group contributed to 10 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n “JP and Jess helped so much over the month.\n<\/p>\n
\n “If I had one criticism, it was that we were unable to stay longer than we did.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I would recommend Camps International expeditions to anyone; it was amazing right from the start.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Lacie, a student from Outwood Academy Shafton in Barnsley, said: “The trip was great and I made some new friends who I speak to every day.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It made me do things that I’d never done before and will probably never get to do again.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I also learnt to be more appreciative of what I have at home and not take things such as my education for granted.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Jessica, another Shafton student, added: “Going to Cambodia was the most amazing experience I have ever had and I doubt anything that I do in my life will surpass it.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I loved feeling like I had really helped people and that I had impacted their lives.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It has made me look into more ways I can help different communities.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The expedition was so much fun and given the chance, I would go again in a heartbeat.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Planning for the next expedition to Borneo in the summer of 2027 is already underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The trip, organised in partnership with Camps International, marks the first time in 12 years that students from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-484994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115342867770043218","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}